CleverWords - Fun Word Game 12+

I’ve gotten most of my close friends and family members hooked on this app. There is definitely a learning curve and a need to explain (and even send screenshots of) the official Codenames rules to every player before the games are fair and competitive. First criticism - the ability to go beyond 3 words as a setter is not readily apparent. I didn’t realize I could swipe left until I witnessed a random opponent give a 5-word clue several days after I had downloaded the game. Everyone I’ve introduced to the game struggles with this realization as well. Second criticism - please provide an update that adds new words to the deck. While the base deck provides countless clue permutations, the fact that players feel like they’ve seen the entire deck after only 8-10 games gives off a feeling of staleness. Add a second deck, or at least 20 new words, in the next update to freshen things up. I’m telling you, I’ve had people lose interest and stop playing due to the repetitive nature of the word bank.

Thanks for the review! Great feedback - there’s definitely a steep learning curve for new users and we’re exploring options such as a tutorial to address that. That makes sense you didn’t know it could be more than 3 words and we’ll try to make that more apparent. Totally agree on the word list - we just added 200 more (bringing the total over 800), so hopefully you see more variety. Thanks again for the review and feedback!

This is a fantastic app version of Codenames, which I love. You can play with strangers or with friends, or even make friends with other players! Unlike other phone games that feel like they melt my brain, this is actually challenging and stimulating. It’s been a great activity during the pandemic.
Also, the developer and his family members actually play the game and enjoy it, so that’s a great recommendation in itself. I met them through the app and they’re really nice! And fantastic players.
I highly recommend CodeWords ☺️.

Thanks Molly!!

I used to absolutely love this game! It’s so fun to play with friends and family. The new update, however, took away the feature to play with strangers! I used to be able to join a game as a setter or guesser and it would wait to put me in a game until it could find other players. It’s absolutely ridiculous that they took this part of the game away. It was so fun to play with others especially when my friends weren’t available. Please add this back. No clue why you would take it away!

Also, the ads are getting ridiculous. There are way too many.

Hi there, based on user feedback we brought back pick-up games with random players in the latest update. Hope you enjoy!