PCH Wordmania: Word Games 17+

PCH Wordmania is a really great app! BUT the entire experience gets ruined by all the trashy ads that come through. I don’t mind watching ads. Especially ones from legitimate retailers. I’ve come across tons of things that I’ve purchased or added to lists for future purchases that I wouldn’t have thought of if it weren’t for the (legitimate) ads. For some reason, 90% of the ads that come through are the scammy ones. I’ve actually seen one that showed a person (holding a baby for a nice effect I might ad) claiming “I couldn’t pay my rent so I downloaded this bingo app, played for 10 minutes, and I made over $12,000 dollars”. Seriously? I’ve faced not being able to pay my rent at times so this blatant deceit is simply disgusting to me. And there are hundreds more ads just like that one. The PCH+ app is saturated with these sickening ads and I worry they will associate the PCH brand with this garbage. PCH+, PCH Lotto, PCH Wordmania, PCH Treasure Match, and PCH Slots are all truly great apps and I really do enjoy playing them. I trust and believe that I have a chance of winning actual prizes from PCH. So once more, please stop associating with these lousy ads. It’s ruining the PCH suite of apps and the enjoyment of playing. Thanks so much! (I tried breaking this review into paragraphs but my iPad or the App Store return key is not registering the breaks, sorry!)

The artistic design and creative details that’s put into making the app itself is overwhelmingly inspirational! It makes playing the games so worthwhile. I get lost in all the hopefulness of it all! It’s what dreams are made of. Thanks! PCH for still being around. Especially, for converting everything from the old school mail-in sticker/stamps to a phenomenal online app.
PCH is amazing! Creating opportunities & confidence. Giving hope, inspiration & encouragement; all while having FUN!. Once people download the app PCH reminds us that… all ‘things and dreams’ are possible, if you only relax, enjoy and believe.

Version 1.2.7 as with all prior releases arrived intending “… to make sure you get the best app experience possible!” which turns out to include a greatly increased volume of forced ads, the majority of which are 30 seconds or more, and even worse frequently divided into three 10 second ads thus requiring more attentiveness to progress, and more physical energy in the form of tapping. Speaking of tapping, the ads’ close buttons show up in various forms and inflict varying degrees of frustration - either they are not clearly obvious or visible, and/or consist of tiny X’s that are arduous to isolate and activate with anything but a precision-guided tap from a sober brain in full-concentration mode. Folks with tablets may not suffer as much as those of use who use m our phones, but certainly the developers should revisit every user-related aspect of this app, and the decision makers in the PCH conference rooms should think more carefully about how their marketing/monetary decisions impact the users upon whom they depend to generate all that precious ad revenue. As I see it, terming what has been done to this app a “better ad experience“ is about as ridiculous as I would be if I were to continue playing it given the time it now robs. No more ladies and gentlemen, no more PCH app gameplay for this loyal PCH fan. And please look for this same review for the other PCH apps - for the reasons I’ve stated above none are acceptable to me any longer.