Screw Pin - Jam Puzzle ٤+

This game doesn’t have any flaws. If there is one thing that confuses me, it would be the following: when you complete a level, you can choose to multiply the amount of money you get by watching an ad, but one of the “1.5x” indicators uses a period, while the other uses a comma. I guess I can understand this if it’s so that people from anywhere can understand it, but if it was just a typo, please fix this. I don’t want to give it only 4 stars and I can’t give it 4.5 so I won’t let this impact my rating.
Edit: I later found out that BOTH “2.5x” options use a comma, meaning this is definitely a typo. PLEASE fix this, most English speaking countries use a period anyway. Just for that, I’m removing a star off of this review.

I picked up this app after playing a delightful little game in an ad (in another game app). It's not unreasonable to expect an ad to represent a game accurately. When I looked up videos of gameplay and found this app in the store, I could see that it was different than what had been advertised to me, but gameplay seemed similar and I could see that some of the levels became intriguingly difficult, so I gave it a try.
Unfortunately, even after quite a few easy levels, the challenge has barely increased. I don't really want to grind through any more levels in the hope of reaching an enjoyable challenge, like the ad had teased. The game is linear, with no "challenge mode" or any other option than plodding through each numbered level in order.
The game itself is decent, my gripe is centered around it not being advertised properly and therefore not meeting expectations.
(One other small note, this game requires internet or data to use. Personally, I prefer games that don't require this because most times I play games are when I catch a few minutes out and about or on the go and access can be variable.)

So, a big draw of this game was its “No ads!” Statement in their ads. Problem? There’s an ad after every 2 or 3 levels…and all the ads are for itself (this exact game). Top it off too, you have the option to double your coins by watching an ad…but if you select the regular amount, you still have a 50-50 chance of having to watch an ad anyways (again, an ad promoting itself). The game play itself is exactly what it is in the ads, so it can be fun. Just definitely NOT AD-FREE.

I gave it two stars because it is fun and kind of relaxing…until you have to watch an ad…so you relax for 30 seconds playing the game, to then have to watch an ad for 30 seconds to a minute. So…up to you if you feel the relaxing 30 seconds is worth the same amount (or more) of ads. For me, as fun as it is playing the actual game, I will be removing this game as it’s more stressful/annoying to me with the amount of ads.