This fan of Scrabble and crosswords first discovered Unolingo on the Shockwave game site, and was instantly hooked. So when Shockwave set up a paywall, I was happy to discover this dedicated Unolingo app. The concept is original, the user interface is simple, and I especially love that it’s free from ads or subscription fees — instead, it provides a basic set of puzzles and offers the option of buying bigger sets of puzzles “a la carte” without requiring a subscription fee. As for the game itself, it’s addictive and smart, challenging your brain to mentally fill in words that mesh together without giving any clues — and using each letter of the alphabet only once! It’s like a hybrid of Scrabble and crossword puzzles, and playing it can sharpen your skills in both types of word games. Great stuff!

The game is addictive. The price isn’t too expensive to purchase more games. I wouldn’t have purchased it if it had been. Even though the easy levels are easier, they are still challenging. It’s cool that you can challenge yourself by racing to get a lower time or by getting more points. What would make this even better is if you could compete against friends - like a Unolingo With Friends. Also, it would be better if you could just touch the spots to place letters instead of dragging them.

I love this app. I never make in-app purchases but I've bought 3 or 4 of the puzzle sets already, and I plan on buying all of them. I have 2 complaints: 1) the letter bank is too close to the bottom of the phone so that when I drag letters up, sometimes I pull up the control center on my iPhone, and 2) after a while some of the same words keep reappearing. Although this may be because it's difficult to keep coming up with new words due to the nature of the set up of the game.

I LOVE this app! I've been playing for nearly 10 years and still find myself coming back! Every time I run out of puzzles, I delete and redownload so I can do them all again! Its never boring, and consistently keeps my brain both exercised and entertained!! I really do wish the developer would come back and give us some new puzzles, though!