Letter Soup Hack 14.2 + Redeem Codes

I have really enjoyed Letter Soup!! After trying several app games that are word-related, I chose this and one other app and I play Letter Soup almost daily. The puzzles are increasingly challenging, however if you get stuck they will help you out w/hints. I refuse to pay for an app like this, and have gone a long way playing for free and I don’t mind watching the occasional ad to help them pay their bills. There is also a sense of humor about the app that I appreciate. (If I don’t play for a few days, they will text me a clue; and when I do finally play, a message pops up that says something like, “Phew! We’re so glad you’re back. We were worried about you!”) which I find endearing. I also like that each word has a link to its definition, which helps improve my understanding of some words, even though I have a pretty large vocabulary. All in all, they are very generous with their clues and it’s a very nice, well-functioning app. My one criticism would be that sometimes and inexplicably legitimate words are not recognized by the app, while at other times slang words (which you wouldn’t think would be acceptable) are. Fun and challenging—keep up the good work Letter Soup! :-)

I updated my cell phone early last month and was not able to retain my level after playing this game for several months. Initial quick email reply from CandyWriter had attachments to restore my previous level, which they did, but then I was not able to ‘slide’ thru the letters. It would not do anything. After reinstalling the game, it started working again but I was on level one. I really enjoyed this game five stars worth. I am very disappointed that I cannot continue to play it unless I start all over. CW has yet to reply to my continued emails for HELP! They really should create a save option to avoid this in the future making it possible to restore your levels when switching cells. With technology today, people will always move up to the next best thing. Shouldn’t your game be able to follow you?

I was unhappy to discover that the daily free hints have disappeared in the latest update. And if that wasn't disappointing enough, the free hints that occasionally pop up that ask you to watch an ad to get a hint still appear. But when you click on them, they don't connect to the ad any longer. I've been enjoying the game very much until this new development.

Update: I was delighted to hear from a developer almost immediately after my review posted and to learn they are working on a fix for the problem. They also sent me a coupon for free hints that more than made up for my hassles. Great customer service! My only complaint now is that there are lots of real words this game doesn't recognize, which I do find a little frustrating. But otherwise it's a great game.

Update #2: two weeks ago, I was really enjoying this game, but I'm beginning to lose my patience. The free hints have disappeared again, by which I mean they are offered and I watch the ad through only to have the screen freeze and no hint materialize. Not sure how much longer I'll be playing this game, if the developers don't find some consistency.

I’ve really enjoyed playing letter soup. It’s good exercise for the brain, and at times very challenging! I get frustrated at the exclusion of words I feel should be included, but that’s a minor annoyance. I enjoy the ease of getting hints simply by watching a short ad. I’ve amassed more hints than I can use, because I try to limit myself to only one hint per round, though every once in a while I need more. The biggest frustration for me is the placement of the hint button. It is located precisely where my thumb naturally rests when holding my iPad, so I’ve accidentally used up hints when I didn’t need them! Its my fault for playing when I’m sleepy! But I do wish the developers hadn’t been so clever, and instead had placed the hint button somewhere less likely to be accidentally touched. But really, that too is a minor inconvenience. Letter Soup is a wonderful game to play when you only have a few minutes to spare, but I’ve also played for hours at a time, getting lost in the challenge of learning new words! I highly recommend this game!

I’d probably give it 5 stars, but a lot of the time it’s simply a matter of guessing which words the developer has chosen to include in any particular puzzle. Many words that are perfectly legit are ignored. And then stuff like the fact that “fed” wasn’t accepted for the first 80% of the game, then suddenly was, just makes it a bit exasperating.

Loud, annoying ads pop up after almost every puzzle (haven’t figured out why OCCASIONALLY they don’t). I know, buy the real version and they go away, but I feel like with as many times as they pop up that they’re already making enough money off of this (no idea what they make in reality, but as often as the ads occur, it should be a lot).

Other than those little annoyances, well written and looks and plays well.

Thought I liked this app. I was a professional writer and editor for many years, so I find most word games too easy. This was pretty good once I was past the lower levels. It’s free to install and play, but you have to buy “hints,” which I did. I started to get annoyed when it didn’t recognize certain legitimate words and did recognize some slang that would probably be challenged in Scrabble. (Doesn’t recognize “lea,” which means “pasture,” for instance, but does recognize “bro.”) Then it really irked me by IMO tricking me into using up my hints. I struggled to figure out the last word in one game, was forced to use a bunch of hints, and it turned out to be the plural of a word it wouldn’t accept the singular of. 😡 I actually emailed the makers and accused them of “cheating” to stump you and make you buy more “hints.” No response.
Also if you accidentally delete the app (I swear, my iPhone does it on its own), you’re back to the bottom level. I emailed them about that, too, and heard nothing.
So I’ve deleted it. I’ll play card games or Jigsaw Puzzle.

Several upgrades ago the “dictionary” link was removed and some of the words are suspect. So one cannot go see on what basis a certain word was used, when I know it is not standard English. Perhaps Merriam-Webster has relaxed their protocol.... Also—NOTE TO DEVELOPERS— ads we watch to get a free hint, like the current Angry Birds 2 that do not have a time limit and a link-X for closing it, but just keep repeating “Download” screen at the end, endlessly, are NOT acceptable and will drive users away. I don’t like having to close the game app to get rid of an ad, ever. What if I already have that app? Get rid of those ads, please, or you will be getting rid of a long-time player.
I like the game so I hope they tighten up quality control. Otherwise I would recommend not messing around with it too much, it’s generally enjoyable as-is. Thank you!

I really enjoy playing this game, and I don’t even mind dealing with most of the ads (though the video ads that force you to either watch a 30 second video or open the App Store are a pain!).

My complaint is that the dictionary goes missing! Most words can be figured out with a little time, trial and error, or sometimes a single hint. I often manage to figure out a word I don not know and I love being able to open the menu, tap “Dictionary” and read the definition. Heck, it even automatically has the last word filled in! However, the dictionary tab seems to randomly disappear! It may be with updates, such as the last one, but can’t we just leave the dictionary there???

I get a lot of enjoyment from playing this word game and sometimes some frustration when I just can’t seem to find the last word. Normally, if I just “walk away and come back later”, I get it. It keeps my brain working (I’m 78, so this is important!) and gives me a great deal of pleasure and satisfaction when I am successful!

My only complaint is that I paid for hints which I still have not received. When I try to re-enter the purchase, I get a message saying that it was already purchased and the hints would be loaded; but while I see the effort being made, the hints never arrive & I can’t find a “Help” location to find out how to make contact so I can get this fixed. Meanwhile, I have to purchase fewer or more hints because I’m stuck in a “spinning loop”.

I liked this game. It’s fun. But occasionally you will need hints to compete a round and that’s where the problems are:

1. In order to get a free hint, you need to watch an ad. Some are 10 seconds, but others are more like 40 seconds. Advertisers must think longer is better but I frankly just resent it and resolve never to buy what’s offered. Seriously, play the game and you’ll see what I mean.

2. The game crashes frequently when you watch the ads. When it does (probably 1 out of 4 or 5 ads), you lose the free hint and have to watch another ad to get the hint. If I was cynical, I’d think this was intentional, but even giving them the benefit of doubt, it’s inept at best. With all the complaints, why can’t they solve this? Or do they prefer not to solve it?

3. Here’s the worst part. If you click through on one of the ads, you don’t get the free hint. That’s right, if you do exactly what the advertisers want you to do - click through to their website or App Store - you lose the free hint and have to watch another ad! They have actually “built in” a major disincentive to patronizing the advertised products!

I recommend you don’t get this app until they fix these major problems.