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This is by far one of the BEST home design games I have ever played! I like that you don’t make it TOO hard to earn money to buy the furniture pieces! I like the mini match 3 games! I like them because they’re challenging, still fun & you get plenty of chances to win (I’m at level 191 at the moment)!! I think it would be cool if you could add more rooms!! I know it says coming soon, so I’m being patient! A movie theater would be cool, a sun room maybe. But anyways, Y’all did y’all stuff with this one!! I like the little challenges that you have where you only have a couple days to design it, how you use coupons instead of money for them, & you get a prize if you land in the top three! Simple, fun, & is well put together!! I also love that you have a little story behind each design where the designers are speaking to the customer!! I think that shows a lot of thought, GREAT GAME!!!!

Been playing this game for about 3 years now. I’m on level 7504. 😁 The puzzles are still just as fun and challenging as they’ve always been - some are hard, for sure, but not impossible as a lot of people on here are saying. I like that about it! Unlike other puzzle games I’ve played in the past, I can keep working on a level until I beat it (though it may take a while sometimes!) without having to buy anything. Also I love the mini design challenges in between main challenges. They keep me from getting bored. I’ve written a review on here before but thought it was worth it to do it again since I’m still playing after all this time. Definitely a must have game for me! ❤️

Yes this game is fun; however, there are frequent errors that occur during purchases, and rewards. Of course, after the addiction process is complete, you’ll find that it costs to win each game. Also, the inflation that occurs in the real world is exacerbated in the game. So to make one addition during a project, one must win approximately 6 games. But, when you’re hooked, you’re hooked. BTW: when contacting support, the first time, after about a year, I was told to update. That’s it, no compensation, or reimbursement. When I contacted support today after 2 in app purchases, I was simply told to screenshot my receipt, and submit it, which is did. I can say that another game that I am equally hooked on, upon contacting their customer support after only a few months, I was overly compensated, as well as politely communicated with, and even contacted via email to make sure that my problem was handled to my satisfaction, then even compensated again. Just an FYI.

I really enjoy this game - it’s one of my most played games on my device. But the ads in this game are SO glitchy and freeze all the time. Conveniently, this happens more often when you watch an ad to get extra moves in the round you’re playing... It’s also pretty aggravating once you get to the higher levels; instead of new, creative harder levels, you instead just do old ones over and over with less moves. The ‘hard levels’ also have no rhyme or reason - when you aren’t doing one of the timed events, they occur every 5 rounds or so, but when you’re doing a timed event they happen about every other round - I’ve even gotten 4 in a row before during a timed event. There are also no way to earn things like the in-game currency (jewels). You're given 20, then the only option to have is to spend money. You don’t necessarily need the jewels, but when you get 4 hard levels in a row it would be nice to buy some extra moves, since the free option of viewing ads just freezes the game... If the ad glitches were fixed (instead of getting worse) and there was a way to earn jewels, even slowly, I’d give it 5 stars.

For years I have enjoyed playing this game; but just like most games, the longer you play, the more frustrating it gets. At the level I’m playing, it can take me three days to clear one puzzle. Even those not labeled “hard”. You have three, even four obstacles to clear along with very high numbers of colors to collect and often only 20, or even 15 total moves. It’s become more of an anxiety inducer than a playful way to bide time. I used to love the explosions I would create when making crosses, the domino effect they often sparked, especially if I’m 420. I often hold off on attaining and using my “free play” till later when the effects are more “brilliant”. I’ve been playing the same level now for two days, during “a limited time challenge”. Once again, I won’t be able to complete it. Unless I buy the piggy bank. It’s funny how when I buy the piggy bank, I immediately beat that pesky level. Well, as an out of work bartender, I can’t afford to keep “buying the piggy”. Thanks for the former fun. To anyone thinking about playing, I’m at level 6800+. It’s not fun anymore.

I loved this game when I started it, but it gets old. The decorating is wonderful but they don’t offer a daily special (like garden or Homescapes) and I don’t want to buy specials. The hard levels can last for days, but that’s not too bad—unless there is a challenge room. You have 3 days and that goes quickly. It wasn’t so bad at first but the game now has doubled the coupon price for the challenge rooms. Items went from 20-40 coupons to 110 or more. I can see the progression when I look at my room and challenge history. It begins with completed etc and starts to change over to expired around the time that they made it harder. I like challenges, but when I’m running out of time due to a difficult level for which I need specials to complete, in order to buy decorations(with inflated decoration prices) for said challenge rooms well, let’s just say that I now ignore all the challenges. I did one of the 3 Xmas and then stopped. I visit the game occasionally to keep my hand in for the regular rooms but I’m no longer a daily player.

The game overall is a lot of fun, but the match 3 puzzles are awful. You won’t be able to beat the level until it wants you to. It seems very set up. The functions of the different pieces hardly make sense. Sometimes they will “miraculously” make you win the whole board in 3 moves at the last minute, and the rest of the time you will lose with one piece you can’t match for 15 moves. I’m on level 100 and I haven’t beat a single level where I didn’t follow the “hints” to an exact tee. But then that’s only sometimes because other times the hints will make you lose. It’s really annoying, especially when you get unlimited lives and time is wasted because you have to play every level 3 times before it basically lets you win in 5 moves. I’ve played a ton of match 3 games so I know it’s not just me! They really just don’t give you enough moves and want you to spend money on gems that you will have to use every single round just to get that ONE extra winning move.

But now that I’m in higher levels it’s almost impossible to complete one level with the limited number of tries. Also the DIY and limited time events are impossible. I used to be able to complete them almost every time now I haven’t completed any in over a year. It cost way too many gloves or tickets for each step. The limited event going on right now has already cost me over 2500 tickets and I still have at least 3 more 90+ pieces of furniture. I think the furnitures should cost half tickets that it currently cost and the diy event should be open to keep working on every week until we complete it. Ince you finish one diy project then you can unlock another one. I probably played this game 6 + hours this weekend trying to finish the event and now I’m just irritated and don’t want to play at all. So if you want something to play once in a while then this is fine, but once you pass 2000 levels forget about it and don’t even bother with any of the events

I enjoyed this game when I first started playing it. I’m never going to understand the point of paying into a mobile game that isn’t going to add any value to my life. I decided a long time ago that I wasn’t going to be lured into paying micro transactions to progress through a game. Most games will allow you to play without paying. The only down side is that you have to be patient about how you progress. This game will not allow you to progress without make any kind of purchase. The game does a very good job of psychology making you think that you need to pay for the piggy bank by saying it’s full. You can unlock the piggy bank by spending money. I have spent nothing. Unfortunately, I can no longer play this game unless I spend money. Oh well, another game bites the dust. Sorry people. I can’t support a game that is greedy. For the record, I will spend money on some games that are challenging and have a good system for earning prizes.

This game is OK. I don’t think it’s that great due to all of the mini games. It seems as I am spending more time on the games inside the game, and I’m not spending any time designing a home! The original Design Home is a lot better in my opinion. Although this is a lot more updated, this app needs to offer you more money in a variety of ways. The only way to get this money is to either buy it, or play a mini game, which gets boring over time. This app needs the offer to watch an add to get more money. Also, you spend your energy fairly quickly. I played the mini game twice and lost all of my energy. I then had to wait forever! This game is not something that I would recommend. I do recommend Design Home though. It is a lot better. I think this game deserves 3 stars. You can tell it has good effort put into it, but not enough. To the Home Design Team: please find a way for players to earn more money without an in app purchase or a mini game! Thank You!

This was a great game until you get to higher levels. Then you get fewer tries and the games block you from winning. I was ok when the ads started (500 levels?), but now the ads are all 30 second ads before each game even if you watch an ad to gain plays. Now, in the 800 levels when an ad pops up, it closes my screen (the screen goes blank) and I have to wait for an hour or restart my iPad. If this doesn’t stop, I’m going to drop the app. The ad delays along with waiting for an hour for the game to reload makes it impossible to complete any of the challenges. I was a fan, but no longer. I’ve only been playing for a couple months. Maybe some different advertisements would help. This happened on some other games I had had for years. I have quit playing those and dropped the apps. Do advertisers think it helps them if you drop the app because of their tactics???

I loved the look of this game when I first saw it! The video ad I got in one of my games made it look like you could just design a home without having to do anything to get coins. I downloaded it right away seeing that it had good ratings. I went into the app after it downloaded hoping I would be able to design some rooms and houses without having to complete any games to get coins, like what occurred with some other design apps I downloaded and quickly deleted. Sadly, I was let down. I hate having to play games to get coins! If you create and game like this at least please make the game and challenge different! I’m tired of always having to slide my finger to make groups of 3 to complete the challenge to get coins!!!!!! Multiple design games have this and eventually it gets boring. There is one really great design game that includes no need to play any games! If you ever plan on making a Design game or any other type of game we’re you need to get coins to unlock things, please consider the fact that people are tired of games like this where you have to slide your finger to get groups of three. Either make it so you have to play no game at all, like maybe answer a riddle, or make no challenge or game at all. Thanks for reading this and I hope you realize my point!

When I first got this game I was super excited! And it WAS fun at first. However, as you progress the difficulty of the puzzle games increase as well as the money you spend per career level (which is to be expected). However, these “match 3” puzzles get UNNECESSARILY difficult. I’m talking DAYS of not being able to solve one puzzle level. I mean, perhaps I’m not the brightest at puzzle games, however this is a problem many experience according to many other reviews. Instead of having fun and renovating rooms with a nice storyline, it’s waiting hours or even days to earn money through the puzzles. The puzzles are the only way! There’s no daily reward or anything of the sort. It’s either solve all of the puzzles or pay up using your money. There is also no actual way to accumulate gems either; that is something you have to buy as well. As the game progressed I found myself getting much more tired of it and frustrated. I’m glad there aren’t any ads of the sort, however in order to succeed in the game happily you have to spend money.

I love this game have been playing it for awhile now. I love the designing part and playing the levels. But I never win the level until a 3 day challenge comes up then all of a sudden I have 3 hour lives. Then with the new update and having to spend diamonds to get something special is too much. Nobody is going to buy diamonds to get a special design. If we could EARN diamonds it would be more fun. This game is honestly all about money, they want you to buy this and buy that. It really has got boring as I never pass a level until a 3 day challenge comes up. Also it would be more entertaining if we had little challenges just to earn or diamonds or coins. Or every week we could get a special prize or something. Another thing, it takes too long to get a life. You honestly play the game once a day because it take too long to just get 1 life. You can watch 3 30 minute shows and you still won’t have your 5 full lives and that very trifling and un entertaining. I love this game so much but it’s not fun anymore at all!