Jigsaw Puzzle

*** I am editing this review to add at least that the irritation I describe below was of relative low duration as it has disappeared as mysteriously as it appeared. So all is well at least for a while. *** I like this app mostly. I usually do several puzzles a day to help keep my brain active, and there is enough variety that I can do just the types of puzzles I prefer: buildings and street or landscapes, for example rather than the still life or colored beads, or whatever. I paid for the premium version to get rid of ads and it comes with a bonus giving you the ability to make your own puzzles out of pictures on your device. Now they still want me to look at ads because that helps them pay the bills, but normally they ask me if I want to look at ads over the next 31 days to gain bonus coins to “buy” more puzzles, and that is fine. But their newest thing is a banner that pops up at the top encouraging me to do more puzzles (15 a day - really?) I have to touch the screen to get rid of it before it lets me do what I was trying to do, and it reappears every time I do something else. It is irritating and perhaps a sign that the premium version will mean nothing soon. Now I won’t get rid of the app over this irritant because I have so many puzzles lined up still to do that were mostly free, but if this banner is trying to get me to do more puzzles, this isn’t the best way to do it.

I have given 5 star reviews every time you have asked but never written a review on any game I play until today. I was moved and full of gratitude for the puzzle of the day today depicting the Seder celebration that was to become Jesus last supper. I was raised Episcopalian and my husband was raised Methodist and I grew up believing that the last supper was just the last supper. When my parents moved to a small town called Hamilton Montana, they joined a church there called St. Paul’s Episcopal church and had a wonderful pastor there. Whenever I was home visiting, I would attend St. Paul’s and loved it. One year I was there around Easter and my mom stayed home with my two small children so that I could attend St. Paul’s annual Seder supper. Their priest believed everyone should understand that the last supper was in fact Christ and his disciples celebrating the Seder supper and later was referred to as the last supper so many of us non Jewish worshippers had no idea that the Seder was the reason for that supper that night. Our priest walked us through the whole meal explaining everything about the beautiful steps and stages to everything that was done on Seder and it was Incredible! Thank you so much for having the courage and respect to share that this day/ week is about more than Easter baskets and bunnies and for paying such high respect to the the beauty of the Jewish culture and tradition You have my gratitude and lifelong support.

I love this app because it’s the best way to enjoy puzzles without the mess and expense of tangible ones. Plus, there are never missing pieces! For only a few dollars you get 30 or more puzzles. You can’t do that with “real” puzzles! If you love jigsaw puzzles, this app is for you! I like the fact I can pause the game when I’m not actively working on a puzzle so I can see how much actual time it took to complete. I challenge myself to improve my time because it’s a way to exercise the brain. I have not had the same negative experience as some of the reviews I’ve seen posted over the recent hours/days. Mine doesn’t crash or have too many ads. Someone gave the game 1 star because it’s “not really free” but the APP is free. It’s clearly stated in the App Store, when you read the fine print, that there are “in app purchases” therefore it’s not advertised as “always” free. There is a free daily puzzle. I often start several daily puzzles and leave them to finish later. So I have 2 or 3 in my “in progress” bucket all the time. If you only want truly free puzzles take advantage of the daily ones. Otherwise buy puzzle packs on sale. There are puzzle packs for $0.99, $1.99 and $2.99 that are good ones. Each puzzle pack has around 30 or so which can be done over and over with various levels of difficulty to challenge you. There are ways to enjoy the app without spending more than $3. Get creative. I’ve used several other puzzle apps and I like this one the best.