We analyzed 51 negative reviews from the top 5 Memory Palace Companion apps on the App Store. Here's what users hate most.
Ranked by frequency — how often each complaint appears in negative reviews.
31% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"No sounds. Check the settings. Checked my volume. Uninstalled and reinstalled."
"Once I bought the upgrade, the sound went wonky on me. First it was static, now I don't have any sound."
12% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"However the last 3 times I've played it's had the same sequence so it's not really fun anymore as I've already memorized it."
"Not sure if it's a bug, but it keeps giving me the same patterns over and over even if I start a new game."
10% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"However I don't care much for being asked constantly if I want to share my score on Facebook then on twitter."
"I love the game but there's so many ads for the .99 one that it's not fun!:( After I push on cancel for the .99 one it loses my score."
6% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Fun to play, but the speed in which to follow the pattern accelerates too quickly. There should be an option to keep the slow speed used at the beginning of the game. This would be helpful for younger kids"
"This game is fun but don't follow the lights with tapping along with the pattern"
8% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"But crashed a lot on my iPad 2. Please fix."
"Now the graphics are flickering during game play. Happened after going to iOS 6."
14% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"This app is fun,..but it gets boring...it DOES keep you busy though:)"
"Not worth installing for free version not enough levels.. Not worth 2 dollars"
Design and usability issues driving negative reviews.
Audio is essential to the memory game experience, yet 30%+ of users report complete sound failure across devices. This makes the game unplayable and suggests poor QA/testing across iOS versions.
"I love this game since I was a little girl... But sound is not working, it's a pity!"
Users who purchased the app still encounter persistent upgrade prompts and lose progress when dismissing ads, creating frustration with the payment model.
"After I push on cancel for the .99 one it loses my score.( that stinks!!!)😭"
The core game mechanic—random pattern generation—is broken, with users receiving identical sequences across sessions, eliminating replayability.
"If it were different every game I'd rate this a 5."
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