I’m writing this review because I saw a bunch of other people complaining that it is impossible to play with paying money. This is absolutely not true. I am on level 1430 and have not paid a single penny. There are plenty of options within the game for free rewards, like the daily login gift and smart shopper sale. Sure I get stuck on some levels and have to play them over 50 times but that’s part of the challenge. Propeller pursuit and other events can give you unlimited lives for various amounts of time. Sometimes you get unlimited power ups too. I love the addition of the garden because now you can get rewards from that too! Also over time I have collected so much cash and coins. My Paige and apartments are fully decked out. Again, I have not spent any of my money on this game. Anyone who says otherwise simply isn’t up for the challenge.

This is probably my favorite game, but it is extremely hard to beat the levels and I would know because I’m on level 1097! I love the story line and upgrading an entire town. I even love having a cute dog and upgrading my characters clothes. But… sometimes it takes 10+ times to beat a hard level. I consider myself intelligent, but this game has me questioning that sometimes. I have to laugh to myself when it says “hard level” because almost all the levels are hard. I think I’ve maybe beat 2-3 challenge levels where you get one chance to play the challenge level. I think that had something to do with luck though. A game makes money when it’s popular, fun, challenging, and winnable more than it’s losses. I’ve deleted many apps that aren’t fun or are TOO HARD. I actually LOVE this game! Please give us more moves, especially when we have 4 challenges ~ for one star, or something! I’ve been playing Homescapes for years and I don’t ever see myself deleting that app because you can actually beat the levels. Please help us! I don’t want this to be just another app I loved but stop playing because it’s too hard! If popular census all say the same thing… “the game is too hard,” one good review isn’t going to win anyone over to download this game, or worse….. deleting it and writing about bad review. I’d love to change my review back to 5 stars.

I will be honest that I downloaded the game the day it came out. I had it set on my Samsung for pre-register, where it will download automatically once the game is released. Didn’t have space on it so I put it on my iPhone. I’m on level 431. I will agree that it can be difficult and it can take you multiple tries and a lot of lives to pass a level but I’ve literally gotten to this level without paying a dime. I’m guessing people are just wanting to rush through it? I enjoy it as a casual play. If I can’t pass a level and run out of lives, I just come back once they’ve reset. You don’t actually have to pay to pass or use power ups unless you’re trying to push through the game. I will agree that it’s a little unfair to have the story start being 2-3 stars and some with multiple steps. That can stall the story a lot when you’re only getting 1 star a level. And I will also say it always gives me a weird feeling to see a game I’m already playing suddenly change their ads to be a game it’s not. The game has a cute storyline and different aspects that are fun. Lying game ads really do need to be stopped. Overall, I enjoy the game and have just downloaded the update. Looking forward to seeing more of the stories.