SCRABBLE Premium app good for
I have been playing this game for years. I gave up words with friends because they introduced ways to cheat with tokens and allow words not allowed in Scrabble. I usually play each day, but if I miss a day, I shouldn’t be punished with a lowered rating. I think there are some players who purposely find people they can force forfeit to improve their score. I was sick for one day and returned to see that 3 games were force forfeited. Either allow players to opt out of this or stop it altogether. It makes sense if the game is a timed one-where it is understood or required that players must make moves quickly. But in the regular game, it is unfair!
If you enjoy Scrabble, this is the best nine dollars you’ll ever spend. With a built-in dictionary to check words and the ability to play others in person or online, as well as to play against the computer (with the option of tutoring as to the word you should have chosen), this is the complete and convenient way to play the game.
Sometimes has difficulty connecting to available network, requiring a reinstall. The price we pay to play the game we love.
Dont update as it became unusable after update!
Update: now working fine
SCRABBLE Premium is a big improvement. Previous bugs have been fixed and the app is fun to use!
Feb 2018: Hurrah! This is a more robust program. It no longer randomly fails to function. Good work team! I can play Scrabble and count in the software to work smoothly.
It just plain doesnt work. I can get to my games by adding a new game against a random player and then hitting next. I have lost access to at least half my games even so. 2013
In 2017, this is still a poor product. Different failings, but continued unreliable. If you wish to play, expect to delete and reinstall frequently. It is still better than the FB version, but quality is very poor.
Some bad moments
Even after 5+ years on the market, this game still has the bug of awarding points at the end of a game to the wrong player. When I am playing against 3 computer players, then if I go out, then about half the time the points from other players’ hands are awarded to another player and not me.
I have been using the free version for years and it is excellent except for the ads. I did a Google search for scrabble with no ads and this is what the site says:
“Download SCRABBLE Premium and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.”
So I downloaded and paid the $7.99 fee on my iPad but I cannot use it on my iPhone without paying the fee again. This is false advertising.
The free version on my iPad can be played in landscape with the dictionary open alongside the board. The paid version can only be played in portrait mode which means I now have to keep toggling back and forth between the board and the dictionary. I have a Smart Cover on my iPad which means I can no longer play scrabble with the iPad standing on the table. I have to hold it in portrait mode which is extremely uncomfortable.
So I feel I have paid money to get less. I will revert to the free version and put up with the ads. $7.99 wasted.
Not a bad game but ea wants you to log in through Facebook so they make it extremely difficult to play with just an Origen account. You are logged out everyone you leave the game. To log in you have to type your entire e-mail and an 8 digit password that includes both numbers and upper and lower case letters. You can’t copy and paste
and the app my phone has for remembering passwords doesn’t work with this game. That’s an awful lot of work to go through just to enter one word for my turn. I’m guessing that the insistence on Facebook is somehow tied in to tracking my data or marketing and I don’t see a need for it. I just want to play scrabble. Try words with friends. Much better.
If I see John Cena on my screen one more time I will scream. Must flush the app from memory, then I don’t get the use of the teacher. Is there a no ads version?
I don’t like that this requires FB or Origin to play with a friend.
Honestly... I would love a simple version to play via iMessage.
Update March 12, 2018. Are used to love this game now I can’t stand it. Playing the game is the same but the login is that. This game logged you out everyday. So everyday you have to remember to log back in. So if your playing someone you will forget that is your turn because the game does not notify you because you are logged out.
November 2017This game does not stay log in. Every other day I have to re-log in.