Deduce App Reviews

This is a fun challenging game. I would descibe it as mastermind with words. I have played a lot of word games and this is an orginal one. I like it.

I agree with the comment above mine. Good game you can tell some effort was put into this game

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I used to spend hours playing Mastermind with my sister and anyone else who might be interested.. Those colored dots were both the source of agony and exhilaration.. The author of this application has taken that classic and breathed new life into it, using letters, rather than colored dots (although the background colors tend to remind me a lot of those dots).. Ive owned this app since version 1.0, and the improvements are outstanding and show a lot of well-thought out efforts by the developer. The latest version is no exception, and having the "floating tips" on the iPad app help focus your concentration when youre staring off into space wondering what 6 letter word to guess next. I would give this app 5 stars, and do hope for continued success. I do have one request, which is to be able to skin the UI so that there are times I can escape my youth and not be so distracted by the colors.

Simple concept and pretty easy to play in a line while waiting. Id love to see the graphics changed from the purple color splash screen and the main screen background; and the iPad layout optimized a bit more for the space.

Very original and lots of fun.

If you played any word games growing up you would love Deduce. My kids like playing it and with the suggest feature they didn’t get stuck thinking of words. It allows you to save games and share them with friends. A fun game to fill a few minutes.

Great game to pass the time, especially if you love word games. The UI is not super intuitive, but makes sense if you read the instructions. This is a minor complaint though, as the play is engrossing enough that you quickly forget about the UI.

This is a modern and certainly slicker version of an old game that probably died when Jotto was born. I have enjoyed it for many hours and in a series of e-mails have appreciated the developers willingness not only to give support but to consider modifications in coming versions. What is now missing but possibly in its future is the ability to "duel" in real time with an adversary over the Internet with each selecting a secret word chosen to stump the other! It will get my five star rating when that appears.

Im usually pretty good at word games but this one has definitely been a challenge! Awesome game - definitely gets my brain cells working.

Why cant we just use a keyboard? Why cant we unmark letters by touching them again? Why is it that I cant find the common letter usage info without touching the hint button until it either offers it or runs out of things to tell me without having offered to let me see it? I like this game a lot, but those things are irritating.

Dont buy this. It takes forever to guess. You must use words to guess and not letters.

The game is interesting and challenging. I wish the hints were actually related to the word.

This is a challenging and addictive game where you have to guess a six-letter word using only guesses of other valid six-letter words. You only know if you have a letter in the right place... It doesnt tell you if it exists elsewhere in the word... So it is much more challenging than a mastermind type game. Im completely hooked.

Hope I can stop playing it soon! :-)

We used to play this game in the car when I was a kid. I love being able to play it by myself.

Ive been enjoying Deduce more than M and S for the past month! Highly recommend!

Simultaneously challenges ones logic & vocabulary. Superb application design and operation. New features are excellent.

Very nicely done. Excellent database of words.

This is awful!!!!!! Dont buy and give me my $$$$$ back. Major waste!!!!

Yes, its challenging, but it is far from impossible. One of my favorite games. The keyboard doesnt appear on my iPhone 4S. Not a deal breaker, just an FYI. Dials are easy enough to use. Voice recognition capabilities would rock so guesses could be entered simply by speaking. A fun thinking game! UPDATE: Can I give a sixth star for amazing, personal response to a review?! Larry of Obviously Genuine (developer of this great game) contacted me to tell me how to access the keyboard on my iPhone 4S. Simply swipe to the left and the dials magically become a keyboard! (Ive become that person I roll my eyes at...the person who complains about something without first reading the instructions! Egad.). Honestly, this was the first time Ive ever had a developer personally respond to a review. Thanks, Larry! Top notch game AND service!! Get the game, folks. Why are you still reading?! :)