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Angry Birds POP!

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User verdict / 100 High confidence In trouble

Angry Birds POP! is currently experiencing significant technical issues, with many users reporting the game freezing, failing to load, or losing progress after recent updates, despite its historical popularity.

4.6★ lifetime (148,204) Free + in-app purchases since 2015 by Rovio Entertainment Oyj updated 0.1 mo ago recent negative 39% 120 reviews across 4 regions
Technical Issues Ads Performance & Lag Lost Progress Monetization & Difficulty Customer Support
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4★101
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recent reviews across 4 regions, vs the 4.6★ lifetime average

Recent reviews for Angry Birds POP! highlight widespread technical problems, including freezing, crashing, and inability to load the game, which contradict the developer's recent update notes about new levels. While the game has a strong lifetime rating, the current user experience is largely negative, with many long-time players expressing frustration over lost progress and unplayable conditions.

What users like

  • Engaging and fun gameplay, providing a relaxing and challenging experienceR47R66R77R79
  • Historically a favorite game for many users, with some appreciating the absence of mandatory ads in the pastR14R49R55R108
  • New level packs are added, offering fresh content for playersR1

What users complain about

  • Game frequently freezes, crashes, or fails to load past the initial screen, especially after recent updatesR3R4R6R7
  • Significant lag and slow performance, making gameplay choppy and frustratingR8R11R40R41
  • Users report losing game progress, boosts, and purchased items, often after crashes or reinstallationsR2R14R18R21
  • Excessive and glitchy ads that often freeze the game, force app store redirects, or are mandatoryR24R52R59R61
  • Game mechanics are perceived as unfair or designed to encourage spending, with ball colors changing or difficulty increasing significantly at higher levelsR51R62R72R104
  • Poor or nonexistent customer support, with users receiving no help for critical issuesR7R11R18R19
  • Game frequently quits when switching to other apps, requiring a full restartR5

Latest update · v3.159.0

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

NEW LEVEL PACKS! 40 new brain popping levels to solve!-Stay up to date on POP!’s Facebook page: https://rov.io/ABP_FB

Recurring themes

Technical Issues negative
Many recent reviews report severe technical problems including the game freezing, crashing, or failing to load past the initial green leaves screen. These issues are frequently linked to recent updates and prevent users from playing the game at all. The developer's notes mention new levels but do not address these critical stability problems.R3R4R6R7
Performance & Lag negative
Users frequently complain about the game being slow, laggy, and choppy, especially after updates. This impacts gameplay, targeting, and overall enjoyment, with some devices also overheating.R8R11R40R41
Lost Progress negative
A significant number of players have reported losing all their game progress, boosts, and even purchased items after the game crashes, updates, or requires reinstallation. This is a major source of frustration, especially for long-time players at high levels.R2R14R18R21
Ads negative
The game is heavily criticized for excessive, long, and often mandatory ads that frequently glitch, freeze the game, or redirect users to the App Store, disrupting gameplay and making the experience frustrating. Some users also report the inability to watch ads for rewards.R24R52R59R61
Monetization & Difficulty negative
Reviewers feel the game is increasingly designed to force players into spending money, with mechanics like changing ball colors mid-flight, removing free coin options, and making higher levels nearly impossible without purchasing boosters. Rewards for progress are also perceived as less valuable.R51R62R72R104
Customer Support negative
Many users report receiving no effective help from customer support for critical game issues like lost progress or technical bugs, often citing auto-responses or tickets being closed without resolution.R7R11R18R19

Who it's for

This game is for players who enjoy classic bubble-shooter puzzle games with Angry Birds characters and are looking for a casual, challenging experience R47R66R77. It is NOT for users who are easily frustrated by frequent technical glitches, game freezes, lost progress, excessive ads, or perceived unfair game mechanics designed to push in-app purchases R3R4R18R62.

Evidence note: The recent reviews skew heavily negative, focusing almost entirely on critical technical issues and frustrating monetization practices. While the lifetime rating is high, the recent sentiment indicates a significant decline in quality and user experience. The developer's update notes only mention new levels, which directly contradicts the widespread reports of the game being unplayable for many users.

Frequently asked

Why is Angry Birds POP! not loading or freezing for many users?
Many users report that Angry Birds POP! is not loading past the initial screen or is freezing frequently, particularly after recent updates, making the game unplayable R4R7R13R15. This issue has been ongoing for weeks or even months for some players R7R18.
Do recent updates fix the game's performance issues?
Recent updates have not fixed the game's performance issues; instead, many users report that updates have caused or worsened problems like freezing, crashing, lag, and slow loading times R6R12R20R27.
Can I lose my game progress in Angry Birds POP!?
Yes, many players have reported losing significant game progress, including high-level achievements, boosts, and purchased items, often after the game crashes, updates, or when attempting to reinstall the app R2R14R21R250.
Are there many ads in Angry Birds POP!?
Yes, many users report an excessive number of long and often mandatory ads that frequently glitch, freeze the game, or redirect to the App Store, making the game frustrating to play R24R52R61R64.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R47] 5/5 · US Love the Birds: Always entertaining and ever changing. Always a new challenge, always fun
  2. [R66] 5/5 · US Easy & fun: It is so much fun but does make you think because strategically you have to figure out the best moves to get the fewest moves needed.
  3. [R77] 5/5 · US Captivating!: This app is so fun! Rewarding and relaxing!
  4. [R79] 5/5 · US Maybe a pop the bubble game, but the best angry birds game.: I may have enjoyed other angry birds games, but since this one remains on the App Store, it kinda gives me something to do while I’m bored 👀
  5. [R14] 1/5 · US Stop ripping me off: Today I graduated from gold to platinum. No sign of the 20 coins I earned or the extra lives. Scoring has been delayed over the last few months. What used to be my very favorite game is suffering from lack of maintenance This is my favorite game ever BUT today (6/29/26) it freezes up when I hit the PLAY button. I tried liking to Facebook but that made it worse. HELP!!!
  6. [R49] 5/5 · US Chuck’s Opinion: This is the best Angry Birds game ever. Five stars. No takebacks. Download immediately
  7. [R55] 5/5 · US 2026! Any one?!: This is my childhood game and my mom was so good at this game when levels were too hard
  8. [R108] 5/5 · US Appreciate No Ads: So. Sick. Of. Game. Ads. I’ll pay a fee if the game is well written and worth the few dollars they cost. I thank you AB people for making game play enjoyable!
  9. [R1] 4/5 · US Add more levels: Need to add fresh games quicker
  10. [R3] 1/5 · US Very poor App: Too many glitches, game not available for days, Game cuts off randomly. Needs a huge makeover
  11. [R4] 1/5 · US Fix this issue!!!: I love this game but as of about a week ago the game won't load properly! I got an email saying to click The link and report the issue and then it says how to fix it by opening the game but the problem is it won't load! Someone needs to fix this! All other angry birds games play fine but I want pop
  12. [R6] 3/5 · US Always Freezing on iPad: Please update your software
  13. [R7] 1/5 · US why?: I love this game a week ago. It stopped loading. I reached out. I was told it was a known issue. They’re working on it. It’s been a week. it’s still not working. why?
  14. [R8] 1/5 · US WAY TOOOOOO SLO: Speed it up or sell app
  15. [R11] 1/5 · US Slow :(: I usually like this game but for the past 2 weeks it has been slow and Glitching out. I reached out only to get an auto response basically saying nothing.
  16. [R40] 2/5 · US Very choppy and slow: I’m more than 11k levels in and play all the time. A few weeks back they added new levels and shortly after that the game started working terribly. I would give 5 stars normally but can only give 2 right now cause the game has been unplayable the past 2-3 weeks
  17. [R41] 1/5 · US Latest version woes: Latest version needs to be checked as it seems to be laggy and gets iPhone super hot!!
  18. [R2] 3/5 · US AB POP: My game crashed. I was up into the 11,000 levels, had many boosts to use and lost them all. I was signed in with my Apple ID. Now when I log in, it starts me at level 1. So I signed in with Facebook and it started me in the 4000 levels, missing almost all my boosts and progress. I’m so frustrated!
  19. [R18] 1/5 · US Broken for 8 weeks: This has been on going for 8 weeks now. I have un-installed and re-installed 6 times. The game continues to have issues. It’s getting worse, not better. Today, it would not stay open so I couldn’t even contact you. If it’s us fixable, just admit it, refund my money, so we can both move update: after complaining the app won’t open at all. The game can no longer be played. This i
  20. [R21] 4/5 · US Technical issues: I love this game so much but it currently won’t open since the recent update. Which means I’m losing all my free time as well as the things I have purchased. Other than that the game is great!
  21. [R24] 1/5 · US Ads ads ads: Stop with the mandatory ads. I don't want to spend money.
  22. [R52] 5/5 · US ADS: I would give this game a five star rating if it weren’t for one thing, the ads. If you watch an ad, you can get a free life or a game boost, which is great, and I don’t mind seeing an ad because I realize it generates income for the company. But, trying to exit out of these ads has become so aggravating! You watch the ad, then to exit, you press the little x in the top right corner. But, then
  23. [R59] 1/5 · US The ads are beyond annoying. I would pay to get rid of them but there doesn’t seem to be any way: It isn't fun to play when beyond difficult to get three stars.
  24. [R61] 3/5 · US Mindless fun w glitchy ads: Been playing this game for years, and have started it over several times. Many of the ads are glitchy and cause the game to freeze up or lock and the only way you can play again is to completely exit out and start over. A little frustrating. But what do you expect from a free game.
  25. [R51] 2/5 · US Grade C-: The game is average at best. I’ve played it on and off for years. Over that time span they’ve seemingly realized players know when a game is programmed to make you lose at some point unless you spend 💰. This has improved. What is worse is forcing players into aspects of the game even when you click the X button which should be a clear message one doesn’t want to participate. Birds o
  26. [R62] 1/5 · US Game has gone down hill: I’ve played this game for awhile , it has gone down hill . They used be able to earn free stuff now you can’t , and if you do you have to watch a 3 minute ad everytime ! Plus it’s impossible to earn any free coins anymore ! O could go on ! Do not download this game unless you plan on spending a lot of money to advance
  27. [R72] 2/5 · US No more free coins: Don’t be fooled by the high rating, became used to be good and it isn’t anymore. I used to love this game, but they took away the free coin option that you could earn when completing areas. They purposely move next level buttons around, so that you accidentally spend coins, and once they’re gone, they’re gone (unless you want to spend money. ) Do not download unless you like
  28. [R104] 3/5 · US Not so much fun anymore: I used to really enjoy Pop a Pig in this game, until they updated it and now it’s full of glitches and you don’t earn free tickets as much as before, it’s almost impossible to progress too far without spending money to buy more coins or tickets. Almost seems like it’s become a money racket with the only way to progress is to buy coins to play more. 😔
  29. [R19] 2/5 · US App won’t load past green shrubbery: It is too much of a pain to try to get app support, especially if you don’t know your number because you can’t get into the account and it won’t load past the greenery. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app. There is no updates needed but I haven’t been able to get in for days and I think this is why I stopped playing a little over a year ago. But it’s got
  30. [R5] 2/5 · US Frustrated: I really enjoy playing the game and would give it 4-5 stars but within the past few months any time you leave the game to answer a call, look something up, get a text, get a notification or just deal with life’s interruptions or emergencies the game quits so that when you go back it boots up all over again every single time. It never used to do that. You could go back to the game you w
  31. [R13] 5/5 · US Update!!!!!!: Hasn’t worked since the last update.
  32. [R15] 3/5 · US Game won’t load: I play this game a lot, maybe too much. I’ve even spent money on gameplay. Now the game won’t load - it’s been over a week - and I really do not want to delete and reinstall and lose all my progress. I open the app, it seems normal until I tap ‘Play’ and then it’s just stuck on the screen of overlapping green leaves. HALP!
  33. [R12] 1/5 · US Ut oh: This new update make the game freeze and is unplayable. Newest iPhone 17 latest update.
  34. [R20] 3/5 · US Game glitch to slow motion: After every update, the game goes into slow motion. It messes with targeting at angles. As well the ball color changes are erroneous when I switch colors to the next screen even though the color is legitimate. There is also a major glitch in the competition part whereas if the last ball is a destroyer black ball, the game freezes and won’t fire. I have to log out an
  35. [R27] 2/5 · US 6/23/26 Update causes freezes: This latest update causes the game to freeze shortly after launching. Have restarted phone, uninstalled / reinstalled AB Pop, same freezes occur. Others note similar problems with this update. Please fix.
  36. [R250] 3/5 · US Was enjoying it until recently: I was enjoying the game. Everytime it opened it up it showed as my user name being signed in, progress was good, once in awhile I’d purchase a pack to help with harder levels. I was up in the 500’s. Then I had to reinstall the game as it stopped loading. And all my progress and coins were lost. I reached out to support with no help. So I started again, trying to log
  37. [R64] 1/5 · US ridiculous excessive ads: I’ve played this game for a long time, and I’ve enjoyed it. The design is great, and it mostly plays well. But lately, the ads have gotten way too long, ridiculously long, and often require several clicks to get out of them. They’re excessive and exploitive, and I don’t play nearly as much as I used to. Not worth the bother any more.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store