Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 3 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 4 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 6 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 5 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Pay to Win
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A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Accidental Purchases
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Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Waste Aversion
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Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.
0 / 1 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 4 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds
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To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Fear of Missing Out
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If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 1 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 6 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 1 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
Invested / Endowed Value
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Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Illusion of Control
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The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.
0 / 1 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 173,957 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.02) with 201,602 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Playing by Appointment reported on Jul 12, 2021
In order to receive trophies and keep/improve your rank (which improves rewards), there are three arena games offered. One or more will be going all the time, but if you want to play a specific one, you need to wait. Other games (not the main Scrabble game) are only offered for a limited time or you need to commit significant time to them to succeed.
Advertisements reported on Jul 12, 2021
These can usually be skipped after five seconds or by purchasing a subscription
Premium Currency reported on Jul 12, 2021
Diamonds/gems which can be used for boosts or to buy rewards
Pay to Win reported on Jul 12, 2021
The subscription gives you significant advantage over other players, including a meter to show you how good your word is (compared to all plays available) and shows you the best play after you've played your word.
Social Pyramid Scheme reported on Jul 12, 2021
It's not super obvious, but also you do get rewarded for inviting friends.
Social Obligation / Guilds reported on Jul 12, 2021
Notifications will tell you that your friend is waiting for you to play or that they've nudged you or that your game is about to expire. This is true of strangers as well who have challenged you to a game.
Invested / Endowed Value reported on Jul 12, 2021
I have a number of levels/experience built up, have collected a number of tiles, have my statistics based on game play, and I'm in a high league based on how much I play.
Artificial Scarcity reported on Jul 12, 2021
Collecting tiles and parts of tiles is the main one. Sometimes tiles are back for a limited time or you can only earn them in certain games/ways.
Wait To Play reported on Jul 12, 2021
Side games only appear for a limited time.
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on Jul 12, 2021
You usually need to use the in-game currency.
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