Word Shaker

by AFKSoft

Product Details

• ASIN: B006C8EVHM
• Original Release Date: November 23, 2011
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 23, 2011
Rated: All Ages This app may include dynamic content. What's this?

All Ages

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for all users and contains no objectionable content or advertisements.




Guidance Suggested

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for most users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, infrequent or mild references to violence, profanity, or crude themes, or other content not suitable for all ages.







Mature

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for mature users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, mild sexual and suggestive themes, nudity within medical, informational, or artistic contexts, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for mature audiences.







Adult

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for adults. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, sexual and suggestive themes, nudity, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for adult audiences.



This application contains content that is downloading real-time, based on inputs from the user or developer. The maturity rating associated with this application pertains only to the static elements of the application and does not cover any dynamic information (e.g. websites, friend postings, tweets). Dynamic content is defined as any content that may change within the application. Content can include animations, video or audio.
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (203 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,994 Paid in Appstore for Android (See Top 100 Paid in Appstore for Android)

Product Features

• Board sizes from 4x4 to 8x8
• 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10 -minute timed games
• Relaxing untimed games
• Text-to-Speech option, speaks the words you find
• Fast unlimited board generator
• Easy and smooth word circling
• Full report of found and missed words after a game
• Options to turn on/off sounds, vibration, and voice

Technical Details

• Size: 4.2MB
• Version: 1.3
• Developed By: AFKSoft
• Application Permissions: (Help me understand what permissions mean)
  • Open network sockets
  • Access the vibration feature
  • Access information about networks
• Minimum Operating System: Android 2.2
• Approximate Download Time: Less than 1 minute

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 34 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Shake up your vocabulary! July 12, 2012

By jjceo HALL OF FAMETOP 50 REVIEWER

Amazon Verified Purchase

Word Shaker lets you find words in a board of tiles with letters on them. You can play on grids of 4X4 to 8X8 in timed games with multiple settings ranging from 1 to 10 minutes or even play untimed games to reduce the pressure. The control of dragging your finger to form the words works perfectly on my Kindle Fire. It has the option to speak the words instead of dragging your finger but of course that doesn't work on the Kindle Fire as there is no microphone.

The goal is to form as many words as you can find and earn as many points as you can before time runs out. When you think you are stuck you can shake your smart device and using the same letters you get a new mixture of the letters and you can possible find new words. After shaking you can even play the same words you already used again for more points if you have the option selected to allow duplicate words. I got a particularly tough board with all consonants and found that you only get 3 shakes per game.

The game is fun and can be fast paced as you try to beat the clock. There are similar games out there but this one seems to work quickly and smoothly. The game is very much like Boogle.

Review the options as there are several you may want to turn off or on. I turned off the leader board function and turned on the function to allow tapping of the tiles instead of just dragging your finger. It allows you to do both in the same game. There are some key features in the options so check it out and set your game play up the way you like it.

This is a good word game and it is fun to play. The tiles are good sized and the developer has used the space on your screen to the maximum that they can so it works very well. I think that you will like it and it is entertaining to play.

21 of 26 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars no problems July 12, 2012

By Jamie

Amazon Verified Purchase

no problems on my phone (droid charge) fun game, just like boggle. great game i love it! especially for free:)

39 of 51 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Contains Flurry & Madvertise modules July 12, 2012

By Troy Packrat TOP 1000 REVIEWER

Amazon Verified Purchase

Word Shaker is your typical Boggle-type game with a small twist, you can shake your device to scramble the letters if you're having trouble finding anything. You can play with the basic 4x4 board or up to a monstrous 8x8 board, and you can choose a time limit from 1 to 10 minutes or infinite.

Overall the game is quite fun. I like having the option to select an unlimited amount of time so I can try to find the really big words. I did have an occasional frustrating issue where the game wouldn't quite track my finger correctly, wasting precious seconds during a time limited game; this was particularly bad on my HTC Evo LTE. -1 star for this.

The text-to-speech function doesn't work on the Motorola Xoom with ICS. Selecting it just brings up a menu to install foreign language packs; even if you select all three it still won't work. (Text-to-speech works fine in other apps.)

This app calls on the Control Vibrator, View Network State and Full Internet Access permissions. It contains modules from Madvertise and Flurry Analytics. -1 star for this.