This used to be one of the very best apps on iPad... no longer – Jigsaw Puzzle Review

This wasn’t just the best puzzle app, it was one of the best apps, period, for entertainment. It has fallen to the bottom of the stack now. And I really miss it! This new slide out menu couldn’t be more of a pain! The bottom menu was perfect because everything was available in one click. Now, if you want to see the image overlay, it takes three clicks, then if you close it, you can’t just get it back in one click as before. And you can’t turn it on an off to easily compare your pieces to the full photo. Why even bother having it at all now? It’s useless. And the tray? It was so nice to have several trays to sort into and pull up as needed... again with one click. Now there’s only one tray, and it’s huge. Takes up about 20% of the space, and there’s no easy way to organize the pieces. Plus, the fake wood motif is UGLY! And you can’t move it around the board if you’re trying to sort in pieces from different areas. So it’s also useless. I’m so very disappointed! My favorite app is now my least favorite. I miss the much better UX of the previous version. Developers should consider doing some wide-scale user testing before screwing up what used to work so well. And, look at it this way... if you make the app convenient to use, then we get puzzles done faster and without frustration = more fun for us. It also means we’ll purchase more puzzles more frequently= more sales for you. Someone should have thought that through before ruining what was a fantastic app.
Review by mondegreened on Jigsaw Puzzle.