# GUBBINS

> (it's a word game)

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.StudioFolly.GUBBINS](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.StudioFolly.GUBBINS)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.StudioFolly.GUBBINS`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Folly Studio Pty Ltd
- **Category:** GAME\_PUZZLE
- **Downloads:** 286,850
- **Rating:** 4.64 / 5 (3,282 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.23
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-23
- **First published:** 2023-11-07
- **Publisher country:** AU
- **Size:** 482 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-27
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.StudioFolly.GUBBINS)
- **Website:** [https://folly.studio/](https://folly.studio/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://folly.studio/gubbins-privacy-policy](https://folly.studio/gubbins-privacy-policy)

## Description

GUBBINS is an engaging word puzzle game that combines minimalist typography with quirky cartoon art. Players place tiles to form words on the board, aided or obstructed by wildcard modifiers known as Gubbins. This dynamic gameplay offers both challenge and fun as you dig through the draw pile to create words while competing or collaborating with friends. Whether you're a casual word lover or a puzzle enthusiast, GUBBINS provides a fresh, entertaining take on wordplay with a social twist.

## Rankings

- #135,747 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.StudioFolly.GUBBINS.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`

## Review summary

Reviewers praise GUBBINS as a fun, charming word puzzle game with an appealing art style and no ads. The most common complaints are the one-free-play-per-day limit, lost progress with no backup or transfer option, inaccurate touchscreen input, and freezing or loading problems on some Android devices. Several reviewers say they would rate it higher if these issues were fixed.

### Pros

- Fun, enjoyable word puzzle gameplay that reviewers call addictive and casual-friendly
- Charming art style that reminds reviewers of Bookworm and Dicey Dungeons
- Free to play with no ads, according to one reviewer who notes the daily limit is the trade-off

### Cons

- Limited to one free play per day, which many reviewers find frustrating
- Progress is lost or cannot be transferred to a new device, and there is no backup option
- Touch input is inaccurate, sometimes submitting random letters as words
- Freezing, locking up, or getting stuck on the loading screen on some devices

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.StudioFolly.GUBBINS)