Reviews of Genesis - World Building

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List of user reviews and ratings for Genesis - World Building

Total ratings

3.90 (Rating count: 280)

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Review summary

Genesis is praised for its utility and variety of world-building tools, but paywalls, purchasing glitches, and save/data bugs limit its reliability. Accessibility helps some users, and a subset find the unlock-all option a good value. Overall, strong creative potential tempered by reliability and pricing concerns.

Pros

Extremely useful for world-building with a wide range of generators.
Provides a lot of ideas quickly, fueling brainstorming.
Accessible for users with assistive tech (VoiceOver).
Many users view the unlock-all option as good value at a reasonable price.
Delivers creative concepts and inspiration for campaigns.

Cons

Paywalls block most features; free tier is limited.
Purchase/restoration issues; purchases not unlocking after reinstall or on new devices.
Saving and managing creations is buggy; cannot save permanently or rename entries.
Some generators produce illogical or inconsistent results (e.g., exoplanet data).
Overall pricing concerns; some users feel the app is overpriced or not worth the cost.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.00

All time rating average: 3.90

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-04-24	So*****	This is really useful for like 10 minutes if it has what you want for free but it’s absolutely useless after. Why would I pay to use a generator I can probably find for free online!? I thought it would be nice for making worlds but I think I would rather spend 2hours searching the web for the same thing. Just unlock everything and add some ads whenever you want to go to a generator or something! It’s annoying and basically useless.
This is really useful for like 10 minutes if it has what you want for free but it’s absolutely useless after. Why would I pay to use a generator I can probably find for free online!? I thought it would be nice for making worlds but I think I would rather spend 2hours searching the web for the same thing. Just unlock everything and add some ads whenever you want to go to a generator or something! It’s annoying and basically useless.
2026-04-09	Ho*****	You have to pay to even use this app
You have to pay to even use this app
2026-04-04	S.*****	You only have the first 5 options. If you want to do the rest, you gotta pay. Honestly not worth it.
You only have the first 5 options. If you want to do the rest, you gotta pay. Honestly not worth it.
2025-12-25	Ar*****	I would like to suggest that you add a donation button, so that people who enjoy using your services can show their appreciation by making a contribution. I give to you 3 stars
I would like to suggest that you add a donation button, so that people who enjoy using your services can show their appreciation by making a contribution. I give to you 3 stars
2025-06-05	Ol*****	Really cool app but their is no way it should cost $20 to unlock everything
Really cool app but their is no way it should cost $20 to unlock everything
2025-04-03	Ch*****	It is a nice app but there are possible improvements and the prices are a bit high for the results. Being able to more easily change attributes instead of just regenerating the entire subject would make more sense.
It is a nice app but there are possible improvements and the prices are a bit high for the results. Being able to more easily change attributes instead of just regenerating the entire subject would make more sense.
2025-03-30	Mr*****	This app is PERFECT for my world building and it gives me all the info I need
This app is PERFECT for my world building and it gives me all the info I need
2025-01-19	Ad*****	Love it
Love it
2024-06-05	da*****	I purchased the 15 dollar all generator bundle and it never properly updated in the game. I closed and reopened the app, turned off my phone, redownloaded it. Major problem this game steals your money everyone that’s 15 dollars I’ll never get back
I purchased the 15 dollar all generator bundle and it never properly updated in the game. I closed and reopened the app, turned off my phone, redownloaded it. Major problem this game steals your money everyone that’s 15 dollars I’ll never get back
2024-06-04	ci*****	Some people are complaining about the prices, but it’s not a mega corporation that made this, it’s one guy. You can pay 15 bucks to get everything, and I think it’s a good deal for what it has to offer!
Some people are complaining about the prices, but it’s not a mega corporation that made this, it’s one guy. You can pay 15 bucks to get everything, and I think it’s a good deal for what it has to offer!