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source: marlvel.ai
type: app_intelligence_section
content_version: "v2"
section_slug: "sentiment"
section_label: "User Sentiment"
section_anchor: "#user-sentiment"
app_name: "Kick the Buddy"
bundle_id: "com.chillfleet.buddy"
parent_report: "https://marlvel.ai/api/llm/apps/games/com-chillfleet-buddy"
canonical_url: "https://marlvel.ai/apps/com-chillfleet-buddy#user-sentiment"
license: CC-BY-NC-4.0
citation: "Marlvel.ai — Kick the Buddy User Sentiment (section of intelligence report)"
---

## 🟡 User Sentiment (High Confidence: 4.6M reviews) {#user-sentiment}
- **Overall Rating:** 4.23/5
- **Platform Split:** iOS 4.6/5 (1M ratings) | Android 4.1/5 (3.6M ratings)
- **Overall Sentiment:** Mixed

### Top Praises
- **Stress Relief** | *Evidence:* "It is so satisfying to kick buddy. Every single time I play this game it relaxs me when I bored."
- **Nostalgic Value** | *Evidence:* "My fav childhood game"

### Top Complaints (Impact Areas)
- **Excessive Ad Frequency** | *Evidence:* "Every 30 seconds-1 minute, you'll get an ad 'break'. It is genuinely so annoying."
- **Feature Regression** | *Evidence:* "You used to play offline mode... but now you have to connect to the internet to continue playing"

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