“Disappointing. — The only reason I bought this game was because the Kim Kardashian game got taken off the app store. Very similar games, but there are soooo. many. issues. If you don’t want to spend money on clothes for your avatar, don’t…”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 506 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
4.7 ★112,912 ratings
—Downloads
12+Age rating
388 MBApp size
FreeIn-app purchases
About this app
Dreaming of Hollywood stardom? Hollywood Story offers you the chance to turn those dreams into reality! Step into the star-studded streets of Hollywood and carve your own path to fame. Dominate the red carpets, mingle with fans and celebrities, and build your fashion empire to become the ultimate Hollywood icon!
CREATE YOUR HOLLYWOOD STAR Customize your avatar with an incredible selection of clothing options, fashion styles, hairstyles, and makeup choices. Leave your unique mark on the industry as you perfect your look, from glamorous gowns to chic streetwear!
SHOOT BLOCKBUSTERS Land auditions, star in blockbuster films, and promote your movies to earn legions of devoted fans who will solidify your status as a megastar! From action-packed thrillers to heartwarming romances, your on-screen presence will captivate audiences worldwide!…
Preview
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Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
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Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
This analysis describes version 14.7 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 14.7, updated 2026-09-26.
What we measured
Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.
Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.
Developer replies to reviews
Replies to fewer than 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States a price and a billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
3 or more themes reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
80–89% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
One source only — shown, not confirmed 5
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
Reported by users: Paywall blocks the basics
The core of the app — not extras — sits behind payment, or previously-free function moved behind a paywall.
What we saw: Paywall blocks the basics: raised by 5 distinct reviewers (1.0% of 506 reviews scanned)
Reported by users: Pay to progress
Advancement or competition is gated behind spending money rather than playing.
What we saw: Pay to progress: raised by 8 distinct reviewers (1.6% of 506 reviews scanned)
Reported by users: Aggressive ad load
Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.
What we saw: Aggressive ad load: raised by 17 distinct reviewers (3.4% of 506 reviews scanned)
Reported by users: Progress pauses until you wait or pay
Use is rationed by an energy/hearts/lives meter that runs out and forces a wait or a purchase.
What we saw: Energy / timer gating: raised by 19 distinct reviewers (3.8% of 506 reviews scanned)
Reported by users: Reports that the ads misrepresent the app
Reviewers repeatedly report that the app is not what its advertising showed. We never see the ad creative itself, so nothing we collect can corroborate or refute this — it is published as an attributed user report: what reviewers say, and how many of them said it.
What we saw: Misleading advertising: raised by 6 distinct reviewers (1.2% of 506 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“Money Grab — This game could be so fun - if you didn’t have to pay to do everything. I purchased 3 packs of diamonds and still can’t advance.”
“What happened to this game — Used to be soooo good but now it’s so glitchy and u can’t do anything after 15 mins without paying and why are some characters naked ?..”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 14.7.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Business modelFree
Prices and terms as disclosed by the store listing.