Love Emoji? You'll Love the Guess The Emoji App

Emojis have exploded in popularity in recent years. People all over the world are using these little cartoons to add to their messages and social media posts. Since the emoji keyboard became available to iPhone users in 2011, more and more emoji-themed apps have appeared in the app store (some much better than others). One in particular struck me as a genius extension of the emoji craze. It's called Guess The Emoji, and it's a free puzzle game app where you try to guess a word or phrase the is represented by a series of emojis.

The game is structured so that you progress through each puzzle as a "level," meaning you can only go to the next puzzle once you solve the previous one, making it both challenging and very addictive to play. If you really get stuck on a puzzle, three clue options offer three clue options to help you along:

• Expose a Letter to reveal and random letter from the puzzle
• Remove the Letters to remove letters from the board that are not used in the puzzle
• Solve It (your last resort), which completely solves the puzzle. 

Using these clues costs coins (15 each for the first two, 30 to solve the puzzle), so they should be used wisely because you only get one coin each time you solve a puzzle. You can also buy more coins through in-app purchases with your Apple account.

In addition to the clues, there is an "Ask Facebook" button that allows you to share the puzzle quickly to your news feed to get help from friends. If you Google "Guess The Emoji," you'll also see that 90% of the results are sites that provide answers and cheats, too. But what fun is that?

The app is set up to integrate with Facebook, though you can also play as a guest with more limited features. If you choose to connect with Facebook, you receive 10 coins (in addition to the 25 you get by default when you download the app). You can invite your Facebook friends to play with you.

An intuitive hamburger menu reveals all of your options once you're in the app.

Overall, Guess The Emoji is an entertaining game based on an already popular concept (emojis) and it's all presented in a well-designed and easy-to-use interface. As of July, 2014 it was one of the most popular apps in the Apple app store. Bottom line, if you're into emojis, I highly recommend this addictive app!