Bugs found in Football Game 2025: Real Kick for iOS
Football Game 2025: Real Kick is an interactive mobile game designed by DataGames to engage children through realistic football scenarios, blending sports fun with educational play. Players can choose between Penalty, Match, or Balls modes to practice skills in an immersive virtual stadium.
By modeling real-world football mechanics, the game helps children develop hand-eye coordination and strategic thinking. Its intuitive controls and varied gameplay modes encourage repeated play while subtly reinforcing learning objectives through sports.
The QAwerk team performed a bug crawl on Football Game 2025: Real Kick for iOS, uncovering issues that may disrupt the gameplay flow and hamper the user experience. Below are our findings and recommendations for improvements.
Main screen freezes after returning from game screen (Penalty, Match, or Balls)
Severity:
Critical
Precondition:
- The user is logged into the game.
- The user navigates between screens normally.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Launch the game.
- Navigate to one of the game screens: Penalty, Match, or Balls.
- Play briefly or interact with the selected screen.
- Return to the Main screen using the back button or in-game navigation.
- Try to interact with the Main screen.
Environment:
iOS 18.4.1; iPhone 12
Actual Result:
The main screen becomes frozen and unresponsive. Taps, swipes, or any other actions do not work. The only workaround is to restart the app forcibly.
Expected Result:
The main screen should remain responsive and allow further interaction.
Instructional tooltip does not disappear after rotating player model on customization screen
Severity:
Major
Precondition:
- The user is logged in.
- The user is on the Player Customization screen.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Open the Player Customization screen.
- Observe instructional tooltip: “Rotate player to get a better idea of the customized item.”
- Rotate the player model by dragging.
Environment:
iOS 18.4.1; iPhone 12
Actual Result:
The tooltip remains visible even after rotation, blocking the view of customized elements.
Expected Result:
The tooltip should disappear once the user performs a rotation action or after a few seconds have passed.
Unnecessary vertical scroll appears in item selection menu on Player Customization screen
Severity:
Major
Precondition:
The user is on the Player Customization screen.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Launch the app and navigate to the Player Customization screen.
- Observe vertical scroll area on right-side menu with item options (e.g., Shirt Color, Shorts Color, Hair, etc.).
Environment:
iOS 18.4.1; iPhone 12
Actual Result:
The unnecessary scroll bar is displayed, even though the content fits within the available space. No additional hidden items are revealed during the scroll.
Expected Result:
All customization options should fit within the visible screen area without requiring scrolling if no additional elements are present.
Unnecessary blank space displayed at top of screen
Severity:
Minor
Precondition:
- The user is logged in.
- The user navigates to the Player Customization screen.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Launch the app and go to the Player Customization section.
- Observe the top portion of the screen.
Environment:
iOS 18.4.1; iPhone 12
Actual Result:
An unnecessary blank space is shown above the currency balance section, wasting usable screen space and disrupting layout alignment.
Expected Result:
All UI elements should be optimally spaced with no excessive empty areas.
A critical freeze issue severely disrupts the core gameplay flow, while tooltip, scrolling, and layout inconsistencies hinder user interaction and visual clarity. Addressing these defects will restore smooth navigation and enhance overall engagement for young learners.
