# BoardGameGeek — Gaming Unplugged

> Comprehensive board and card game database and community resource. (iPhone/iPad app by BoardGameGeek, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/boardgamegeek/id1559701270 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [BoardGameGeek, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1559701272)
- Category: Lifestyle, Reference
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.90/5 from 114 App Store ratings · 85 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 20 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2022-03-17
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/boardgamegeek/id1559701270/reviews.md

## What is BoardGameGeek?

This is the official app for BoardGameGeek, an online resource and community that aims to be the definitive source for board game and card game content. Daily new content, continuously updated by millions of passionate users, makes ‘the Geek’ the largest and most up-to-date place to get gaming information. You can become a registered member of BoardGameGeek (BGG) for free, and we welcome your contributions in the form of ratings, reviews, and thoughts on games!

BGG features reviews, ratings, images, play-aids, translations, and session reports from board game geeks around the world, as well as live discussion forums. 

Here you’ll find many types of board games, including thousands you’ve probably never seen in a store. We cover not only board games but also dice games, card games, tile-laying games, and games of dexterity. We have abstracts, economic games, dungeon crawls, city building, diplomacy and negotiation, trading, puzzle games, strategy games, party games, war games, and many more. We run the gamut from the light and whimsical Carcassonne to the serious and heavy empire-building of Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition. Well-known games like Monopoly exist in the database as well, although you’ll find almost all users prefer modern games that exhibit advancements in game play and component quality since Monopoly was first published.

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Privacy policy: https://boardgamegeek.com/privacy
Terms of Service: https://boardgamegeek.com/terms
Community Guidelines: https://boardgamegeek.com/community_rules

Welcome to the board gaming community. Stay for a while. Stay forever...

## Key features

- Extensive game database
- User reviews and ratings
- Discussion forums
- Daily new content
- Game session reports
- Play-aids and translations

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Ad-Removal for iOS | $0.99 | per month |
| Yearly Ad-Removal for iOS | $9.99 | per year |


## What do users think of BoardGameGeek?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Comprehensive board game database and information
- 🎮 Excellent community features and resources
- 📱 Convenient mobile access to BGG
- 🎯 Easy collection tracking and management
- 📊 Play history logging functionality
- 🔄 Continuous app improvements and updates
- 🎨 Clean and intuitive user interface
- ⭐ Valuable reviews and ratings system

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
- 🔍 Search functionality broken or unreliable
- 📉 Significantly less functionality than desktop version
- ⚠️ Multiple bugs affecting core features
- 🎮 Play logging dialog crashes on some devices
- 📋 Missing advanced filtering options
- 🖼️ Display and formatting issues
- ⚡ Performance degradation with extended use
- 🚫 Moderation concerns and community management issues
- 📱 Mobile-web interface rather than native app experience

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Search returns no results after updates
- Log Play dialog opens and closes instantly
- App crashes when selecting My Geek section
- Cannot add player names after latest update
- Forum posts display with excessive formatting
- Image viewing breaks and requires app restart
- Album photo swiping stops working
- Game page shows 'Loading...' indefinitely
- Dark mode renders nothing visible
- Video playback crashes on screen rotation
- Bookmarked GeekLists fail to open
- App freezes after AirTV mirroring
- Links to game pages unresponsive
- Post button unresponsive
- Comment text input field inaccessible
- Video section fails to load
- Ads display despite donor status

**Most requested features**

- Weight information display for games
- Player count filtering for collections
- Grid view option for collection display
- Advanced search filters
- Dark mode support
- Subscription management page
- Poll functionality in forums
- Video language preference settings
- Geek Buddy access in mobile app
- Profile customization options (top 10, hot 10)
- Game randomizer from personal collection
- Game bookmarking feature
- Larger collection thumbnail sizes
- Homepage customization and organization
- Quickbar functionality
- Russian language support

## Recent user reviews (10 of 85)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/boardgamegeek/id1559701270/reviews.md

### 1/5 — The new twitter

*2026-07-13*

This app isn’t even a place to rate board games properly anymore. If you’re not a blue haired screamer then you’ll quickly get banned for voicing an opinion. The moderators on this app are RIDICULOUS!

### 2/5 — Barely functional

*2026-07-08*

The app deletes what Im typing randomly, all by itself. Other times there is infinite lag, the words I type simply never show up on the screen. Threads ive subscribed to are impossible to find. 
It is impossible to contact app support through the link in the app store. The only reason I gave it more than one star is out of loyalty to BGG, ive been a member for years. 

Recently it got so much worse, its nearly un-useable anymore.

### 1/5 — Religious Nutters

*2026-05-20, version 1.20.6*

A company run by religious zealots. Avoiding at all costs.

### 2/5 — Need a feedback flow

*2026-05-10, version 1.20.6*

Got a few points.

1. Is there a better way to submit feedback about this app than updating App Store comments?

2. Caching issue. I started to edit a comment I made (to add something). Decided to just make a fresh comment, so I backed out and tapped the “reply” button instead. When I submitted my new comment, it registered as editing my old one, and deleted all previous content.

3. When coming back to the app, the text blocks are sometimes just blank. Navigating away and back doesn’t refresh. This can be particularly annoying if in the middle of a long post or geeklist.

4. The profile “top 10” cannot be edited in the app (or on mobile devices at all). It requires “click and drag,” which cannot be done with taps.

### 2/5 — No Weight Shown?

*2026-05-02, version 1.20.6*

How can you not show me the average weight of the game?  This is a major criteria when choosing a game or researching it.  Huge miss here.

### 5/5 — Excellent for Boardgames

*2026-04-03*

As an avid board gamer, I find BGG truly critical to access the robust community that posts reviews, comments on rules, and a wonderful repository for community-created content for specific games.   Overall, a tremendous resource !!

### 5/5 — Mac

*2026-04-01*

Such a useful app for all things board games!  Always so much new content! A tremendous source for reviews, new games, events, how to’s, blogs, community, crowdfunding, etc.  I love tracking my personal game collection on here as well!

### 4/5 — Great…to a point

*2026-02-13*

For quick lookups on the go, this is better than a mobile browser, being tweaked enough to give it an app-like feel.

Read, write (some things), research, and more. It isn’t as easy as a computer, and that’s fine. This is a curated version of the site. The interface is mobile-enabled web rather than mobile front end with mobile-first choices.

It isn’t luxury so much as Craigslist, but it gets me what I need, when I need it.

### 1/5 — New Update Causing Consistent Crashes

*2026-01-12, version 1.20.1*

See title. iPad mini 6

### 3/5 — Less Useful Than Desktop

*2025-12-30*

The mobile version of the app is a lot less useful than the desktop. A lot of of the features, such as a functional homepage, editing, and viewing all parts of a profile, and using all features of writing a comment are either different diminished or unavailable. One of the major bonuses of this app is that people track their board game playing statistics, but the app features those statistics differently than the desktop version. For example, the desktop version tracks the number of individual game plays, Whereas the mobile version will track game sessions. So if I play one game three times in a sitting, the desktop version will count that it’s three plays, but the mobile version will only have it show up as one session.

## Frequently asked questions about BoardGameGeek

### What is this app?

This is the official app for BoardGameGeek, a comprehensive online resource and community dedicated to board games and card games. It serves as a definitive source for gaming information, featuring daily new content updated by millions of users.

### What kind of games are covered?

The app covers a vast array of games, including thousands of board games, dice games, card games, tile-laying games, and dexterity games. It spans genres from abstracts and economic games to strategy, party, and war games, ranging from light to heavy complexity.

### Is there a cost to use the app?

Becoming a registered member of BoardGameGeek is free. The app itself is also free to download and use. However, there is an optional ad-blocking subscription available for a recurring monthly or annual fee to enjoy an ad-free experience.

### What features does the app offer?

The app provides access to reviews, ratings, images, play-aids, translations, and session reports from a global community of gamers. It also includes live discussion forums for engaging with other enthusiasts and sharing thoughts on games.

### Who is this app for?

This app is designed for anyone passionate about board games and card games. Whether you're looking to discover new titles, research existing ones, read reviews, or connect with a like-minded community, this app is a valuable resource.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.22 — 2026-08-29

• Added Board game Community Stats info block with detailed stats when tapped.
• Tap Board game screen publication year and rankings to go to the relevant list.
• Visual improvements.

### 1.21.2 — 2026-08-08

Improves reliability of downloading files.

### 1.21 — 2026-07-15

• Added support for Liquid Glass.
• Added support for Windowed Apps mode on iPad.
• Improved support for Split View and Slide Over on iPad.
• Improved opening of Universal links.

### 1.20.6 — 2026-04-03

External forum images can be tapped to be able to zoom in.

### 1.20.5 — 2026-03-22

This is a maintenance release, it does not add new features.
If you encounter anything broken, please let us know via the Contact form in Settings (when logged in) or on the website.
v1.20.5: Fixes Thumbs given/received links in Profile.

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