# Brass — user reviews > 136 indexed App Store user reviews of Brass by Cublo Sp. z o.o., rated 4.50/5 from 345 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brass/id933026434/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brass/id933026434.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 233 · 4★ 75 · 3★ 17 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 12 ## What do users think of Brass? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Faithful recreation of the board game - 🚀 Smooth gameplay and animations - 🎨 Good visual design and presentation - 💡 Useful tutorial and in-game information - 🕹️ Challenging AI opponents **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs and crashes, especially in online play - 🔍 Difficult to find and join online games - 📚 Incomplete or unclear tutorial/rules - 🕹️ AI could be more challenging for experienced players - 💻 Interface issues on certain devices (e.g. iPhone X) **Commonly reported bugs** - Login/registration issues for online play - Unresponsive UI elements during gameplay - Inconsistent behavior when building connections - Distant market values changing unexpectedly **Most requested features** - Add undo functionality - Improve online game management (search, notifications, etc.) - Provide more difficulty levels for AI opponents - Add support for the Brass: Birmingham version - Allow viewing of past game boards and statistics ## Newest reviews (19 of 136) ### 4/5 — Well implemented but with one big thing missing *2026-04-26* This is a great digital implementation of what is now Brass: Lancashire. It is actually the original version of the game, predating Lancashire, but the two are very similar. The bots are okay for learning the basics, but their strategies are too rigid and basic to be good much beyond that. The biggest problem is that the online functionality doesn’t work. Which is a real shame. ### 4/5 — Excellent game! Decent app! Lousy tutorial *2026-02-09, version 1.11* Love this game! I wouldn't have learned how to play it though if i didn't have the physical version. The lack of a good tutorial is unfortunate. ### 4/5 — Good game, but can’t play online *2025-10-22* Good game. Good interface. Can’t register or login to play online. When I try to register, it says check your internet connection and try again later. When I try to login, it says connecting and freezes forever. And yes, my internet is fine. And yes, I’ve rebooted the app and my iPad multiple times and retried. Same issues every time. Developers…please help! ### 3/5 — Good app, but limitations for play *2025-09-27* Please add an undo button, it is so easy to make a mistake clicking and it ruins the game. Please allow for online games with real players and AI - my husband and I want to play a four player setup with the computer. Add filters and search features for online games, it is insane to have to scroll for several minutes! Nice visuals and gameplay otherwise but really need these fixes. ### 4/5 — Gute Umsetzung eines tollen Brettspiels *2025-09-14* Wie im Titel geschrieben, eine gute Umsetzung eines tollen Brettspiels. Ein Muss für alle Brass und Wallace Fans. Spiele es schon länger und kann es nur empfehlen. Aber, wann kommt endlich Brass Birmingham als App? ### 3/5 — Unsupported *2025-04-15* Eigentlich ein sehr gutes Spiel. Leider wird es nicht mehr gepflegt und man muss sich durch hunterte tote Spiele scrollen, ehe man endlich sein neu gestartetes Spiel findet. Wenn das doch noch mal irgendwann behoben wird, gibt‘s wieder 5 Sterne. ### 4/5 — Very good game *2024-10-01* Please improve the logic to find the game that was just created by my friend. e.g. list my friends game at the top, or at lease the new games at the top. ### 4/5 — Tolles Spiel, aber eine Bitte… *2024-10-01* Das Spiel ist schön umgesetzt und läuft stabil, auch online. Aber - warum muss man bei den Online-Spielen ewig nach unten scrollen, um ein neu angelegtes Spiel dann am Ende der Liste statt am Anfang zu finden? Alternativ wäre ein Filter hilfreich… daher nur 4 statt 5 Sterne. ### 4/5 — Great app for those familiar with the original Brass (2007) boardgame *2024-05-15* This is an excellent implementation of a great boardgame for playing on iPad. Brass (2007), now called Brass:Lancashire). The screen displays, game board, scoreboard, turn play animations, and turn action options are very clearly presented, and make playing easy for the experienced player. The AI that controls the computer opponents (if played solo) also seems excellent. I have the actual boardgame but I reached an impasse trying to learn the rules, and so I did the full tutorial in this app for iPad, and then with the printed rulebook in hand, the app ready to play, and the actual boardgame set up identically on my table, I just played through a solo learning game. Overall it’s helped me better understand the game play, but I wish I could stop or at least slow down the computer turn moves so I could learn from how they were playing. I also wish there was a button I could tap to get recommendations for my next move. So, overall, this is a great implementation for experienced players, and with a couple additional Help features it would be a valuable tool for learning Brass. ### 3/5 — It’s okay *2024-05-07, version 1.11* Little brother to Brass Birmingham which is a much better game. Notifications don’t work on this app, new games list at the bottom, and a few wonky UI bits that take some getting used to. But it’s generally a good port of an okay game. ### 2/5 — Does app still work!V *2023-03-26, version 1.11* Haven’t been able to log in to the app in weeks. Anyone know if it’s still working? I’ve tried reaching out to developers/etc and no responses. ### 4/5 — Schön Adaption vom Brett.. *2023-01-26* ..mit kleinen Schönheitsfehlern. Jede Runde die wählen zu müssen, ob man die CPU Züge animiert sehen möchte nervt auf Dauer. Schön wäre, das einmal einzustellen und dann nur die Übersicht aller inzwischen erfolgten Züge zu sehen, statt jeden einzeln. Verbindungen sollten auch gebaut werden können, wenn man auf der Karte darauf klick - nicht wie jetzt nur über das Menü (wie bei den Industrien auch möglich eben). Immer alles zu bestätigen nervt. Zu Beginn war es praktisch. Hier währe eine Option schön. Dinge die automatisiert werden können, sollten automatisiert werden (wenn nur eine Kohle oder ein Eisen verfügbar ist etwa - die gesamte Aktion kann man dann ja immer noch bestätigen müssen; aber nicht jeden Teilschritt - schon gar nicht, wenn es nicht wirklich eine Auswahl gibt. Es kann ja durchaus angezeigt werden, was beim finalen bestätigen alles passiert - etwa um dem Gegner keinen Gefallen zu tun und seine letzte Ressourcen verbrauchen um nicht versehentlich seine Industrie zu aktivieren. Schlussendlich ist manchmal nicht gar klar, warum etwas nicht geht, wenn man das Brettspiel nicht zufällig schon kennt oder die Tutorial peinlich genau studiert. (overbuild; warum eine Verbindung nicht gebaut werden kann (Abgrenzung zwischen eigenem netz, das einem das Bauen ermöglicht und verbundenem netz, was einem den Zugang zu Häfen ermöglicht sollte deutlicher herausgestellt werden). Evtl nochmal ein paar gestünden mit Menschen, die die Regeln noch nicht kennen, durchführen lassen. Ansonsten sehr schönes Spiel! ### 4/5 — A crunchy classic *2022-08-21, version 1.11* Sure, it looks somewhat outdated, but this is a very functional digital edition of the Brass board game (now known as Brass: Lancashire). I use it only for solo play. Wish it got updated with the new visuals and better AI. ### 2/5 — Interface design leaves much to be desired *2022-05-28* The implementation of the game is so arcane that it is night on impossible to know what is going on. Many things cannot be easily confirmed without going through tedious steps and clicking around. It is an exercise in futility at best. ### 4/5 — If only the notifications worked *2021-12-02* I’d give it 5 stars, but my friends and I needed to use a messaging app to alert each other when it was their turn ### 3/5 — Tutorial mangelhaft *2021-02-15* Ich kann dem Regelwerk nicht folgen. Irgendwas fehlt mir... ### 3/5 — Rubbish AI *2020-07-10* Crap AI it needs a lot of work. GAME IS GOOD ### 4/5 — Good, but could be great *2020-06-27* Game concept is brilliant, although the German language version is badly proofread since the letter ‚ä‘ is plainly MISSING throughout ALL texts, which causes a lot of confusion, please fix this. Moreover I’d really appreciate a graphics update that resembles the look of the new version of the boardgame, this game looks outdated by these standards. ### 4/5 — Good fun, but some rule differences to the board game *2020-05-25* I’ve enjoyed playing this but I have noticed some differences between the rules of the board game and this implementation. These are worth being aware of if you play competitively. 1. You can overbuild an opponent’s iron industry if iron is priced at 5 (rather than completely sold out as per the game). 2. Overbuilt industries lose their VP and income boost to the controlling player (rather than just VP as per the game). ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Online gaming doesn’t connect / work *2023-04-13* Bought Brass app with a friend after seeing it listed on a gaming website as highly rated. Both of us tried to register in the app for their online games but it says no internet connection. We both had same issue. We tried cell and different WiFis. I sent developer (Cublo) a message through their website more than a week ago and no response. Maybe they don’t run their online server anymore. Will ask Apple for a refund ### 1/5 — Not So Good Getting Games Going *2021-05-10, version 1.11* All the games are private, locked games. If you start a open game, nobody joins it. So only get this app if you intend to play versus the AI or if you’re a member of a group of dithering snots who are going to have private games! ### 1/5 — Please fix your app. *2020-04-09, version 1.10* Have reinstalled, restarted etc. app is broken make it to 2nd half of game and buttons stop working. Please fix ### 1/5 — Good looking game, but bugs break it in the rail era *2019-10-24* I enjoy playing Brass on both my iPad and iPhone, and it works great in the canal era, but once the rail era starts, I’ve encountered a bug where I am unable to complete my turns as the check box to complete turns is unresponsive. A work around is to go to the main menu and then continue the game, but it’s cumbersome and sometimes skips the rest of your turn - for example if I attempt to develop two items on a turn, I am only able to develop once and when I go to the main menu and continue, it won’t let me develop a second time. Same applies when attempting to sell cotton twice on a turn. Would be a great implementation once this bug gets fixed. ### 1/5 — Unusable on iPad Mini 4 *2019-09-28, version 1.9* Bouncing pointing finger of doom freezes games every time in my iPad mini 4 ### 1/5 — Injouable *2019-09-19* Excellent jeux(Martin Wallace oblige), mais application tres buggee. Impossible de finir une partie le bouton de validation devient inoperant et une icone de main le designe comme si l’on etait revenu en mode tuto. De plus le jeux semble epuise la batterie (50% de perte de charge en 1/2 h de jeux) ### 1/5 — Buggy on my iPad Pro :( *2019-09-15* I get a certain way into the game, before the ‘tick’ button to confirm an action ceases to function, requiring me to quit to the main menu and ‘continue’ the game (thereby missing the result of my action, as it skips straight to the next turn). Eventually, after ‘continuing’ a few times, it will lock up entirely. Poor, and very disappointing, especially as I was just starting to get the hang of it :( ### 1/5 — Bug *2019-08-27, version 1.9* In phrase two, can’t make any actions. ### 1/5 — Resolution on iPhone XS Max *2019-06-03, version 1.8* The Resolution on iPhone XS Max has problem, UI buttons is out of the frame, please fix ### 1/5 — Developer abandoned? *2019-03-09* Downloaded the app and it has no sound. Went to “app support” link and got brought to a help desk page forcing me to log in (to something I don’t have an account for) before I can “raise requests”. Great. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Faithful. *2026-03-24* Like most other ‘board game video games’, it doesn’t quite have the same charm as the real life counterpart; but it’s a 1:1 recreation of the board game so if you are looking for a way to play Brass: Lancashire on the go, this is your best bet. ### 5/5 — Deep Strategic Game *2022-09-17* I was introduced to the world of Brass through the Birmingham version of the board game, which I have played a couple of times. Someone in my playgroup told me that an app is available so I checked it out. I understand the game a lot better now and have really enjoyed being able to take on the AI, which is pretty good at the difficult level. ### 5/5 — Fantastic game but one gripe. *2022-08-28* Me and my buddies LOVE this game. This iOS implementation is wonderful. Each week we create a few online games and here’s what we hate: new online games get placed at bottom of the game list. Why is that a problem? No search or scroll mechanics are available and that means 2 or 3 minutes of endless finger swipes just to get down to our game. Doing anything to fix that would be sweet. I also wish played games could be reviewed and analyzed. Sadly, once game completes, there is no return to look over the board or statistics. ### 5/5 — A Great Implementation of a Modern Board Game *2022-07-06* This is a great implementation of the board game Brass: Lancashire by Martin Wallace. It is a tense economic board game where you try to outsmart your opponents - building coal mines, iron works, and cotton mills at the right time. The hard part is that as you build across England, you can only access the cities connected to your network of canals and railways. When you spend more money than your opponents, you move after them in the following turn. It ends up being a delicate balance of spending and saving money, while striking at the right time to score points. The AI is good enough that I have problems beating them in a four-player game, but it really shines with multiplayer. I've been having fun playing with my board game group that moved across the country. The notifications sometimes don't work, so we use Discord to let the next player know when it's their turn. We also noticed a minor display bug with the distant markets, but it doesn't really affect gameplay. Overall a great game, even if there is somewhat of a learning curve. ### 5/5 — Flawless Execution of a Complex Board Game *2020-12-27, version 1.11* This game is about recognizing and anticipating future demand, and ideal locations. If you are a preemptive thinker/have a business mind, you will enjoy this game. This game ranked among the top 20. It did take a while to learn, but worth the effort. Watching YouTube tutorials will only get you part of the way there. Reading tips from other players helps the most. ### 5/5 — gute Spielumsetzung aber... *2020-10-17* Der Multiplayer ist so schlecht gestaltet. Also im Moment läuft der Multiplayer gar nicht mehr seit 2 Tagen. Ansonsten verleassen die Spieler regelmässig einfach das Spiel und dann ist die Partie beendet. Da man aber nicht bei den Mitspielern nachschauen kann, ob derjenige oft Spiele verlässt und es für Leaver kein Nachteil bringt, kann man sehr oft nicht zu ende spielen. des weiteren verschwinden in der Multiplayer-Lobby keine Spiele.Das heisst irgendwer macht eine partie auf mit Passwort und wenn man nun selber eine partie öffnen will, muss man 60 Games runter scrollen... so nervig... ### 5/5 — 經典遊戲 *2020-09-21, version 1.10* UI不錯 線上也還算有人 Hope there will be rules of Birmingham ### 5/5 — Yet to win a game, 5/5 *2020-09-16* Perfectly fluid mechanics (with a presentation of what moves are possible and why certain ones aren't), beautiful artwork and animations, has online/offline/tutorials, never any lag or errors, and the computers are a bunch of clever a-holes. I wish the worst of luck to all of my fellow industrialists. ### 5/5 — Good game *2020-07-11, version 1.10* Complicated enough that there is a lot of depth to the strategy. Better to use this app to learn rules. ### 5/5 — Great game! *2020-05-23, version 1.10* Very well thought out game play! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*