# Catan Classic HD — Trade, Build, Settle > Classic board game of trading, building, and settling for mobile devices. (iPhone/iPad app by United Soft Media Verlag GmbH.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/catan-classic-hd/id390422167 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [United Soft Media Verlag GmbH](https://appshunter.io/developer/330111789) - Category: Games, Entertainment, Board, Strategy - Price: $4.99 with in-app purchases - Rating: 3.60/5 from 3,172 App Store ratings · 403 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 11.0 · 768 MB - Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), European Portuguese, European Spanish - Released: 2010-09-29 - Data updated: 2026-08-20 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/catan-classic-hd/id390422167/reviews.md ## What is Catan Classic HD? "Catan", the legendary strategy game provides gaming fun anytime, anywhere. True to the original game, you can compete with up to four players for the most settlements, the longest roads and the largest army. You can trade with each other and claim the precious land with all its resources. Challenge other Catan fans online via cross-platform multiplayer to prove your strategy skills or play against the AI: Various computer opponents, each with their own individual characteristics, will prove themselves worthy competitors: the pirate Jean, who knows no compromise, Vincent the merchant, who never allows himself to be cheated, Sean the knight, who takes what is rightfully his... The popular Catan expansions "Seafarers", "Cities and Knights" and two new special scenarios are available as In-App purchases. The complete Seafarers expansion includes more than 10 additional scenarios with an extensive campaign. Become Harbormaster, discover new islands and extra game elements like ships, gold fields, treasures and pirates. Ahoy! The Cities and Knights expansion introduces various new gameplay mechanics that add even more variety to Catan. Invest new trade goods in city improvements to build one of the three metropolises of Catan – but beware of the barbarians attracted by Catan’s new wealth! You’ll need your best knights to fend them off! C&K contains a short campaign and 7 challenging maps. Exciting adventures await you in the two new scenarios "Enchanted Land" and "The Great Canal". Vanquish dragons and bag their treasures or build a canal to help barren grain fields bloom once more. Features: - Available languages: English, German, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese - Original "Settlers of Catan" rule set - Update 4.0+: Synchronous online multiplayer games - Smart computer opponents with individual strategies - Scrollable game board including zoom option - Freely combinable game settings - Game statistics - Comprehensive tutorial - Seafarers LITE: New scenario "The 4 Islands" and two additional game variants - Cities and Knights LITE: Test the new expansion in the scenario "The first Island" - 3 different graphic sets to choose from ***** Catan FAQ: Question: An expansion seems gone after an update or reinstallation of Catan or after restoring the device? Answer: Don’t worry, your initial purchase is already saved in your iTunes account. You can restore your InApp purchases by selecting the restore-option in the Catan IAP menu. Question: I lost my campaign progress after reinstalling, updating or restoring my device. Is there any way to restore it? Answer: When saved games can’t be automatically restored, we’ve integrated a cheat code: In the campaign mode go to select player and enter "CatanWarp*" (* = 1–15) as your player name and confirm. Exit the game via the home button and restart it. The campaign can now be continued from the specified level number (1–15). Levels up to the specified number will be unlocked in the custom game mode as well. Question: Are dice rolls really random? Answer: Of course! All dice rolls are 100% random and not modified in any way. We’re avid Catan players ourselves. We’ve played the iOS version hundreds of times while developing the program. There have been times when we won and lost a few games in a row because of the dice - just like when playing the board game! ***** Questions or suggestions for improvements: Mail to ios@usm.de We are looking forward to your feedback! For more information on news and updates: www.usmgames.com or visit us on www.facebook.com/UnitedSoftMedia and twitter.com/USM_News ***** ## Key features - Resource trading and management - Settlement and road building - Online multiplayer - AI opponents with unique strategies - Expandable gameplay with DLC - Scrollable and zoomable game board ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: $4.99. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | The Seafarers | $4.99 | one-time | | Cities & Knights | $4.99 | one-time | | The new scenarios | $1.99 | one-time | | All-expansions Bundle | $9.99 | one-time | | Catan - The Islands | $1.99 | one-time | ## What do users think of Catan Classic HD? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Great game - 👍 True to the board game - 👍 Variety of game options - 👍 Customizable rules - 👍 Enjoyable gameplay **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes - 🐛 Disappearing UI elements - 🐛 Unresponsive controls - 🐛 Inconsistent dice rolls - 🐛 Biased AI behavior - 💰 Expensive for full experience **Commonly reported bugs** - Game freezes when moving the robber - Development card screen disappears - Inability to see other players' trades - Inconsistent behavior when exiting and resuming games - Crashes when completing campaign scenarios **Most requested features** - Improved online matchmaking - Turn time limits for online play - Ability to design custom boards - Better tutorial and explanations - Ability to pause and resume games - More detailed game statistics ## Recent user reviews (10 of 403) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/catan-classic-hd/id390422167/reviews.md ### 3/5 — Glitchy *2026-08-01, version 4.8.2* This app can be very frustrating. Logging in fails or just hangs far too often. It has skipped players, no dice roll just on to the next. In one game it glitched and my settlement had been changed to another player, right in the beginning. I ended up just having one of my picks. The other player had one of mine plus their two. It also doesn’t always give you your resource when the dice roll shows one of your numbers. I haven’t seen any updates so I doubt anyone is working on these issues. When things work well it’s decent. ### 4/5 — Love this app but *2026-05-24, version 4.8.2* I have been playing this game on my iPad for years and I love it. However, in the past year I’ve noticed that the game now constantly crashes. Like I can’t get through a single game without it crashing at least 2 or 3 times. I don’t have this problem with any other apps on my iPad. I’ve updated it, I’ve de/re-installed it, nothing seems to fix the problem. It’s a shame because I’ve slowly stopped playing the game out of frustration. ### 5/5 — Great way to learn Catan *2026-05-19, version 4.8.2* I lost continually to my adult kids until I started playing on this app. I learned the rules and began to win. ### 1/5 — SR *2026-05-06, version 4.8.2* Game cheats and crashes all the time. ### 2/5 — Crashes *2026-05-03, version 4.8.2* Keeps crashing after 3-5 minutes ### 2/5 — Very glitchy *2026-04-29, version 4.8.2* This game freezes often. The graphics are cartoonish. Catan Universe works far better ### 1/5 — horrendous app *2026-04-27, version 4.8.2* it always bugs out or is straight up broken. it randomly switches to dutch to try and reset the password. goes non responsive. hands down most broken app award winner. ### 2/5 — Amazing rolls AI is stacked *2026-04-26, version 4.8.2* Amazing how you can lose all resource's in two plays. Ai rolls 7, blocks your 8. Steals from you, next player plays knight steals from you, next player plays monopoly cards cleans out what is left. Then you roll an 8. And then next 3 rolls are 8. Just when you are about to win, someone plays 3 VP points. They must have unlimited of those and knight cards ### 2/5 — Cheats so bad.... *2026-04-26, version 4.8.2* Don’t waste your time. ### 2/5 — Very unrealistic and not fun to play *2026-04-12, version 4.8.2* People have been complaining about the algorithm for this app for years, and it hasn’t gotten any better in all that time. I play Cities and Knights and the seafarers versions in real life and on this app, and this app is ridiculous. The number of wedding, saboteur, resource monopoly, deserter cards etc. is completely unrealistic. There are only so many of those cards in a real deck, and in a real game they come up infrequently. And, number of times you get robbed as soon as you acquire some assets is extremely improbable. There are games when I’ve been robbed three or four dice rolls in a row, with the bots moving the robber back and forth from one of my hexes to another one to another one etc. In a real game, the likelihood of losing a city at the start of the game because you haven’t been able to get a knight on the board is very low, and on the app it happens all the time. In fact, I’ve played games where every player lost their city the first time the barbarians attacked, which would be almost impossible in a real game. The developers should work on making the bots play a realistic game of Catan, instead of only being able to beat you by stealing all of your assets. It’s probably more work as far as coding goes, yet the game is still as unplayable as it was a few years ago. I’m uninstalling it and not playing it anymore. If you decide to actually work on fixing it let me know and I’ll try it again. ## Frequently asked questions about Catan Classic HD ### What is Catan Classic HD? Catan Classic HD is a mobile adaptation of the legendary strategy board game. It allows players to trade resources, build settlements and roads, and compete for victory points against AI opponents or other players online. ### What are the key features of Catan Classic HD? Key features include the original 'Settlers of Catan' rule set, synchronous online multiplayer, smart AI opponents with individual strategies, a scrollable game board with zoom, and comprehensive tutorial. Expansions are available as in-app purchases. ### How much does Catan Classic HD cost? The base game is free to download and play. Additional content, such as expansions like 'Seafarers' and 'Cities and Knights,' are available as in-app purchases. ### What platforms is Catan Classic HD available on? The application data does not specify exact platform availability beyond being a mobile application. However, the FAQ mentions 'iTunes account,' suggesting availability on iOS devices. ### Can I play Catan Classic HD offline? Yes, you can play against the AI opponents offline. The online multiplayer feature requires an internet connection to compete with other Catan fans. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 4.8.2 — 2024-02-19 Thank you for playing Catan! This release contains bug fixes and new features that make our product even better. The following is new: - Integrated account delete option for online accounts - Multiple smaller compatibility fixes ### 4.7.5 — 2020-09-23 Catan Classic HD 4.7.5: Catan Classic HD now runs on iOS 14 devices again ### 4.7.2 — 2019-12-10 Catan Classic HD 4.7.2 -Optimizations for iOS 13.X.X -Fixed display issues in Almanac ### 4.6.8 — 2018-06-18 - Improved almanac navigation and fixed errors when navigating between topic links in the almanac - Added additional information regarding data privacy and required permission to the app - Smaller tweaks and optimizations ### 4.6.5 — 2017-11-14 A thank-you for all our Catan fans: We’ve added an option to unlock content already purchased by you (applies to base game, “Seafarers” and “Cities and Knights” expansions) in our new game Catan Universe for free. Use your Catan Universe account to play on the device of your choice – you can use your login on many different desktop and mobile devices. Become part of the world-wide Catan community and play with players from all over the world. Please refer to the in-game news section for more details. 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User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-20.*