# Charterstone: Digital Edition — user reviews

> 130 indexed App Store user reviews of Charterstone by Acram Digital, rated 3.60/5 from 14 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/charterstone-digital-edition/id1457338857/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/charterstone-digital-edition/id1457338857.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 6 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 3

## What do users think of Charterstone?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and animations
- 🎮 Faithful digital adaptation of board game
- 🎵 Great music and sound design
- 🤖 Competent AI opponents
- 📱 Smooth UI and intuitive interface
- ♻️ Automatic bonus tracking and management
- 🎯 Engaging legacy campaign gameplay
- 🎲 Satisfying opening crates mechanic

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 📖 Poor tutorial for new players
- 🔤 Text too small on mobile devices
- ⚠️ Game-breaking bugs in campaign mode
- 🔌 Compatibility issues with older devices
- 🔄 Slow gameplay with long wait times
- 🚫 Online multiplayer frequently broken
- 💾 Save file corruption on crashes
- ❓ Unclear rules explanations in-game
- 🔔 Notification system not working properly

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Game crashes when entering online lobby
- Loading screen stuck at 0% or 1%
- Freezes on opponent's turn during campaign
- Game 6 and Game 9 specific crash issues
- Incorrect turn assignment in multiplayer
- Potion Master card awards incorrect VP
- Minion selection shows all players' minions instead of own
- Influence calculation picks wrong winner
- Robot placement objective scoring broken
- Charterstone roll mechanic not working correctly
- Game stuck in loop selecting companion
- Campaign advancement pile selection error
- Meeple drag action causes freeze
- App crashes after naming village
- Online sync issues between platforms

**Most requested features**

- Font size adjustment slider
- Pinch zoom functionality
- Ability to create custom maps for single games
- Skip forced confirmation actions
- Better building information visibility
- Notification settings in-game
- Backup save functionality
- Ability to see available buildings at a glance

## Newest reviews (13 of 130)

### 4/5 — Lieber auf Englisch spielen

*2025-04-07*

Das Spiel ist gut aber wenn man es auf Deutsch spielt, macht es einem die fehlerhaft übersetzte Anleitung schwerer, die Regeln zu verstehen, weil bestimmte wichtige Begriffe mal so, mal so übersetzt werden.

**Developer response:** Hey Sprachlabor, thanks so much for your feedback. We're sorry to hear that some of the German translations are making it harder to understand the rules. To help us improve, could you please point out where the translations feel off or inconsistent? You can either:

- Send us in-game feedback with detailed description, or
- Email us at contact@acram.eu

If you can include a few examples of the incorrect or inconsistent terms, that would be super helpful for us to fix them quickly. Danke! :)

### 3/5 — モンスターは居ないがゴーストは居る

*2024-02-04*

キャンペーンモードがチュートリアルを兼ねた本編
全12回を通して種々の要素が追加されていき
予想外の変化に対し臨機応変に柔軟性を持って対応する所が楽しみどころ
ストーリーは各要素の理由づけ程度で控えめ

App Store上では対応言語が英語のみとなっているが
2024年1月時点で日本語を含む8言語に対応している
翻訳の具合はまぁ・・・外国製であることを考えれば許容範囲
ゲームをプレイする分には問題ないが、
用語や言い回しなどは理解しようとする多少の努力が必要になる

自分が理解するのに時間がかかった点だけ以下に書いておきます
「栄光」は星を全て埋めたら効果が発動する
　いわゆる極振りが必須
「能力」は丸がひとつごとに効果が得られる
　バランス振りでも大丈夫
「アシスタント」カードの一部はテキストが表示されていないが 
　基本的に、背景の建物を使用すると下部のアイコンで記された報酬を得る
　湾港労働者は評判を得る事が発動条件

### 3/5 — Terrible tutorial

*2023-08-24*

Game looks slick but has one of the worst tutorials I’ve seen - just throws walls and walls of text at the player with no real sense of guiding you or teaching you how to play the game. Seems like a game designed for people who know how to play it already, so I’d be cautious about buying unless you’re already a Charterstone player.

### 2/5 — No More Online Functionality

*2023-01-13*

With the most recent software update, every time I try to go to the online Lobby the game crashes.

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback. Could you please submit a ticket (an envelope icon) in game? :)

### 2/5 — Achat inaccessible

*2022-12-10*

Bonjour,
Est-ce possible de me réactiver l'accès à l'application achetée en mars 2020 ?

**Developer response:** Hello,
please contact us at contact@acram.eu :) We will do everything in our power to help you out!

### 4/5 — solid digital adaptation

*2022-08-28*

really nice digital version of a solid worker placement legacy game. would be 5 stars if you had the option to create your own map from scratch for single games, but the campaign was fun to play through

### 2/5 — Maybe not for iPhone

*2022-02-24*

This app is clearly not optimised for iPhone as the text is nearly un readable. The font is a hideous choice particularly when it goes italics. Please update the app to allow for font choice or a slider to increase text size. Or at least enable a pinch zoom function

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, we're working on updating the game :)

### 1/5 — Big bug

*2021-01-09*

After 15 minutes the game is closes ans reloade All Time 😡it’s 15$ on scrape...

**Developer response:** Hello! Thanks for your feedback - since your post we updated the game a lot and solved the issues you're referring to! We highly encourage you to try it out now - in its improved version. :)

### 1/5 — Burn in issues on the screen

*2020-12-31, version 1.1.10*

After playing 1 game, I got a permanent burn in on my old ipad pro screen. Beware!

### 1/5 — Frustrating

*2020-11-03, version 1.1.7*

Bought to play with friends across the country.  Super excited for a digital legacy game. 

Tried to play for the first time and the game crashed an unbearable amount of times before we bagged it. 

Curious if others have had the issue.  We tried a combo of stream and iPad, so maybe that was the issue. 

Want app to work because the game looks great.

### 1/5 — Forced Data Collection

*2020-10-17, version 1.1.7*

I bought your game and a month down the road you are going to force a data collection policy on me? I don’t agree and I cannot play the game?

### 1/5 — Won't open with latest update - Do not buy

*2020-09-05*

See original review below. 
We were so excited about them fixing the crashes that happened multiple times per game, until we realized that the fix was to keep us from playing the game at all! Latest update will not do anything other than shutting down the game. I am sick of this and wish there was a way to get our money back. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!

Original review here; We bought this game after playing it with our son but using it on our iOS 10 iPads it crashes three or four times per game. Also, the game is rather slow and clunky in its operation requiring unnecessary steps. Overall a great concept, but needs polished significantly.

**Developer response:** Hello! Thanks for your feedback - since your post we updated the game a lot and solved the issues you're referring to! We highly encourage you to try it out now - in its improved version. :)

### 1/5 — Demande de remboursement...jamais eu de réponse

*2020-09-01*

N’ayant pas pu jouer faute de tutoriel video, j’ai fait une demande de remboursement à laquelle je n’ai jamais eu de réponse. C’est inadmissible Apple se fiche du monde, 10 euros dépensés pour rien, j’attends toujours. Si vous lisez ce message merci de faire le nécessaire

**Developer response:** Hello! Thanks for your feedback - since your post we updated the game a lot and solved the issues you're referring to! We highly encourage you to try it out now - in its improved version. :)

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Nada de Español

*2023-07-29, version 1.2.9*

El juego está muy entretenido si tienes un nivel básico de inglés. Pero me parece una tomadura de pelo que esté hasta en japonés y no en español.

### 1/5 — Cannot Even Use It

*2023-01-13*

Bought to play with my partner, but the game continually restarts every time I enter the Lobby. Would like my money back.

### 1/5 — Impossible de jouer

*2022-07-29*

Je n’arrive pas à passer le premier ecran du jeu et aucune aide possible dans l’appli.

**Developer response:** Hello, thanks for your feedback. Could you please send us an in-game ticket (envelope icon)? This way we'll get a lot of additional info that might help us solve your issue. :) If you have any further questions please contact us here or at ml@acram.eu

Bonjour, merci pour vos commentaires. Pourriez-vous nous envoyer un ticket en jeu (icône d'enveloppe) ? De cette façon, nous obtiendrons de nombreuses informations supplémentaires qui pourraient nous aider à résoudre votre problème. :) Si vous avez d'autres questions, veuillez nous contacter ici ou à ml@acram.eu

### 1/5 — Re fonctionne

*2022-07-14*

C’est bon, la mise à jour a fait le travail. Merci

**Developer response:** Hello! Thanks for your feedback - since your post we updated the game a lot and solved the issues you're referring to! We highly encourage you to try it out now - in its improved version. :)

### 1/5 — No está en español.

*2022-06-05, version 1.2.7*

Mas de 500 millones de hablantes sin poder jugar en su idioma. Eso si, si hablas polaco u holandés este es tu juego. Vaya tela.

### 1/5 — Online play no longer works

*2022-05-11*

Thus game used to be fun until online play stopped working in the middle of a campaign. It is now impossible to log in and play. Has the app been abandoned by the developers?

**Developer response:** Hello,
thanks for your feedback, we are glad you are enjoying Charterstone. :) Right now we are working on our new server, this might cause the online games disturbance however the issue will be fixed soon alongside a new patch 1.2.8! :)

### 1/5 — Necesita español

*2021-10-28, version 1.2.7*

Una pena que no esté traducido al español

### 1/5 — Buggy and unplayable at times

*2021-10-06*

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**Developer response:** Hello! Thanks for your feedback - since your post we updated the game a lot and solved the issues you're referring to! We highly encourage you to try it out now - in its improved version. :)

### 1/5 — 日本語非対応

*2021-05-09*

プレビューは日本語紹介だがアプリは非対応
残念

**Developer response:** Hello! Thanks for your feedback - since your post we updated the game a lot and solved the issues you're referring to! We highly encourage you to try it out now - in its improved version. :)

### 1/5 — Très déçue

*2021-01-16*

J'ai acheté ce jeu, bien que je le possède déjà en version physique.
Le jeu fonctionnait parfaitement bien et me plaisait beaucoup jusqu'aux dernières mises à jour. Depuis, il crashe au démarrage. Impossible d'y jouer à nouveau.
J'ai contacté l'assistance mais n'ai obtenu aucune réponse. J'apprécierais un remboursement afin d'acheter le jeu sur une plateforme plus fiable, telle que Steam.

**Developer response:** Hello! Thanks for your feedback - since your post we updated the game a lot and solved the issues you're referring to! We highly encourage you to try it out now - in its improved version. :)

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Très bon mais ça demande du temps

*2023-02-10*

J’ai acheté ce jeu il y a un an et j’ai eu du mal à rentrer dedans. Je trouvais le principe un peu opaque. Et puis il y a peu j’ai décidé de redonner une chance au jeu et j’ai vraiment accroché. C’est un jeu prenant, facile à comprendre et dur à jouer, avec un très chouette scénario. La version iPad est tellement facile sur la mise en place. Mais un tuto rapide vidéo aurait été sympa. Mais on est sur un jeu legacy, donc on découvre au fur et à mesure. A découvrir.

### 5/5 — Fetziges Spiel

*2021-09-13*

Hab länger gezögert, mit dem ausprobieren dieses Spiels, u.a. wegen der Rezis hier. Finde das Tutorial jedoch gut gemacht und auch meine „Sorge“ mich mit nem englischen Spiel zu beschäftigen war völlig unbegründet. Deutsch und einige andere Sprachen sind dabei. Ich mag die Machart und das Design sehr. Werde mich gut unterhalten lassen damit. Vielen Dank.

### 5/5 — Ausgezeichnet!!!

*2021-01-08*

Vielen Dank für dieses Gesellschaftsspiel !!!

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2020-12-29*

Good port and all bug are gone

### 5/5 — 好玩的遊戲

*2020-10-28, version 1.1.7*

可惜還是有一些翻譯小問題
但整體遊玩還不錯
Just have some translation problems(Chinese)
But still a good game

### 5/5 — Great implementation of a great game

*2020-09-25*

This is a gorgeously realized version of the cardboard game, with nice UI, plenty of cute animations, and pretty seamless online multiplayer. There’s definitely a learning curve, but once you start to dig in there’s a very deep strategy game here, with lots of twists and turns as the campaign plays out. Nicely done. The digital format is great because it allows you to try the different charters to learn how they play out. Async is a great way to pass a long quarantine with friends, as long as people are patient. Definitely not a quick game

### 5/5 — Great game

*2020-08-26, version 1.1.3*

Played a full campaign with zero bugs on my iPhone 11. It *seems* if you have an older iOS device you may run into problems. I suspect this may have something to do with certain SDK elements not present in older iOS systems.

### 5/5 — Fantastic

*2020-08-09*

This game is very fun. Up there with Through the Ages and Terraforming Mars. 

The campaign bugs have been solved so it works perfectly now. Very enjoyable.

### 5/5 — Enjoy the journey

*2020-07-28, version 1.1.2*

I had never played the physical game, so this was all new to me. I enjoy the developing story and the on going game with my game night bro’s. I learn by watching and my experience has been so fun. I learn every turn and genuinely enjoy coming back for my turns. Thanks!

### 5/5 — LOVE THIS GAME!

*2020-07-06*

For those unfamiliar, this game is BEST played as a 12 game campaign. It can certainly play as a stand-alone single game, but the full enjoyment (to me) comes from the campaign mode. More on this later...

As far as the app, I’ve seen a lot of people complaining about it being buggy and crashing.. I bought this 4th of July weekend and haven’t encountered any bugs or crashing yet. I’ve played a full campaign (12 games) on my iPad mini and was delighted at how smooth it ran. 

There is a LOT of interactive info on your screen. As mentioned, I’ve been playing on a small tablet but would imagine it’s a bit cramped on a phone screen. Everything on the screen is interactive, but it will be a bit daunting if you’re a new player. They have a tutorial but there is a lot of nuance so I’d recommend reading the rulebook online somewhere.

Reviewing the game itself, you can find tons of reviews on Amazon/BGG for the Charterstone Board game that will give you lots of info as to why this is such a great worker placement game. Fun little twists and rule additions throughout the campaign keeps things fresh and fun. The app is particularly great because, unlike playing IRL, the app takes care of all your bonuses. No more “aw man I forgot when I use the green charter I get an extra coin.” The app handles all bonuses and glory/capacity for you; it’s amazing!!!

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