# Ephod™ — user reviews

> 176 indexed App Store user reviews of Ephod™ by Jinhyeok Jeong, rated 4.60/5 from 1,003 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ephod/id1633480108/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ephod/id1633480108.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 819 · 4★ 72 · 3★ 39 · 2★ 24 · 1★ 49

## What do users think of Ephod™?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Great implementation of Splendor
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 💎 Faithful recreation of the board game
- 🎨 Excellent visual design
- 🤝 Enjoyable multiplayer experience

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
- 🔁 Excessive need to update the app
- 🕰️ Freezing and turn skipping issues
- 💰 Aggressive monetization with ads and coins
- 🔌 Connectivity problems and disconnections

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Blank screens and loading issues
- Incorrect scoring and noble card distribution
- Account login and progress loss problems
- Unresponsive controls and buttons
- Crashes and force-quits during gameplay

**Most requested features**

- Offline/single-player mode
- Ability to customize game settings (e.g., points target)
- Replay/review functionality
- Improved matchmaking and ranked system
- Support for more players in private games

## Newest reviews (10 of 176)

### 4/5 — 카드 가져오기가 안 떠요

*2026-08-11*

게임 재밌게 잘 하고 있습니다. 제가 너무 좋아하는 게임인데요, 최근 빈번하게 게임 진행 도중 카드 가져오기, 찜하기 버튼 어떤 것도 안 뜨고 게임이 진행됩니다. 저는 누를 게 없으니 턴이 그냥 넘어가고, 강퇴 당하고, 패널티를 받고, 게임은 지고, 돈은 잃어요. 
이런 경우가 몇 번째인지 모를 만큼 너무 많습니다. 대체 왜 이러는 건가요.
캡쳐도 해놨습니다. 
잘하고 있다가 이러면 정말 스트레스입니다. 몇 번이나 피드백 보냈는데 제발 해결 좀 해주세요.

### 2/5 — No time

*2026-06-06, version 19.0.3*

I like this game, but recently the timer has gone down to 3 seconds to make a move.  Not sure if this is a glitch or not.  It makes the game very frustrating.

### 1/5 — Poor application

*2026-03-15, version 18.2.1*

Game stopes and shutting down itself

### 4/5 — No Option to Report

*2026-03-05*

There is no option to report an issue in the game! In Every game the game hangs at an instance, and then kicks me out of the match! It is happening in every match.

**Developer response:** Hi, thank you for your report. We've recently deployed several stability improvements to address disconnection issues. We've also added an in-app feedback feature (top-right menu → Feedback) so you can report issues directly from the game. Please update to the latest version and let us know if the problem continues. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

### 2/5 — They keep asking for money so careful

*2026-03-04, version 18.1.3*

I played a few games for free at first, but the adverts became extremely frequent and very long. Sometimes I even had to watch adverts just to start a game again, which was already frustrating. I then paid the fee to remove the adverts, and the app clearly stated this would be a one time payment. However, after only a few games it started asking me to pay again to get more points in order to continue playing. The cost for the points is almost as much as the original app price. The only alternative offered is to watch adverts again. This feels very misleading and unfair. I would not have paid if I had known this. It feels like a scam and I wish I could claim my money back.

### 2/5 — Bugs

*2026-03-03, version 18.1.3*

I really liked this game. I would’ve given it 5 stars (except for annoying adds). But all of a sudden it’s not working.  It stopped letting me select some coins or tokens. And now I can’t even get into the game at all. Too bad. I enjoyed it.

### 1/5 — 広告があまりにも長い！！

*2026-03-03*

こんなに広告が長いアプリは初めてです…。右上に時間表示される広告があるのですが、当たり前のように2分を超えていて驚きます。広告が長すぎて普通に不快。
そんなに長い広告のアプリなんて使おうとも思わないので、広告方法を変えた方が良いと思いますよ笑

**Developer response:** ご意見をいただきありがとうございます。広告の長さについてご不便をおかけし、大変申し訳ございません。現在、広告体験の改善に取り組んでおります。貴重なご意見をありがとうございました。

### 3/5 — ゲーム自体はめちゃくちゃ楽しい！！

*2026-02-23*

ゲームは楽しいから時間作ってはちょこちょこやって楽しんでます。
ただ、紫のストーンが反応しなくて取得できない事が多々あるのがプチストレスです。
改善される事を願ってます。

**Developer response:** エポドの開発チームです。

ゲーム中に紫トークンのタッチが反応せず、大変ご不便をおかけして誠に申し訳ございません。

いただいた貴重なレビューのおかげで、問題の原因を迅速に特定することができました。調査の結果、特定の広告が画面上に透明な状態で残り、タッチ操作を妨げていたことが判明しました。直ちに該当広告をブロックし、タッチ不具合の修正を完了いたしました。

問題解決に大きなお力添えをいただき、心より感謝申し上げます。今後もユーザーの皆様のご意見をもとに、より安定した環境を提供できるエポドを目指してまいります。ありがとうございました。

### 3/5 — Ads

*2026-02-18*

Too many ads and too long ads are annoying

**Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback! We understand the ads can be frustrating. If you'd like an ad-free experience, we offer an ad removal option available through in-app purchase. We're also reviewing our ad settings to improve the experience for all players. Thank you for playing Ephod!

### 1/5 — Full of cheaters!

*2026-02-16, version 18.1.0*

This game is rigged.  People are constantly cheating and it makes you watch super annoying long adds every game you play.   Lame af

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Too many ads

*2026-08-15, version 22.0.0*

You’d think that a bootleg version of Splendor would be free to play since this is technically copyright infringement. However, you cannot play a game without watching an ad. Terrible. Also, the Ai characters in this game are so ugly and annoying.

### 1/5 — ランクマがゴミ

*2026-08-04*

ランクマッチのマッチングが非常に不公平。昇格戦で3つ上のランクの人に当たりました(自分がシルバーで相手がプラチナ)。勝てるわけない笑
あとこんなに広告が長いアプリは初めてです…。右上に時間表示される広告があるのですが、当たり前のように2分を超えていて驚きます。広告が長すぎて普通に不快。
そんなに長い広告のアプリなんて使おうとも思わないので、広告方法を変えた方が良いと思いますよ笑

**Developer response:** ご意見をいただきありがとうございます。広告の長さについてご不便をおかけし、大変申し訳ございません。現在、広告体験の改善に取り組んでおります。貴重なご意見をありがとうございました。

### 1/5 — Ads

*2026-07-29, version 21.1.0*

Game is broken, can’t exit ads to play the game :(

### 1/5 — Terrible

*2026-06-28, version 20.0.3*

Awful ad-spam, you’ll spend more time watching ads than actually playing the game

### 1/5 — Don’t pay money

*2026-05-11, version 19.0.3*

There are many cheaters who apparently have a kill switch and you will lose out of the blue, and with your opponent out of any possibility of winning, yet you lose and cannot access the information on how they make a 9 point advance.

### 1/5 — ゲームは楽しい

*2026-05-01*

アップデート後、広告が見終わってもゲームが始まらない。改善してもらいたいです。

### 1/5 — Don’t buy the IAP

*2026-04-06, version 18.2.5*

There’s a $7 IAP you can buy to go “ad free” but you’re still required to purchase coins or watch ads to get them if you run out. No option to play a CPU opponent either. Skip this.

### 1/5 — Cheaters abound

*2026-04-01, version 18.2.5*

Some players such as the game I just played, are allowed to draw a hold card AND chips in the same turn. How is this possible for them but not me.
It is so frequent that I took photos of each turn and their moves. I tried to contact the app people but couldn’t find a way to complain, so the money I paid for ad free is just lost.

### 1/5 — Need invitation code

*2026-03-28*

Was eager to play this game but have been stuck at very beginning where it asks for an invitation code

### 1/5 — Very bad

*2026-03-24*

The rankings are meaningless. The game records of high scorers are unnatural. They are consistently achieving scores that are impossible to obtain in normal games. All of their opponents look the same; who they're going to fight is decided from the start.It's a fabricated ranking, so it's disheartening.

**Developer response:** Sorry for the frustration you experienced, and thank you for the honest feedback.

We’re aware that there were issues that could affect gameplay, including cases where cards were not handled correctly due to bugs.
These problems have been addressed in our latest update, with multiple fixes focused on game stability and turn processing.

If you’re still experiencing issues after updating, please let us know your nickname and device details, and we’ll take a closer look.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Amazing game

*2026-08-05, version 21.1.0*

Really amazing game very fun! So happy

### 5/5 — めちゃくちゃ面白い!!

*2026-08-01*

ボードゲームから来ました！
めちゃめちゃに凝ってて、ずっとやってしまうゲームです🎮
特に民度が悪そうでもなく落ち着いて楽しめます💭
秒数が短いのがだいぶ焦りますが、自分で部屋立てたりプライベートで立ててもらえば秒数変更できて良きです🫶

けど1ゲーム終わる度に広告あるの萎えます！勝った時は広告見たっていいんやけど、負けた時くらいは広告無しとかにしてほしいです😡次のゲーム早くしたい!!

広告ガチで改善してくれること願ってます🥹

### 5/5 — …

*2026-06-28*

Meilleur jeu de société  splendor

### 5/5 — 건의

*2026-05-29*

결제도 하고 재미있게하고 있습니다! 다만 매칭인원을 정할 수 있었으면 좋겠어요 .. 빠른대전 하고 싶어서 2인대전 선호하는데 3인 매칭되면 나가기 누르기까지 텀이 너무 짧아서 3인매칭되면 나가기 눌러서 코인소모되는 게 좀 아쉽습니다 ㅠㅠ  그리고 의사 표현에 빨리하라는 이모티콘도 추가해주심 좋을거같습니다!

### 5/5 — Is the remove ads permanant?

*2026-05-24*

Hi I'm really enjoying this app but just wondering if I buy the remove ads, would it be permanant?

### 5/5 — 아이패드로 게임 시 오류

*2026-04-29*

스플랜더가 너무 재밌어서 아이패드로 다운받아서 게임을 시작했는데 토큰이 선택이 아예 안되더라구요 ㅠㅠ
단순 오류인줄 알고 6회정도 시도해서 600포인트를 잃었는데 복구 가능할까요?

### 5/5 — Classic Splendor!

*2026-04-22, version 19.0.2*

Game play is great!

### 5/5 — Great game

*2026-03-28, version 18.2.5*

The ads keep getting longer and longer. It’s painful!

### 5/5 — Love the game

*2026-03-12, version 18.2.1*

Thank you for the game. It would be nice if it could be played offline against AI as well. It took me a while to learn how to play and lost many times before I could figure out how to earn points.

### 5/5 — 버그..?

*2026-02-19*

안녕하세요:) 게임 너무 재밌게 잘 하고있습니다 ! 양방향 회전도 편하고 좋아요! 그런데 최근에 화면 비율이 안맞는건지 뭔지 첫판에 보라코인이 눌리지가 않습니다.. 그러다 갑자기 화면이 늘어난채로 진행이됩니다! 이거 고쳐주싱 수 있나요?

**Developer response:** 안녕하세요, 에포드 개발팀입니다.

게임 중 보라코인 터치가 작동하지 않아 큰 불편을 드려 대단히 죄송합니다.

남겨주신 소중한 리뷰 덕분에 문제의 원인을 빠르게 파악할 수 있었습니다. 확인 결과 특정 광고가 화면에 투명하게 남아 터치를 방해하고 있었으며, 즉시 해당 광고를 차단하여 터치 오류 수정을 완료했습니다.

문제 해결에 큰 도움을 주셔서 진심으로 감사드리며, 앞으로 유저님의 의견을 바탕으로 더 안정적인 환경을 제공하는 에포드가 되겠습니다. 감사합니다.

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