# Friday - by Friedemann Friese — A solo adventure

> Solo adventure card game about skill development and survival against island hazards. (iPhone/iPad app by Brettspielwelt GmbH.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/friday-by-friedemann-friese/id1222916942 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Brettspielwelt GmbH](https://appshunter.io/developer/1063292497)
- Category: Games, Board, Card
- Price: $3.99
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 365 App Store ratings · 267 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 121 MB
- Languages: American English, German (Germany)
- Released: 2017-06-29
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/friday-by-friedemann-friese/id1222916942/reviews.md

## What is Friday?

You are helping Robinson, who came ashore on your island, fight against many hazards. At the beginning, Robinson is not very skillful. With each fight he wins you will improve his abilities, but defeats are also helping to get rid off of his worse habits. However, life on the island is energy-sapping, so that Robinson not only gains experiences during his time there, but also starts aging and tends to get clumsy.
In this game, Robinson is represented as a card stack of different behaviors. You are forced to improve this card stack, so you can collect the cards at the end of the game to give Robinson the best chance to win against the tough pirates!

The App allows you to play the game on all 4 levels and also includes a  new fifth level as special challenge .

Gain achievements by excellent performance!

Try to beat the community in the weekly highscore list!

The newest addition is finally there: King of the Island!
Beat up to 1024 players in a tournament with synchronized games to become the true King of the Island.

## Key features

- Card-based character development
- Skill improvement through wins and losses
- Manage aging and clumsiness
- Multiple game levels
- Weekly highscore challenges
- King of the Island tournament mode

## Chart rankings

- #135 in Top Paid · Board (US App Store)
- #96 in Top Paid · Card (US App Store)

## What do users think of Friday?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Quick gameplay
- 🎮 Faithful to the board game
- 🏆 Addictive and challenging
- 📱 Convenient mobile version
- 🕹️ Smooth gameplay

**Cons**

- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 📚 Lack of tutorial/instructions
- 🤖 Poor UI/UX
- 🔇 No audio settings
- 🔙 No undo/back button

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Game freezing on loss screen
- Compatibility issues on newer devices
- Incorrect card behavior and effects

**Most requested features**

- Save/load game progress
- Localization to other languages
- Detailed statistics and leaderboards
- Improved tutorial and in-game help

## Recent user reviews (10 of 267)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/friday-by-friedemann-friese/id1222916942/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Enjoying it, if they fix the bug

*2026-04-24, version 2.6.3*

Just like card card but when you destroy a card it always comes back next hand very irritating

### 5/5 — Awesome Solo Game

*2026-04-15, version 2.6.3*

I love the physical version of this game. But, the app is a wonderful,convenient digital implementation.

### 5/5 — Great toilet game

*2026-02-26, version 2.6.3*

Need a few minutes to yourself while blessing the bowl with a sizable deposit? Look no further than Friday. Endlessly playable and can pick it up anywhere. (Especially on the throne). 

It’s up there with solitaire for me for games that I’m happy exist and can get a round in when I have a moment. Excellence in solo play and the app is a no brainer. Love

### 2/5 — Game is fun but UI is horrible

*2026-02-20*

I love the game but come on devs this is very lazy UI/UX it’s horrible. I can make it better in my sleep

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work on iPhone 12

*2025-11-25, version 2.6.2*

After installation it asks you to input name. After you click ok it sends half the screen off the phone and does nothing.

### 5/5 — Friday

*2025-08-11, version 2.6.1*

Excellent game but very difficult to defeat. I have got the original card game and the digital version. Both very good.

### 3/5 — Great but poor UI

*2025-06-01, version 2.6.1*

A really great board game but a lacklustre conversion to digital.

It’s a very tight and difficult deckbuilder of sorts. A real challenge and addicting in that sense. Trying to learn the best choices and beat the game.

However the implementation here is very rough. There is lots about the UI that is unintuitive. For instance even just the symbols in the pause menu are easily mistaken for you to accidentally end a run instead of returning to your game.

There isn’t even a single save game slot. You cannot save mid run. This is really annoying, though runs are that long, maybe 15-20 minutes.

And for a high score chaser, there isn’t even a local log of your say top 10 best runs. There are high score lists for global (ie online versus everyone else), but if you want to see your last runs, nope. This is a high score chasing game and this lack of high score record is just terrible.

That said, the board game itself is actually fantastic if you’re into deckbuilders and a tight puzzle kind of game. That’s what pulls this through. I’ve still enjoyed playing it, it’s just it can be frustrating and leaves a lot to be desired about the quality.

### 5/5 — 超オススメの作品

*2025-05-18*

あのロビンソン漂流記がスマホでプレイできてしまうことに感動！
英語のみだけどネットで検索すれば日本語解説も沢山あるので問題あるなし。
一つだけ残念な点を挙げるとしたら、一手戻す機能がないので誤タップに注意。

### 1/5 — No hay tutorial ni se explica

*2025-03-30, version 2.6.1*

Yo no tengo el juego de mesa y no entiendo cómo se juega. Las pocas explicaciones que te da el juego no son suficientes para saber jugar

### 1/5 — Marre !

*2024-12-27*

Bonjour’
Rien n’indique dans la description du jeu qu’il est incompatible avec la version OS 12, pourtant après l’achat, impossible de le lancer ! J’ai vérifié les mises à jour. Fait un arrêt / relance, vers qui dois je me tourner pour être remboursé ?

## Frequently asked questions about Friday

### What is Friday - by Friedemann Friese about?

This is a solo adventure card game where you help Robinson survive on an island. You manage his skills and behaviors by building a card stack, improving him through wins and learning from defeats to overcome hazards and pirates.

### What are the key features of this game?

Key features include card-based character development, managing Robinson's aging and clumsiness, multiple difficulty levels, weekly highscore challenges, and a King of the Island tournament mode for competitive play.

### How much does Friday - by Friedemann Friese cost?

The application is a paid app. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned, indicating a one-time purchase for the full game experience.

### What is the goal of the game?

The primary goal is to improve Robinson's abilities and card stack to give him the best chance to win against tough pirates. You also aim to achieve excellent performance, gain achievements, and compete in weekly highscores and tournaments.

### Can I play this game with others?

This game is designed as a solo adventure. While there are community highscore lists and a tournament mode with up to 1024 players, the core gameplay is experienced by a single player managing Robinson's journey.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.6.3 — 2026-02-24

In rare cases, starting a KOI game could result in the game being unable to resume after an interruption.

### 2.6.2 — 2025-09-04

Improvements to the graphical interface.

### 2.6.1 — 2024-11-19

- Fixed a bug that caused some devices to no longer receive notifications.
- Fixed a bug that caused the app to crash in rare cases.

### 2.6 — 2024-08-20

The following changes were made:
- Resuming a game with a level other than 1 did not work.
- Attempt to prevent a color change in dark mode that is forced by some device UIs.
- Fixed crashes during the game.

### 2.5 — 2022-10-21

Fixed problems with sound control
Compatibility improvements
Login / Logout improved

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