Istanbul User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience72.8% of reviews
Neutral9.3% of reviews
Negative experience17.9% of reviews

~ Based on 151 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Istanbul Safe?

Istanbul: Digital Edition appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Istanbul is 93/100.

This assessment is based on 452 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.7/5.

Safety Analysis

94.7% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.2% of ratings suggest some concerns
3.1% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 452 App Store ratings for Istanbul.

Is Istanbul Legit?

Istanbul: Digital Edition appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Istanbul is 95/100.

Based on 95 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Good game, please fix BUG

The game is really fun. However, during gameplay, the image may experience ghosting issues. When playing online with friends, those who create rooms often get stuck, and the game crashes after clicking replay. Timely fixes and updates are needed.

文字が小さい

1人で遊べるし、数人でも遊べるし、
さすが評価の高いボードゲームだけはあって面白いし、暇な時に没頭できていい。
しかし、カード説明の文字があまりにも小さく、読めないので、何となくで、理解するしかない

One of the classics, near perfect!

No complaints, I enjoy the game. Good adaptation! I wish the expansions were there too

Beautifully executed!

I’ve not yet played the physical version, but this digital one is great!

Buggy update

The latest update I was forced to get for Istanbul has some annoying bugs. The tiles/game board no longer fills the screen like it used to. The red & green and blue & yellow upgrade tiles are also very small on the screen in this upgrade. The player bar on the right is not centered top to bottom when starting a new game. Wish I could go back to the old version which didn’t have any of these problems.
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Mostly good

Everything adapts great the only
Issue I have is with the baksheesh tile glitching sometimes in the expansion. Have to restart the game otherwise great game, still worth the money.

Big Fun

This is my favorite game to play on my phone!!

Amazing App

I love this game, this app does it justice. Can’t recommend this developer more highly. Check out Concordia and Stone Age, more great games given the same care and attention to detail by Acram, they are all great to play against AI as well 👌🏻

Replay Perfect!

The game is fast enough, and varied enough, that I play this multiple times a day, for years and years and years. Love it.

Wirklich sehr abwechslungsreich

Kannte das Original-Brettspiel nur dem Namen nach – nach ein paar Runden gehen die Regeln und Sonderfähigkeiten in Fleisch und Blut über.

“Sell and goods” card bug ruins experience

Great game, great implementation - but the bug with the “sell any goods” card — which they devs have acknowledged for months in responses to other reviews — ruins the experience.

You basically have to avoid taking any cards blindly (from the governor, or family members) to ensure you don’t destroy any plans for the cards you already have. You might as well resign if you ever draw that card.
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Good game, but buggy

The small market use any resource type card is super bugged. If you have this card in your hand, no other cards can be used.

Mocks & baksheesh

When the expansion release ??

Excellent!!!

I love the digital implementation of this game. I play both, the cardboard version and the digital version.

Fun, but buggy!

I have enjoyed playing this game for years, but now there’s a bug that keeps crashing my game. If I pick up the “sell any goods” bonus card, the game will not let me play any bonus cards. It just keeps duplicating the “sell any goods” card. I’ve tried installing and reinstalling the game, but the bug’s still there.
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Hängt massiv zur Zeit.

An sich ein Mega Spiel! Aber es hängt zur Zeit massiv. Bei jedem Zug zittert das Spielfeld auf mehreren Ebenen und es teils bewegt sich das Spielfeld von alleine. Anscheint gibt es einen bug und der beeinträchtig massiv. Aber wenn der behoben wird- Super.

Not as good as it used to be

Was a very good game but now too buggy. Issues with caravansary cards not working properly plus red mosque tile not working (or even appearing) at the black market. These issues need to be sorted before even considering the expansions.

Bugs with the game now

The game doesn’t allow you to use your cards. Was a fun game until it didn’t work properly.

Schön gemacht, allerdings mit Fehler

Ich spiele das Brettspiel gerne und die App ist gut gemacht, insofern gibt es eine Empfehlung von mir. Allerdings ist wohl ein Programmierfehler drin. Wenn in den Moscheen die Plättchen gekauft werden, wird immer nur eine Ware abgezogen, egal wie viele auf dem Plättchen abgebildet sind. Insofern kriegt man hier die Edelsteine deutlich zu leicht. Ich hoffe, es gibt ein Update mit entsprechender Korrektur!
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Response from developer

Hi Bejangga, thanks for the review, we're really glad to hear you’re enjoying both the Istanbul board game and the digital app! :) About the issue you mentioned with the Mosque tiles, this is actually working as intended. According to the official board game rules: ~ When you take a Mosque tile, your Wheelbarrow must carry the Goods shown on the tile in the required quantities. Then you pay 1 of the depicted Goods. Once you acquire both tiles of the same Mosque, you immediately take 1 Ruby. Each Mosque tile provides a special ability. Still, thank you for catching this and sharing it to clarify! :)

Really buggy since last update

Been playing this game for years and absolutely love it, however since the most recent update my friends and I keep finding glitches such as not being able to use cards, or have running very jumpy on iPhone. Please fix these bugs as the game has been excellent for years until now