# Journeys in Middle-earth — user reviews > 174 indexed App Store user reviews of Journeys in Middle by Fantasy Flight Games, rated 4.00/5 from 177 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/journeys-in-middle-earth/id1446642892/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/journeys-in-middle-earth/id1446642892.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 110 · 4★ 22 · 3★ 10 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 32 ## What do users think of Journeys in Middle? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Great companion app - 💡 Immersive experience - 🚀 Easy setup and management - 🌟 Genius app integration - ✨ Thematic and engaging - 👍 Well-designed game - 😊 Good for LOTR fans - 👍 Easy to learn rules - 🎧 Immersive audio - 🎮 Great solo play option **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes - 💸 Expensive additional content - ❌ No cloud save/sync - 📉 Unbalanced gameplay - 📱 Not great on phone - ❓ Confusing text/translation - 🔊 No sound issues - 💻 App doesn't open - 🤔 Difficult to understand - 👎 Disappointing story/names - 🔋 Device overheating - 🪦 Save data lost - 🚫 Purchases not restoring - 🤏 Small UI elements - 📖 No way to reread text - ⏳ Tutorial too long/confusing - 🗣️ Lack of narration **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on opening - App crashes when threat > 16 (Poison Promise) - App crashes during chapter 14 (Guerre ouverte) - App stuck on 'loading assets' - App doesn't open - Save games wiped after update - No sound on iPad/iOS devices - Chronicle button crashes app - Issue in scenario 3 (cannot close window) - App crashes frequently - App sends discard/replace instructions but doesn't execute - No sound on iPad Pro - Text too small - No sound on iPad **Most requested features** - More campaigns - Cloud save/sync (iCloud, Dropbox) - Option to rename saved games - Associate player names with campaigns - Export/import save files - Victory/defeat animations - Undo move option - Standalone missions - Adjustable text size - Keep screen awake option - Narration for flavor text/dialogue - Improved visuals and audio effects - Portrait button for player turn - Ability to add drop-in players - Scenario editor - Portuguese (Brazil) language support - French narration - iCloud save - iPad Pro screen update - Export/import save data - Undo button - Standalone scenarios - Damage input method - Player turn indicator - Stat icons in color - Back button for actions - Keep screen awake - Chronicle button functionality - Rename saved games - Associate player names - Export saved games - Sync to cloud service - Victory/defeat animations - Add players who drop in - Korean language support - French text narration ## Newest reviews (14 of 174) ### 4/5 — Great app but......... Needs more campaigns *2026-01-06, version 1.6.5* This app is great but needs more campaigns ### 2/5 — App zwingt einen mehrmals zum aufgeben der Missionen *2025-12-23* An sich eines meiner liebsten Spiele jedoch weist die App doch erhebliche Schwachstellen in der Programmierung auf. In einer Mission war der erzählte Text bei einer Probe so groß das man die Probe nicht bestätigen konnte da der Bestätigungsbutton außerhalb des Sichtbereichs war und somit konnte man nicht weiterspielen. Ein anderes Mal stürzt die App jedesmal bei einem Schattenereignis ab und zwingt einen auch hier zur Aufgabe über das Menü. Äusserst frustrierend da eine verlorene Mission einem nicht nur Nachteile für die künftigen Missionen gibt sondern auch weniger Erfahrung und Wissen. ### 2/5 — Crashed on old devices *2025-11-29, version 1.6.5* Stopped working on iOs 12.5.7 due latest asset. Enjoyed this game till now though. ### 3/5 — Bien, pero incompleta *2025-10-23, version 1.6.4* No se oyen sonidos ni música. Podruian pulirla mejor ### 3/5 — El sonido no se oye *2025-06-06, version 1.6.2* Desde hace un tiempo, la música y los efectos no se oye. ### 3/5 — Unbalanced game-play *2024-12-07* I want to love this game. I got it as an intro to role-playing games for me and my sons. So far, after four scenarios, it has proved unwinnable. If it were just me, I would chalk it up to needing to learn better strategy, but it’s to the point for my youngest son that he doesn’t want to play any more. ### 4/5 — Ukrainianization *2024-12-01, version 1.6.2* When will the companies in the game be translated into Ukrainian? ### 4/5 — iPhone *2024-05-02, version 1.6.1* I’m happy they finally got it on the iPhone ### 4/5 — Heroes and enemies *2024-01-26, version 1.5.7* Why I do not see my heroes and enemies in the app. It would be more easier . And I won’t have to taunt enemies by myself, it’s illogical ### 4/5 — Great Game *2023-12-25* Love the game, love how thought out the game is. Love the accompanying app. The rules are very clear and easy to play without a lot of time to learn the rules. The only “fix” would be to allow the campaign to be loaded on a different device. For example, we loaded the app on my son’s phone not knowing we could only access it from his phone. Would be ideal if we could access it from my iPad for future campaigns. ### 3/5 — Не доступна копка подтверждения после начала события «соревнование по стрельбе из лука» *2023-12-10* После начала события не доступна копка подтверждения, окно с текстом события занимает большую часть экрана и отображается только каунтер очков. iOS 15.3.1, версия приложения 1.5.7(874) ### 3/5 — Ugh *2023-12-07* Please refund my money. My kid bought this under my acct with the intention that through family sharing, he could use it on the iPad. The purchase is not restoring to the iPad. He used his own money to pay for it and is very disappointed. purchases won’t work on the iPad and my phone is too small to see the game on. Please refund. ### 4/5 — Good app, but have too much letterboxing on airplay devices *2023-11-13, version 1.5.6* Usually, I use it by casting screen to TV, but it has letterboxing which make my experience a bit less comfortable if we compare it with “The Mansion of Madness”. It will be good if you have a time to put fixture to layout on devices with cuts on screen like iPhone 14 Plus, or 15 Pro/Pro Max ### 4/5 — 🫡 *2023-10-05* Обновление 1.5.6 вернуло в приложение ранее купленные дополнения. Кроме того снято ограничение в доступе после запуска. Теперь не нужно включать VPN или авиарежим. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Lord of the rings : Rise to war *2026-07-03* Until the day they are forced to bring LOTR: Rise to War. I will be boycotting any future games from LOTR. Surely the Majority if not, All of the community/fans of LOTR absolutely agree this game was the best game to ever grace the game store. Which says enough for a pay to win game. Pleaseee revive this game for your fans. It’ll never be the same watching LOTR, while NOT play Rise To War..💔 the Goat ### 1/5 — Stupidly dumb *2026-06-05, version 1.6.5* The dumbest game ever created ### 1/5 — Latest version crashes *2025-10-20* Has been excellent but the latest fixes cause it to crash on opening on my iPad, making my campaign unplayable! ### 1/5 — Necesito solución *2025-09-21, version 1.6.3* Desde la última actualización no funciona la aplicación en mí IPad, espero que solucionen el error pronto. ### 1/5 — I strongly dislike… *2025-03-28, version 1.6.2* It was good until I found out it wasn’t an rpg an instead it was a board game ### 1/5 — No funciona el sonido *2025-01-19, version 1.6.2* No me funciona el sonido en Iphone… a alguien le pasa? ### 1/5 — Crash during sync *2024-08-18, version 1.6.2* App crashes during synchronisation to Asmo Connect in let’s say 1 of 5 syncs. When it crashes all progress disapears!!! I don’t recommend to enable sync. ### 1/5 — Waste time *2024-04-27, version 1.6.1* Game breaking after horse chase in poison promise. ### 1/5 — Исчезли покупки *2023-10-03* После обновления 3 октября 2023 года исчез весь купленный внутриигровой контент, приложение требует купить его снова. ### 1/5 — Not good *2023-01-07, version 1.5.3* Full of fake “Tolkien” names, inaccuracies and stupid story lines. Awful. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Перевод *2026-01-21* Спасибо за подаренные дни, погруженные в мир Средиземья! Прошу только одного, выпустите перевод для дополнения Ветер войны (платный контент) ### 5/5 — Newbie *2025-10-19* This board game was my intro to tabletop game and I specifically chose one with an app to help me make it smoother. I love the app, I’ve played twice and it saves my game and has not been a problem. I recommend the game and app both. ### 5/5 — Great app for a great board game *2025-02-24* The board game lotr journeys into middle earth is one of my favorites. This app is a great companion for it, though either play it on an iPad or computer, it isn’t great on the phone. ### 5/5 — Podia ter mais expansões *2024-09-03* Top jogo ### 5/5 — Grandísimo juego *2024-02-22, version 1.5.7* Antes de nada: Esta aplicación forma parte del juego de mesa de Fantasy Flight Games "Viajes por la tierra media", se requiere el juego de mesa para jugar. La campaña principal me ha durado 20 horas, 20 horas magnificas, para mi, si no el mejor, uno de los mejores jugos de mesa que he jugado, la inmersión es total y muy divertido. La dificultad en normal no es muy elevada, quizás leeréis por ahí que si, a mi me a parecido bastante aceptable, superé todos los escenarios menos 1. Quizás con las actualizaciones han ajustado la curva de dificultad, no lo se, pero me parece muy aceptable si tenéis algo de experiencia en juegos de mesa. Tras jugar más horas y la primera expansión (5 campañas) actualizo la reseña con más cosas: La dificultad está muy bien ajustada, jugando en solitario (con 2 y 3 personajes, depende la campaña) se siente en casi todo momento bien ajustada, es un reto aceptable, y no es frustrarte (Al menos en la mayoría de escenarios :P). Para los que las prisas no les guste, el modo aventura reduce la amenaza significativamente en cada turno, pero para mi pierde cierta gracia ya que los eventos saltan con más lentitud, lo probé y a los dos escenarios volví a empezar en modo normal, PERO ahí está para los que quieren una experiencia más pausada y sin la sensación de prisa. Duración campañas: Los huesos de Arnor: 12-14 escenarios. Aproximadamente unas 20 horas. En busca de la Corona de brasas: 7-9 escenarios. Aproximadamente unas 10 horas. Sendas Sombrías: 12 escenarios. Aproximadamente unas 15 horas. Los fantasmas del Valle: 9 Escenarios. Aproximadamente unas 13 horas. Ahora a empezar Vientos de Guerra ^^ y ojalá llegue algún día la sorpresa de nuevas campañas, sin embargo todas son regulables sin problemas (Algunas están diseñadas para que no veas todo el contenido hasta que las juegas varias veces) ### 5/5 — Toujours au Toptimal *2024-02-11* Top Top et Top ! ### 5/5 — Excelente jogo *2023-12-12* A integração com o aplicativo é muito boa! ### 5/5 — Super App *2023-09-24* Ich finde die App super gut gelungen und es ,acht wirklich viel Spaß. Das einzige was ich mir noch wünschen würde, wäre die Möglichkeit ein iCloud Backup zu machen. ### 5/5 — Amazing Game and App *2023-09-22, version 1.5.4* Literally maybe the best board game I have ever played and the app is a serious part of that! Genius! ### 5/5 — Logo na última aventura paga não tem PT-BR *2023-04-21* Pessoal, logo na última aventura Poison Promise vocês não disponibilizam em português??? Sério isso??? --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-05.*