# Shelem — user reviews

> 130 indexed App Store user reviews of Shelem by Babak Bostan, rated 4.80/5 from 26,953 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shelem/id930740608/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shelem/id930740608.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 23,618 · 4★ 1,778 · 3★ 779 · 2★ 361 · 1★ 417

## What do users think of Shelem?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 👍 Fantastic game
- 🤔 Challenging brain game
- 🎨 Great graphics and design
- 🎶 Soothing background music

**Cons**

- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🤖 Dumb AI/computer players
- ⏱️ Short timer/time issues
- 🔌 Server/connectivity problems
- 🤯 Frustrating gameplay issues

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Game progress not saved
- Unexpected card discarding
- Incorrect point calculations
- Unresponsive controls
- Frequent crashes and freezes

**Most requested features**

- Online multiplayer mode
- Customizable timer/time settings
- Improved AI/computer player logic
- Save/resume game progress
- Detailed game rules/tutorial
- Leaderboard/ranking system improvements

## Newest reviews (12 of 130)

### 3/5 — Finding a game

*2026-08-10, version 5.2.4*

Nice game and I applaud the creator for keeping it free and free of adds. 
quickly finds a game, but often it’s full and assigns me a computer as partner and that’s no fun.
after few problems, I removed and reinstalled it again. Now it plays with joker, but I don’t want it and don’t know how to stop it. 
Hamid
I am changing my review to only 3 stars. It used to play without joker which is the classic game. If now includes joker and I can’t get rid of it. I really liked the game and I hope they can fix these problems because I like to continue.
Hamid

### 3/5 — Not as good as older version

*2026-05-09, version 5.2.4*

I loved the old game. This new version has too many glitches. Game shuts down and starts new anytime it feels like it. Sometimes after only one hand. Rarely can you complete a full game

was hooked on this game until the ads began popping up at the end of each hand. Not only at the start of the game as many apps do, but after each and every hand.  Too frustrating to continue playing.  Too bad, I loved the game.  Will try to find something similar

### 2/5 — سلام

*2025-08-15, version 5.2.4*

لطفا بعد از اینهمه سال، یه اپدیت کنید. بنظرم نیاز هست. بخصوص در سرعت و جابجا شدن امتیازات. مشکلات ربات هم که جای خود داره.

### 3/5 — بی اطلاعی از شلم

*2025-06-26, version 5.2.4*

سلام این بازی را دانلود کردم. ظاهر بازی جالب است، ولی برنامه نویس آن ظاهراً شلم باز نبوده است. در امتیاز  بازی اشکال زیادی وجود دارد
مثلا وقتی کسی ١٢٠ میخواند ولی ١۴٠ تا می گیرد باید امتیاز ١۴٠ برای او ثبت شود و نه ١٢٠.
وقتی شلم می کند باید امتیاز ١۶۵ مثبت برای او و ١۶۵ منفی برای حریف ثبت شود و نه دوبل امتیاز خوانده شده
و چند مورد دیگر.

### 3/5 — Finding a game

*2024-11-21, version 5.2.4*

It says a game is found, but imost of the time, it keeps searching, indefinitely , for an active game.

### 3/5 — No updates

*2024-05-29, version 5.2.4*

The game works perfectly, but its a pain when the bots are so dumb and there is always that person who starts the online game with bots and not giving others opportunity to join to the lobby.
Also the points and ranking has serious problem

### 4/5 — Online

*2024-04-16, version 5.2.4*

Please fix  online mod

### 4/5 — آپدیت کنید

*2024-04-15, version 5.2.4*

از سازنده محترم تقاضا دارم یک آپدیت برای بازی بدن که  هوش مصنوعی بازی مواقعی که یارش برگ سر زده اگر ده لو یا پنج لو داره بندازه و دیگه اولویت نگه داشتن اونا نباشه      با تشکر

### 2/5 — Not smart

*2023-04-26, version 5.2.4*

It has been a long time this app is out and no further work is done to make it a bit smarter. Still stupidly holds 10s against partners even though the partner has played the top trump card. So frustrating to lose in single player games for such basic rules of thumb not being followed.

### 1/5 — خیلی کنده

*2022-06-24, version 5.2.4*

میندازی بعد از ۵ ثانیه تازه بازی میره برای نفر بعد خیلی بده

### 4/5 — Joker placements

*2022-05-13, version 5.2.4*

The game is good and nothing wrong with that. But the jokers placements are wrong. 
Joker can’t be the zamine ever, and colored joker can’t come down if the black hasn’t first come, this 2 issues must be resolved and it’ll be as realistic as we play Shelem in real-life. 
1. Joker can’t be zamine, except if it’s your last card to play. And that’s only if it’s red joker, black joker has to come down second to last card.
2. The order of the jokers is first black then colored. Not being randomly used.

### 3/5 — باگ شمارش

*2022-05-08, version 5.2.4*

خطای شمارش داره. وقتی شلم میکنید فقط دوبرابر تعداد اعلامی رو میگیرید و اتفاقی برای بازنده نمیوفته.در حالی که باید +۱۶۵ برنده بگیره و -۱۶۵ بازنده.

در هنگام برنده شدن هم فقط مقداری که اعلام کردید به امتیازهاتون اضافه میشه نه مقداری که جمع کردید. مثلا اکه ۱۲۰ اعلام کنید ولی ۱۴۰ امتیاز جمع کنید، فقط همون‌۱۲۰ براتون در نظر گرفته میشه.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — very bad

*2026-07-22, version 5.2.4*

por az tablighat vasate bazi mipare biron

### 1/5 — Political groups

*2026-06-02, version 5.2.4*

The game sucks
Too many people just abandon the game 
You end up playing with robot that plays awful 
The game is managed by pro monarchs

### 1/5 — The most stupid ai game

*2025-10-11, version 5.2.4*

It used to be good. Not anymore

### 1/5 — Unexpected crash!

*2025-05-19, version 5.2.4*

At the most critical time, suddenly kicked out of the game!

### 1/5 — bug report

*2025-04-12, version 5.2.4*

درست نمیشه ؟
کوچ کنیم بریم یه اپ دیگه ؟

### 1/5 — ربات احمق

*2025-04-10, version 5.2.4*

رباتش واقعا احمق و بیشعور 
رو‌قسمت افلاینش درست کار کنید

### 1/5 — Shelem program

*2025-02-25, version 5.2.4*

This program is insecure and is constantly hacked, so that when the game ends, it locks for no reason and does not allow you to play and score points. Please give the creators of this program the necessary warnings so that the user using this program can play safely.

### 1/5 — تایمو بردار ناموسا

*2023-05-30, version 5.2.4*

داداش ناموسا این تایم حکم اول انداختن رو بردار، میرینه تو بازیمون هر دفعه😑😑

### 1/5 — Not good at all

*2023-04-22, version 5.2.4*

لطفا ارتقا بدین اپ رو 
تنها شلم اپ استور هستین و ارتقا نیاز دارین سرعت بسیار پایین انلاین خیلی زمان میبره

### 1/5 — بازی آنلاین

*2022-08-31, version 5.2.4*

نخرید بازی !
چون بازی اگر بخرید دیگه امتیاز X2 بهتون نمیده

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Finding a game

*2026-08-01, version 5.2.4*

Nice game and I applaud the creator for keeping it free and free of adds. 
quickly finds a game, but often it’s full and assigns me a computer as partner and that’s no fun.

### 5/5 — سلام

*2026-07-10, version 5.2.4*

لطفا بعد از اینهمه سال، یه اپدیت دیگه کنید. بنظرم بعد از هشت سال نیاز هست دوباره اپدیت کنید. بخصوص خیلی زیاد میندازه بیرون از بازی و در سرعت و جابجا شدن امتیازات هم اشکالات زیادی هست. مشکلات ربات هم که جای خود داره.
البته که بابت ساخت این اپلیکیشن نهایت تشکر رو دارم.

### 5/5 — سلام

*2025-10-01, version 5.2.4*

لطفا بعد از اینهمه سال، یه اپدیت کنید. بنظرم نیاز هست. بخصوص در سرعت و جابجا شدن امتیازات. مشکلات ربات هم که جای خود داره.
البته که بابت ساخت این اپلیکیشن نهایت تشکر رو دارم.

### 5/5 — bug report

*2025-04-03, version 5.2.4*

Invitations for the Shelem game are not being sent to users. The connection between the four players at the start of a new round is weak and sometimes disconnects from the server. There are also other bugs. Please investigate and resolve the issues.

### 5/5 — Server connection Error

*2024-12-16, version 5.2.4*

Hi
Thank you for the wonderful app
Since evening we are not able to connect to the server 
Please help

### 5/5 — Addictive game

*2024-04-01, version 5.2.4*

My always togo game, I just wish there be more updates, specially on the AI side.

### 5/5 — Thank you

*2023-02-07, version 5.2.4*

Shelem, is live game, thank you Babak...

### 5/5 — اشكال اساسي بازي

*2022-07-17, version 5.2.4*

با سلام مهمترين قانون بازي شلم اينست كه در صورت حاكم شدن ، حكمهاي طرفين مقابل (دشمن) رو پايين بكشيد و در مقابل وقتي طرف مقابل (دشمن) حاكم شد ،شما هر چقدر هم كه از حكم او داشته باشيد بايد حكمها را حفظ كنيد تا بتوانيد با آن بوسيله برش و چاق كردن (٥،١٠) امتياز بيشتري بگيريد ، متاسفانه در نرم افزار اين بازي ايرادي وجود دارد كه يار شما وقتي دشمن حاكم شد در صورت داشتن حكم دائم حكمها را بازي كرده و هدر مي دهد. چرا در صورت حاكم شدن يار خودتون در صورت داشتن ده حكم با پنج حكم ، آنها حفظ مي كند و زير تك حاكم رد نمي كند

### 5/5 — Criticism

*2022-05-05, version 5.2.4*

Hi, thanks for the great game you designed, I wanted to comment on the emojis.  Please add a new shape.  Like affirmation 👍like power💪

### 5/5 — Increase the time of withdrawal

*2022-03-12, version 5.2.4*

Thank you very much because of your fantastic application, please increase the time of withdrawal  it’s too short.

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