# SPIEL Essen > Official app for SPIEL Essen board game convention, aiding visit planning and discovery. (iPhone/iPad app by Eyeled GmbH.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spiel-essen/id1638092562 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Eyeled GmbH](https://appshunter.io/developer/335208623) - Category: Lifestyle, Entertainment - Price: Free - Rating: 4.80/5 from 56 App Store ratings · 46 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 12.0 · 200 MB - Languages: German (Germany), American English - Released: 2022-09-15 - Data updated: 2026-08-18 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spiel-essen/id1638092562/reviews.md ## What is SPIEL Essen? The SPIEL App provides you with information about the world largest show for board games SPIEL Essen. With the free SPIEL App, you always have the optimal tool at your fingertips to plan your show. Search for exhibitors and new products, create you lists of favorites, and find your way around the fair. This is what you can discover at the SPIEL: - Largest fair for board games in the world - Board, card and role-playing games - Exhibitors from all over the world - More than 1,000 new games - Thousands of game tables, to play for free - Panels and discussions about the gaming industry - And much more Features - Exhibitors Complete list of exhibitors at SPIEL, with homepage and location in the interactive hall plan. - Hall plans / navigation Navigate in the hall plan with the help of the direction indicator. Find your way around the show with ease. - New products list All new products of the publishers, including description, pictures, information on the designer and illustrators, the playing age, the number of players and the price. - Information General information about the show, special actions and offers, program, and much more. - Favourites Make a list of your favorite exhibitors and novelties and organise your visit to SPIEL in the best possible way. ## Key features - Exhibitor directory - Interactive hall plans and navigation - New product listings - Event information - Favorite lists - General show details ## Recent user reviews (10 of 46) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spiel-essen/id1638092562/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Excellent and Necessary! *2025-10-26* The SPIEL Essen app was excellent and very necessary to prepare for and use during the event. Mine never crashed and it updated automatically daily with the latest info and new entries. I hope the app will be available next year. ### 5/5 — Super helpful *2025-10-26, version 4.5* Great app. Lots of useful information about Spiel, essential to navigate and find things. A must have if you go to Spiel! ### 3/5 — Navigation *2025-10-25, version 4.5* A map with all the locations would be great. Including toilets and exits ### 4/5 — Really useful *2025-10-23, version 4.5* A great app, would be improved if the hall map had the toilets marked on it! ### 5/5 — Spiel 23 *2025-10-23* Die App zeigt unkompliziert die Neuheiten mit Verlagsangabe und Standplätze und die Verlage. Die Sortierfunktionen sind ebenfalls hilfreich. Der Routenplaner zeigt allerdings nur die Verkage und Ereignisse, die man sich vorgemerkt hat. Es würde die Übersichtlichkeit erhöhen, wenn hier auch die markierten Spiele aufgelistet würden, da man so nicht ständig zwischen mehreren Seiten wechseln müsste. ### 3/5 — Great for planning *2025-10-06, version 4.4* But not so great for navigating the halls, lacks planning a route from you're favorites it crashes or ignores half your items, can't sort favorites by priority, favorites are doubled up if I selected a game and the publisher it should just show the both as the map gets really busy with all the text and can't filter my high vs low booths to say I'm doing these Thursday and these on Friday ### 4/5 — Good but… *2025-10-02* Lots of helpful information but my favorites (publishers) disappeared. I suspect when the app updated, it cleared the saved data ### 4/5 — Haven’t used in practice yet *2025-09-26* So far I’m really impressed on how well the app works-LOVE the map (wish GenCon had this). Love I can favorite games, vendors & events and app will guide me (1st time going so will see how well it works). Only wish is I purchased tickets on web but cannot import tickets into app; tried every option, scanning QR code does not work, etc. All of my group said the same-can’t import tickets. **Developer response:** Please contact us at apps@eyeled.de if you have problems importing your ticket. Thanks, SPIEL App Team PS: We didn't receive a single issue report even after more than a week. ### 5/5 — Super App *2025-09-11* Edit: Der von mir angesprochene Fehler mit Spieltiteln in der Liste konnte nicht objektiv Repliziert werden. Darum geh ich von einem Anwenderfehler aus und danke dem Entwickler Team für den produktiven Austausch. Die App macht was sie soll. Und dies wird von Jahr zu Jahr besser und umfangreicher. Bitte weiter so. Einzige Kritik, die mich leider sehr stört ist, dass immer wieder Spiele in meiner Auswahlliste landen, die ich nicht ausgewählt habe. Ist das die neue Art Werbung? Das geht leider für mich gar nicht. Bitte fixt das. **Developer response:** Hallo, das ist definitiv nicht beabsichtigt. Lass uns bitte wissen, wie wir das Problem reproduzieren können, gerne per Mail an apps@eyeled.de. Viele Grüße SPIEL App Team ### 5/5 — Hilfreich und übersichtlich *2025-09-08* Planung und Orientierung leicht gemacht ❤️ ## Frequently asked questions about SPIEL Essen ### What is the SPIEL App? The SPIEL App is a planning tool for the SPIEL Essen, the world's largest board game convention. It provides information on exhibitors, new game releases, and helps you navigate the venue. ### What are the key features of the SPIEL App? Key features include a complete exhibitor directory with locations, interactive hall plans for navigation, a list of new game products with details, general event information, and the ability to create favorite lists of exhibitors and games. ### Is the SPIEL App free to use? Yes, the SPIEL App is free to download and use. It provides essential tools for planning your visit to the SPIEL Essen convention without any cost. ### How does the app help me navigate the convention? The app includes interactive hall plans that allow you to see the layout of the convention center. A direction indicator feature helps you find your way around the show floor with ease, making it simpler to locate exhibitors and specific areas. ### What kind of information can I find about new games? The new products list provides comprehensive details about upcoming board, card, and role-playing games. This includes descriptions, pictures, information on designers and illustrators, recommended playing age, number of players, and the price of the game. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 4.5 — 2025-10-15 Data updates Bug fixes ### 4.4 — 2025-09-20 Bug fixes ### 4.3 — 2025-09-16 Bug fixes ### 4.2 — 2025-09-09 Advanced sort options in the list of novelties Bug fixes ### 4.1 — 2025-09-07 Bugfix for display of favorites priorities ## Apps similar to SPIEL Essen | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Clepsydris - Board Game App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clepsydris-board-game-app/id1475417618) | 4.7 (20) | Free | Lifestyle | | [BoardGameGeek](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/boardgamegeek/id1559701270) | 3.9 (114) | Free | Lifestyle | | [BG Catalog](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bg-catalog/id1558147475) | 4.5 (254) | Free | Lifestyle | | [Board Game Stats](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/board-game-stats/id892542000) | 4.9 (447) | $5.99 | Lifestyle | | [Deep Print Games](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/deep-print-games/id1612040836) | — | Free | Lifestyle | | [Board Game Snapshot](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/board-game-snapshot/id1568778495) | 3.7 (3) | Free | Lifestyle | ## More apps by Eyeled GmbH - [FAF 2019](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/faf-2019/id1074256338) - [EULAR app](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/eular-app/id1242758514) - [elina](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/elina/id1269124601) - [ZZA 2026](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zza-2026/id1420109185) - [RO-KA-TECH](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ro-ka-tech/id1454022156) - [EuMW](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/eumw/id1478097489) All apps by Eyeled GmbH: https://appshunter.io/developer/335208623 ## Related topics [Spiel](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/spiel) --- *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 2026-08-18.*