# Through the Ages — user reviews > 813 indexed App Store user reviews of Through the Ages by CGE Digital s.r.o., rated 4.90/5 from 5,140 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/through-the-ages/id966245474/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/through-the-ages/id966245474.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4,761 · 4★ 266 · 3★ 43 · 2★ 31 · 1★ 39 ## What do users think of Through the Ages? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Excellent tutorial - 👍 Great implementation of board game - 🚀 Smooth gameplay - 👍 Challenging AI - 👍 Lots of replay value - 👍 Faithful to the board game - 👍 Streamlined mechanics - 👍 Intuitive user interface - 👍 Offline and online play options - 👍 Engaging strategy **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes - 🔋 High battery consumption - 🐛 Connectivity issues with online play - 🐛 Bugs in challenge mode - 🐛 Compatibility issues with older devices **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes during challenge mode - Connectivity issues with online play - Compatibility problems on older devices - Freezing during gameplay **Most requested features** - Add pass-and-play mode with AI - Ability to mix human and AI players - More customization options for game settings - Expansion content (new leaders, wonders, etc.) - Ability to slow down AI turns for better observation ## Newest reviews (19 of 813) ### 5/5 — Топовый топ *2026-03-14* Сама по себе игра хорошая. Но к тому же отличная адаптация для мобильного телефона и классеый вариант для пошаговых игр **Developer response:** Большое спасибо за отзыв! Мы рады, что вам понравилась мобильная версия Through the Ages. Мы старались сделать интерфейс максимально удобным для пошаговой стратегии, чтобы строить цивилизацию было комфортно в любом месте. Удачи в покорении истории! Ваша команда CGE ### 5/5 — Presentation Offset *2026-02-18, version 2.19.1138* I love this game. 5 stars regardless, but since this latest update, all the UI elements have been shifted in strange ways. The card row is set too far right, there is uncomfortable space to the right of the leader pictures below the card row, etc. ### 5/5 — Quality of life *2026-02-16, version 2.19.1138* This is a textbook example of how quality of life features can elevate an app (or a game) to greatness. So much thought has been put into the user experience here, and as a result it’s one of the best turn-based videogames ever made. The care over these QoL features are, I believe, why the app has such a loyal online community. Small things like the way you can navigate to another game from the menu of another with a single tap, or the generous undo button, or the stats screen, provide countless ways other board game apps fall short. It’s compare it to something like Chess.com’s excellent app. The only way it could be better would be if it implemented the iPhone’s haptics. ### 5/5 — Layered with wonderful complexity *2026-01-15, version 2.19.1133* It’s a fantastic game with loads of complexity and nuance. The risk reward trade offs for the moves you make are true to the theme of the game - manage your civilisation well and enjoy the fruits of your labour, but get too greedy or put all your eggs in one basket and watch it slide out of control. If you like Catan you’ll love this! ### 5/5 — Great Adventure! *2026-01-04, version 2.19.1133* Fantastic board game, a lot of strategy ways to improve your Civilization. This game is absolutely number One on my board game list! ### 5/5 — Best mobile game ever *2026-01-02, version 2.19.1133* Can’t imagine playing the physical game, the player aids in this version make a rich and deep boardgame super accessible and a breeze to play ### 5/5 — Great Adventure! *2026-01-01, version 2.19.1133* Fantastic board game, a lot of strategy ways to improve your Civilization. ### 4/5 — Does the AI cheat? *2025-12-31, version 2.19.1133* Play this all the time on hard and it’s one of the toughest games. But I am amazed how often Dark Ages comes up when you are about to play a government for example. I’ve learned to just expect things like that all game long. Similarly if you build the wonder that lets you get an island without having one in your hand, you probably will never draw one. Little behind on military, don’t count on ever drawing a military tactic card. Maybe it’s just chance but it’s surprising. And when you attack the AI their hands seem stacked with good military tactics to defend. Every now and then I delete it because it seems like blatant cheating but I come back to it. ### 5/5 — Love this game so much! *2025-12-06, version 2.19.1133* You gotta play it! It's an amazing game!!! ### 5/5 — even after years *2025-11-30, version 2.19.1133* enormous replayability, lot of ways to play, exciting and still surprising, wonderful desk game one of the best ever ### 5/5 — Perfect *2025-11-25, version 2.19.1132* One of the greatest board games of all time is perfectly captured in a brilliant app. No complaints. ### 5/5 — 한마디만 *2025-11-14, version 2.19.1128* 압도적 ### 5/5 — The best there is. *2025-11-13, version 2.19.1128* Everything is flawless. ### 5/5 — Worth It *2025-11-11, version 2.19.1128* This implementation of a modern classic board game is a credit to Czech Games and one of the best such applications you will find. ### 5/5 — Extremamente Gostoso *2025-10-29* A sensação de poder guerrear com os seus amigos e humilhar eles numa batalha por cultura e decidindo o jogo no último turno é indescritível ### 5/5 — Absolute gem *2025-10-28, version 2.19.1128* Highly recommend. One of the best board games ever - insane digital version. ### 5/5 — Amazing game *2025-10-16, version 2.19.1128* Game is super fun once you know what your doing. I love it! ### 5/5 — Hhij8i *2025-10-03, version 2.19.1128* I don’t know if I can make it to your house today but I will try to get there before you guys leave and then I’ll come back home ### 5/5 — Spaventoso *2025-09-14, version 2.19.1120* Bisogna avere un po’ di pazienza ad impararlo. Dopo non lo si disistalla mai più. CAPOLAVORO ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Fun but you can’t win *2026-06-21, version 2.19.1141* Not sure how it’s got 5 stars but the challenges and AI are impossible to beat. ### 1/5 — Account problem *2025-08-28, version 2.19.1097* I have spend money and bought expansion but have difficulty to login to my account… to synchronise it ..very disappointed ### 1/5 — Wtf *2025-06-29, version 2.19.1097* Absolutely the worst! I was playing the challenge with immortal leaders and still an oponent dissmissed my leader (Michelangelo, the absolutely best one) using an Agression: Infiltration! Go to hell, Vlaada Ch, and take your whole team with you! Screw you! ### 1/5 — Cannot connect to server over mobile data *2025-06-05, version 2.19.1091* This bs all over again wth I'm deleting this game. Cannot connect on ongoing online game. Whatever no longer care ### 1/5 — ui issues *2024-05-16, version 2.19.993* please fix multiple ui issues- as i dumbly lost few times because of unwanted actions were done - eg impact played that was not intended, other actions etc because of app not being responsive, disconnected etc ### 1/5 — Keeps crashing with latest updates *2024-01-28, version 2.19.932* Keeps crashing instantly making it useless. Older iOS iPads not supported but they CLAIM that they are. I will NOT get another IPad ever again. ### 1/5 — Spamming your users *2023-11-25, version 2.19.932* Unacceptable To spam your users to update your app in a way that I am unable to play it in a pure local vs ai game. I don’t recommend this to anyone ### 1/5 — Aplicativa não funciona *2023-11-08* Primeira vez que adquiro um game para IPhone e ele fecha sozinho já na hora de criar um perfil. **Developer response:** Hello, could you please contact us at digitaltesters@czechgames.com ? we would like to check what is happening, we do not have any issues on iPhones in general. thank you! ### 1/5 — Can stop cheating? *2023-10-13, version 2.19.872* When i was playing chanllange, i found that each time when user raise strength to a high level and AI give up on military in age3, system will immediately pick Gandhi from civil card deck out and replenish it into card row. And if player is the one who is low on strength, you can only found Gandhi in Age4. Maybe your team lack the intelligenceand knowledge to build a good AI, so you play cheating? I guess i might need assist to use some third party tools to let the game back to normal? But before that, a one star is what you deserve for your shameless. ### 1/5 — プレイできません（I can't play this app） *2023-09-19* アプリを立ち上げてプロフィールを入力する画面で確定ボタンを押すとアプリが強制終了します。数ヶ月前から同じ状況になってることから今後対応されるか不安です。 購入検討される方は一度待っておいた方がいいかも When I launch the app and press the confirm button on the screen to enter my profile, the app is force-closed. I'm not sure if this will be addressed in the future as this has been the same situation for several months. If you are considering purchasing this app, you might want to wait and see. **Developer response:** Hello, please contact us at digitaltesters@czechgames.com I think we will have a solution for you! Thank you, CGE team ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best game ever *2026-08-09* Can’t tell you how many hours i have spent on this. Only wish they would link the steam purchases with iOS. Otherwise its perfect ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-07-21, version 2.19.1141* Excellent adaptation of an excellent board game. Good multiplayer options and challenges to keep it fresh. ### 5/5 — Classic *2026-07-03, version 2.19.1141* Despite having known “child enthusiast” Bill Gates as a playable leader, it is a classic. Great game I often come back to. A little hard to pick up, it does take some time to fully grasp how all the systems and resources are connected but the tutorial is both helpful and entertaining. Plus there is a ton of challenges if you want to try something different. Devs clearly put a lot of effort into the game and it shows. ### 5/5 — Not p2w *2026-06-14, version 2.19.1141* Amazing game not p2w ### 5/5 — Absolutely Top *2026-06-14, version 2.19.1141* Not only the board game itself is genius but digital implementation is amazing too! We love it as a family game! Only thing for improvement would be integration of apple game api for handling invitations, net games.. etc. ### 5/5 — Fun *2026-06-13, version 2.19.1141* Super fun yay! ### 5/5 — Really enjoyed *2026-05-03, version 2.19.1141* This games great! I havent played the board game version but this ones really nice. Its like Civ but much quicker, hitting all the high points youd expect. Love it ### 5/5 — EXCELENTE *2026-04-25, version 2.19.1141* Un 10 sobre 10. De verdad, cómpralo YA. ### 5/5 — Wonderful worlds *2026-04-03, version 2.19.1141* It’s wonderful to escape every morning on my phone to Through the Ages, where I can build the pyramids as well as play great people like Boudicca, Napoleon, and Nelson Mandela! ### 5/5 — Non per tutti! *2026-03-28, version 2.19.1141* Stupendo ma ci metti 2h a imparare --- *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 2026-08-26.*