# Touch Rummy — Play tile rummy on your phone

> Tile rummy game with customizable visuals and multiplayer options. (iPhone/iPad app by Alwin Troost.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/touch-rummy/id317635320 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Alwin Troost](https://appshunter.io/developer/296075625)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Board, Card
- Price: $2.99
- Rating: 4.27/5 from 37 App Store ratings · 110 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: Dutch, English, German
- Released: 2009-05-31
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/touch-rummy/id317635320/reviews.md

## What is Touch Rummy?

* To disable the zooming feature, in Touch Rummy go to Options and disable auto-zoom.

Touch Rummy is a tile Rummy game. Touch Rummy is fun, sometimes difficult, but always entertaining.

Play against your device or against other players using a bluetooth or wifi connection.

Other features include:
- In 3D and animating, see exactly what you're doing.
- Customizable, change the board, table, tiles and rack
- Keep score, easy insight into the last 10, the 5 best and worst and overall statistics
- Resumable, just have 30 seconds ? Start Touch Rummy, do one move and continue later
- Restrict yourself to a maximum time per turn
- Play against others on an iPod, iPhone or iPad.

## Key features

- Tile rummy gameplay
- Play against AI or other players
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi multiplayer
- 3D animated graphics
- Customizable board, table, tiles, and rack
- Score tracking and statistics
- Resumable gameplay

## What do users think of Touch Rummy?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Faithful adaptation of physical Rummikub game
- 🎨 Beautiful and polished graphics
- 🎮 Intuitive and easy-to-learn gameplay
- ⏸️ Resume feature allows flexible play sessions
- 🧠 Good AI opponent that provides challenge
- 🆓 Ad-free experience
- 🎯 Customizable settings (tiles, board, table appearance)
- 📱 Works well on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
- 🔄 Undo/take back moves functionality
- ⚡ Responsive and smooth controls (in earlier versions)

**Cons**

- 🎰 Unfair AI tile distribution - computer gets better tiles
- 🐛 Screen jumping and zooming issues
- 🐛 Tiles too sensitive and difficult to place precisely
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 📱 Multiplayer connectivity problems (crashes, disconnections)
- 🐛 Game crashes frequently
- 🎮 Limited to single opponent (no 3-4 player support)
- 🐛 Bluetooth multiplayer unreliable
- 🎯 Tile placement controls became worse after updates
- ❌ Multiplayer doesn't work over internet/WiFi properly

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Screen jumps and zooms unexpectedly during gameplay
- White bar at bottom causes screen to disappear when touched
- Multiplayer disconnects mid-game
- Game crashes when playing multiplayer
- Bluetooth multiplayer stops working
- App crashes and won't accept initial moves
- Invalid board errors when dealing tiles
- Tiles placed incorrectly after touch
- Game won't close properly on iPhone X
- Multiplayer connection lost frequently
- Jerky gameplay after updates
- Tiles don't stay under finger when moving
- Screen rotation causes tile misplacement
- App crashes when resuming saved games

**Most requested features**

- Online multiplayer support (like Words with Friends)
- Support for 3-4 players (not just 1v1)
- WiFi multiplayer instead of just Bluetooth
- Game Center integration for online play
- Display opponent tile count more prominently
- Grid layout for organizing sets and runs
- Ability to reset stats within app
- Larger tiles for easier selection
- Tile wrapping rules (13 wraps to 1)
- More tile set options (cards, letters)
- Two-player mode on same device
- Show number of tiles in bone pile
- Less screen animation and rotation
- Better rules explanation in tutorial

## Recent user reviews (10 of 110)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/touch-rummy/id317635320/reviews.md

### 1/5 — The first plays are great …

*2024-10-11*

The first plays are great, then … it’s becomes hard to win, because you get crappy tiles (often doubles and repeated numbers) while the “software” gets often jokers and the perfect combination tiles to the point it often unloads 6-8 tiles at a time.  It’s frustrating.

### 1/5 — The first plays are great …

*2023-11-20*

The first plays are great, then … it’s becomes hard to win, because you get crappy tiles (often doubles and repeated numbers) while the “software” gets often jokers and the perfect combination tiles to the point it often unloads 6-8 tiles at a time.  It’s frustrating.

### 1/5 — Annoying and unfair game

*2023-11-04*

The software always gives shorty tiles to you while “miraculously” it unloads 10 tiles on its turn. C’mon that’s absurd!!

### 1/5 — Unfair game with software

*2023-10-26*

At first, it’s a great teaching tool. After several games, you get a gazillion crappy tiles while the software gets lots of jokers and excellent tiles to the point of unloading 6 or 8 tiles at the end. Ridiculous. 
So at this point, I just cancel the game and start a new one, because you only win every 10 games.

### 2/5 — Unfair when learning

*2023-01-18, version 2.6.1*

I play against the software.  There 3 things that annoy me a LOT.  
First, there a bar at the bottom that for no reason turns white .. so when you’re trying to move a tile, accidentally touch that white line — the entire screen goes away!!!! Ugh! 
Secondly, the entire screen keeps zooming in and out depending where the tiles are. Yes, I removed the Zoom on settings — but doesn’t fix anything.
And lastly, the thing that’s REALLY annoying is … the software ALWAYS gets great combinations and several Jokers.  Rarely, I get that.  How far is that???
And, dog forbid, I’m winning … the software unloads 5-6 tiles all at once and BAM .. it goes down to 1 tile!!  Not even in real life that happens that often!!  
I get this software is programmed to teach us to play, but don’t count it building an enjoyable learning process .. lol … because, it’s really annoying.  My solution when playing?  I quit the game when the software goes down to 2 or 1 tile … because there is no chance turning the game around.  So, at least, I try to enjoy part of the game.

### 2/5 — Landscape view

*2022-12-23*

Why is it now only in landscape??? It’s awful to play .. jerky, unfocused and moves around.  I hate playing it now 😡😡

### 5/5 — Best game rummy

*2022-09-03*

Le meilleur jeu de rummy, j’y joue depuis 10 ans et je l’adore. 7 stars

### 1/5 — Jumping!

*2021-01-31, version 2.6.1*

I love this game but the screen jumps up & down everytime I touch the tile!  Makes me dizzy...is there a way to make the screen stay still while I am playing?

### 5/5 — Love it!

*2020-08-17, version 2.6.1*

I have been playing this app for years and it has been great. No problems at all and AD free!

### 5/5 — Wonderful! Perfect holiday game!

*2020-08-11*

Love playing this on my phone or iPad. So does my dad! We have such fun! Thank you.

## Frequently asked questions about Touch Rummy

### What is Touch Rummy?

Touch Rummy is a digital adaptation of the classic tile rummy game. It offers a fun, sometimes difficult, but always entertaining experience for players who enjoy strategy and tile-based gameplay.

### How can I play with others?

You can play against other players using a Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connection. The game is also compatible with iPod, iPhone, and iPad, allowing for cross-device multiplayer sessions.

### Is Touch Rummy free to play?

Based on the provided information, the application is free to download and play. There are no mentions of in-app purchases or advertisements.

### Can I customize the game's appearance?

Yes, the game is customizable. You can change the appearance of the board, table, tiles, and rack to personalize your gaming experience.

### What are the statistics features?

The app keeps score and provides easy insight into your performance. You can view statistics for the last 10 games, your 5 best and worst games, and overall game statistics.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.6.1 — 2018-10-28

- Improved support for iPhone X, preventing accidental App switching.
- Updated scores screen to better fit larger scores.

### 2.6 — 2017-09-25

Updated for iOS 11

### 2.5.1 — 2015-08-26

- Fixed unplayable screen distortion, occurring user has a 3 row tileboard.
- Fixes menu display issues, when starting TouchRummy in portrait modus.
- Fixed issue where computer player could cheat by using a joker in its initial move.
- Fixed issue where the user could cheat by using an invalid opening move.
- Fixed issue where automatic / high quality (anti-alias) setting didn’t have any effect.
- Fixed issue where 32bit devices couldn’t use multi-player with 64bit devices (iPad Air, iPad Mini 2, iPhone 5S, iPod Touch 6th gen. and later).

### 2.5 — 2015-08-13

- Added support for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
- Improved tile quality
- Smoother graphics on iPod Touch 5G, iPhone 5s and newer
- Various performance / stability updates
- Reduced battery usage
- Improved multiplayer config / stability

### 2.4.3 — 2013-12-15

- Fixed graphic issues on latest iPhones

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## More apps by Alwin Troost

- [Touch Rummy HD](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/touch-rummy-hd/id375836908)

All apps by Alwin Troost: https://appshunter.io/developer/296075625

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