Catan Universe Negative Reviews

Catan Universe App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024

Catan Universe app received 219 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using Catan Universe? Can you share your negative thoughts about catan universe?

Catan Universe for Negative User Reviews

✓ The kicktimer and connection problems make this very frustratingI’ve had some odd behaviour with the kicktimer which is quite frustrating. The game has thrown the kicktimer up against myself, but I can see other people’s moves, make my own, but the kicktimer does not get stopped. In my most recent case I was about to win (on 9 points and about to get largest army), but I could not get through the last two rounds before the timer expired. There have also been other issues with loss of connection which triggers significantly more frequently than I would expect..CivboyVersion: 1.4.5

✓ Bad PerformanceServer always down. All kinds of trouble starting a game. Brutal!.LuckylyleVersion: 2.3.4

✓ Great game but some issuesSince UI upgrade early July 20 this is currently unplayable on iPad. Crashes before initial settlements placed every time regardless of scenario or game type. Other comments: Trade with AI is quirky, often does not accept trade despite agreeing and occasionally trades for different values than selected. If timer is disabled then annoyed AI displays seem over the top when assessing placement or trade decisions. Maybe allow them to be disabled as an option. I think the games are great but let down by some flaws and currently unusable on iPad..HobblingalongVersion: 2.0

✓ Servers deadThey took everyone’s money then killed off the server. Been 2 months now no Catan..Windsor MMAVersion: 2.2.10

✓ Cute but problematicI love playing Catan and this version of the game is a faithful attempt to recreate it. Fun when it works but it fails very often. In single player mode it will end a game early declaring a winner when no one has 10 points. On the leader board after a failed game it shows points that don’t match what you can see for the points in the game. Just bizarre and very poor quality software. The touch interface is kind of cute but the zooming and scrolling around all the time get disorienting and seem unnecessary. I want to play a game not pretend I can see a VR table top that I’m peering at through a tine phone screen. So much promise but ultimately disappointing. :-(.Sir WobinVersion: 1.5.1

✓ They stole my money. Garbage appGarbage app. Only steal your money. Don’t play or buy!!!.Porch lightrVersion: 2.2.10

✓ DisappointingDownloaded game hoping it’d be an improvement on the classic app but it’s sadly not. Big bugs in the game. Anytime I accept a trade with the AI it wouldn’t actually make the trade and the AI would offer me a new trade as if I never accepted. Seems like something based unit or functional testing would pick up. The interface can also be clunky and unintuitive. Feel like this game hasn’t been built well or with a proper plan. Graphics are the only improvement over the “classic” apps..Jordieb23Version: 1.7.4

✓ Not even funSuper buggy and only allows 3 player multiplayer at a time. Most of the time it seems like the “multiplayer” is just ai that gangs up on you. Trade is non-existent, to the point that you have to accept bad deals for any deal to be made or an entire game will literally go without trade. I played 20 games and each time, the dice rolls kept giving numbers that I was not on (if I played by 8, six would be rolled mainly, if you play by six then 10 would be rolled) it gets pretty ridiculous when six turns go by and you don’t get a single resource because none of your numbers got rolled, then you have to skip your turn again while you watch the other two get all of the resources. Then on to building. You don’t always get to build settlements even if you have the resources. I have had to maritime trade resources hoping that I can make some kind of comeback by adding a settlement after a freshly made road is put down and then there isn’t even option to make one. So you’ll end up with plenty of useless roads instead of settlements that can help you out..Alric456Version: 2.3.5

✓ Non-functioning garbage3 weeks after updating, online play is still impossible. DO NOT PAY A CENT with this game..GajskdidnenVersion: 2.2.10

✓ Kicked from games/app shutdownWas working really well until a couple days ago, as the game progresses the app stops running and takes me to my home screen. This continues to happen with more frequency so I can’t complete a whole game without getting kicked. Playing on an IPhone 6 so please fix.KyrieisagodVersion: 1.7.2

✓ Game keeps shutting me downGame keeps shutting me down on iPad. It’s even worse with “les Marins” extension. Really frustrating after I’ve paid to get it. I have IOS 12.5.5.MCLarin28Version: 2.2.9

✓ Not working since the last updateLove the game, but quite a lot of functionality was lost when they migrated servers a few months ago, and these problems haven’t been fixed. It’s sometimes impossible to log in because “the servers are full”. It’s a shame they haven’t dealt to these issues.XSumeriaVersion: 2.3.0

✓ Crashes on iPad & doesn’t work on browserCatan 2.0 is a disaster for the following reasons: - shows what card was stolen from other players - app crashes on iPhone and iPad - can’t see dev cards being played by other played - load time on browser is long - Game is filled with unnecessary UI changes eg emoji and unnecessary camera zooming The essence of the main catan game is gone with the new update. Save your money and do not spend it on this app..RitRaoVersion: 2.0

✓ Fragile and confusingThe interface needs a rethink; it took us too long to figure out the trade screen, though after a few rounds we got it. Worse is that most actions are needlessly complicated. Placing a road should not be this fiddly! The game’s connections also seem to be fragile too: weird delays introduced, getting kicked out of games, the game telling other players you’ve been replaced by and AI when you haven’t. And then there’s a horrific virtual currency. Catan is a classic, perhaps showing its age, but this app seems to make playing it needlessly complicated.PersonalNadirVersion: 1.9.1

✓ Glitchy but worth itMy friends and I used to have “Catan” nights often for our game nights. Now that we are in Covid crisis it’s been a nice supplement - and with all the practice I am getting much better at the game strategy. However it is a very glitchy product. Once I reached Level 9 and went to switch devices and the game forgot my account. I literally tried to reset my password and no matter how many times i attempted to reset I got a “this account does not exist” message. I believe it because I was able to make a new account with the same user name and my fiancé still has my old account as a friend but the name changed to John Doe. My fiancé also had issues with logging back into his account after changing passwords and we had to reach out to the support email. From the online community it looks like there have been a ton of issues but I still find it worth playing because it is free and kills time. Because of the glitches I would not invest in the full game. Maybe if the support team gets it together I will reconsider but for now the free version is enough for the hassle..Stefani <3Version: 1.9.0

✓ Too many problems**Update*** Tried again today. Played for 30 mins... Then kick trimmer activated with 2 min count down... Each of 3 players made 2 turns each in this time yet it still clicked down... With 10 seconds left and having played two goes and just built a settlement it was so disappointing to be kicked out the game. That is 3 or 4 times now.. and I guess my profile is losing kudos for not finishing a game? **** PLEASE RESPOND My Husband is military deployed away from home on active service. Playing CATAN on line together was a weekly treat. Since switching to this version this week we were so disappointed. Each time we played we would get 10-15 mins into a game and them my Husbabd would tell me I was off line and kick timer was running. I would have my go and trade with the third player (computer) and my husband played and I rolled again but my kick timer was still counting down according to my husband. This happened again with a new game we started playing. My alarm went off during - I don't know if this started the clock ticking.. but as It was just a two player game plus a computer - there should be a kick timer over-ride or disabled option. If the other player is happy to wait... Why kick out? Also there are other issues. The computer has his go too fast so you can't see what is going on. There are others but until these are fixed we can't waste more precious time on this app while he away!.SallyanneFVersion: 1.4.4

✓ Broken, buggy, hacked messI love Catan, it’s a great board game, well crafted, and well balanced. This abomination is buggy as hell with the AI refusing to trade on offers it made, AI spamming the player with the robber, and statistically bizarre dice rolls. But then other times the AI being an absolute cakewalk with it only sticking to a very limited play style and being beatable every time. All this however pales into insignificance when compared to the cheating issue, players running dual accounts where they use on account to cripple you and feed resources to another, and having now observed the other player somehow managing to get 6 cards on their first turn. It could have been great, but it’s actually not very well designed, has poor UI and aesthetics, and with the plethora of game breaking programming mechanics and player hacking it’s impossible to win, so why bother playing? All of these issues have been flagged on the forums for a very long time and nothing seems to have been done to resolve them. Certainly don’t spend any money on this, sadly we will have to wait till it gets licensed to a developer that knows what they are doing before something enjoyable comes out..IChappersVersion: 1.9.1

✓ Very poorI love Catan so downloaded this. Right from the outset you can see this app is poorly thought out with no intro or explanation as to what to do other than a button that says register. When you do register it’s not clear if you’ve been successful. When I try to login there’s no real visual feedback as to what is happening. It then eventually says I’m offline which I’m not and I can get no further. Pleased in a way as the feedback from others who did get further isn’t great so perhaps Ive saved time and money! If you can make it useable I’d part with money but at the moment I can’t even get in!.KiwikevsterVersion: 1.7.3

✓ Frequent crashesNo idea why, but after getting into a game, during set up, one player doesn’t place anything (guessing they left) but it just freezes on their turn. It’s incredibly annoying. Yet there doesn’t seem to be anything being don’t about it. If the games do get underway, then it’s really accurate to the board game. The developer really needs to address the freezing issues though..Tumour galVersion: 1.8.3

✓ Huge problems!I have just purchased this app and have played the game over the past couple of days, and now it persistently crashes. I have been on various community noticeboards to try to find out how to rectify the situation, only to discover that it is a prevalent problem. This is my favourite game and I am so disappointed with this ongoing problem. I would strongly urge you to consider whether to buy this app or not, and perhaps check out community noticeboard to see if there have been any improvements before, potentially, wasting your money..Nevah99Version: 2.3.4

✓ Cannot play multiplayerNew version has broken multiplayer. All of us are on the new version, we can invite one another to a game, but the game won’t start. Please fix this asap.ChrinatinVersion: 2.2.10

✓ Awesome Game, Terrible ImplementationI’ve been playing this game for 6 months now. I loved the board game and I thought it would be fun to play and get better. I’ve played a couple online custom matches with friends but I mostly play offline. Initially when I started playing I thought it was great. Couple bugs (when clicking on the info button the messages often don’t fit the screen) but playable. After I paid the $5 to play unlimited the issues with the game started to appear: 1) The AI refuses to trade most games. In a full game with four people the total trades is less than five. 2) The dice roll after a seven is rolled is nearly guaranteed to be the number the robber was placed on. I’ve actually seen people use this as a strategy. 3) The dice distribution is so bad it’s disgusting. I just finished a game where a four was rolled more than an eight, nine, and ten. I don’t expect a perfect distribution, but there are far too many issues with this (as can be seen by all the other reviews). I even went into the discord group to make suggestions about changing the dice algorithm and was pointed to the “card stack” mode (I tried this already), which is somehow just as bad. The developers actually want this uneven distribution. It apparently allows for a more random experience, but it’s not like the actual game at all. Overall, I enjoyed the game for a couple weeks just enough to pay the $5 for it and now despise it so much I’m writing a critical review..CatanHaterVersion: 2.2.8

✓ Says to update but there is no updateWon’t let me log in as it says my app is out of date but when I go to App Store to update it says it’s up to date - just another issue in the long list of issues for this game, fire the game developers!.Chiefsman22227Version: 2.3.4

✓ DOES NOT WORKGive my money back. Since I’ve paid for this app it hasn’t worked at all and it’s been months. These guys are scammers. Apple needs to intervene, having a broken app on their store like this is disgusting.Luca BrazyVersion: 2.2.10

✓ I wish it was perfect as love Catan!I love the board game and wish the app could be as good, there are plenty of app bugs but the devs do try their best to fix them and it is playable and always gets better. Recently though and what’s making me write this review is the toxic players, it’s impossible to complete a game because people send so many abusive messages, argue, do stupid revenge robber placements, leave, drag out theirs turns on purpose it’s making it impossible to play, I would suggest remove all messages full stop and just have the little emoji faces for emotions and make the turn timer shorter so people can’t abuse it. Such a shame because the devs can’t control the players but I’m giving up now after trying to have one decent game but can’t because of toxic players..Ty13rmVersion: 2.0.1

✓ Someone needs a statistics lessonFunny, when I play this game is real life I hardly ever see the number seven rolled 27 times in a game that had only 80 turns. That’s every three turns for those doing the math…. Anyone who downloads this app will surely notice some seriously suspicious patterns when it comes to the dice. The above example is not an outlier. Seven is rolled entirely too often - sometimes several turns consecutively - and usually happens coincidentally when you’re leading a game by several points. Suddenly, you’ll find yourself going a dozen turns in a row without collecting anything and having all of your items taken away from the robber, because obviously they always put the robber on one of your positions. Just as an example, the last game I played I clearly had the strongest positions on the board. I was winning by several points. Out of the last 24 rolls, I counted the number eight was rolled 6 times in 8 turns alone; seven was also rolled 6 times. The numbers I needed in order to win (6, 5, 4, or 10) were never rolled. The developer might argue I’m just being a sore loser but those statistics are virtually impossible and it happens constantly in this game. I could go on and on with examples like these. I should note that there is another setting that allows you to change the probability of the dice but you will find it is just as goofy as the default setting. Not sure what the point is in making the game so obviously skewed in favor of the computer..BehduajqnshiVersion: 2.3.1

✓ SettlementsI love this game when it works, however there is a bug where you have enough materials for settlements, yet it won’t allow you to place/buy them, its very irritating..Fleabags71Version: 2.1.2

✓ Can’t trade and can’t build ai is retartedWon’t let me build settlements when I have over the amount necessary also the ai only trades when I can’t use what I get in return because it knows what I have also the concept of the sun being your energy bar is retarted because you have to wait over 24 hours to play a single player round where you have a 1% chance at winning and online matches you have 0.1% chance of winning don’t install this just get the board game.JygvuygvVersion: 2.2.2

✓ Catan universe multiplayer can't place first settlementThis game is completely broken, none of the multiplayer works anymore as it won’t let you place the first settlement, therefore game cannot proceed, cannot communicate with other players to discuss as it says I don’t have the expansion pack even though I have paid for all of them.Me1273Version: 2.3.0

✓ Extremely BuggyEDIT 1: some of the main concerns were addressed and - to some extent - corrected. Game breaking bugs in matches were reduced substantially, from about 90% of matches to a healthy 15% (yep, I kept an excel). The in-game interface is still the same, and in my humble opinion, not very intuitive. Regardless, the app is moving in the right direction. Adjusting stars from 1 to 3. REALLY looking forward to the update that was supposed to happen a few hours ago(?). ORIGINAL: The board game is amazing and the app has so much potential. However, it is ridiculously common for a game to get bugged. The problem with that is that it affects all other players, not just whoever got bugged. So the game hangs up thinking no one is having issues, meanwhile this one player is stalling for upwards of 20 mins (and the game cant figure out that something is wrong and just kick him). Kicktimers trigger for no reason when you’re in-game and everything else seems to be doing fine. Not much incentive to level up. Not much to buy in the shop (honestly if there were more items available, with better perks than a viking hat, I’d be throwing money at you guys). Elo visibility is really nice tho, kinda only thing that keeps me and my friends around. Just a tip, elo games tend to not show opponents’ elo in the pre-game screen so that it won’t affect in-game tactics (i.e. 3v1, etc). Really looking forward to an update and hopefully adjusting this rating. Thanks for your hard work!.ExperiencedProjectEngineerVersion: 1.5.3

✓ Great when it worksThis app really struggles to function in iPhone. Currently, I’m perpetually prompted to update the app, even though the App Store states that I have the latest update. When it is “updated”, I am logged out every single time I open the app. More often than not, it crashes, which is only annoying because when I open the app, I need to log back into Catan Universe. It’s a shame because the game is great but the app is barely functional- and having paid for it is more frustrating..AjoeyfrewVersion: 2.3.4

✓ Before you download…Games servers are absolutely shocking after me and my wife put the kids to bed we like to play one game of Catan Yet for months we can’t even play the one dead game against each other and the dumb ai. We spend more time reconnecting to the servers then playing the game it’s self and talking about gameplay it’s boring the dice rolls are not random. So The ai will always roll there numbers and as soon as you have more then 7 cards you know a 7 will be rolled if your snowballing the game with a good lead in victory points the algorithms will make you miss loads of cards and get you just waiting for the others to catch up it is severely broken and predictable. we only play one game a night because it makes us fall asleep it’s that boring there is no strategy needed to win in this game. So if like us we already deleted the game now so recommend you find something else on the App Store there’s millions of apps that are better don’t waste your time..Joshyyy0121Version: 2.3.4

✓ Glitchy, Very unreliableI love playing Catan with people from around the world. This is why I paid $10 plus for this game. It however has not held up its end of our transaction. The game constantly freezes and is not able to be refreshed on a phone without leaving the game. I’m totally frustrated by this game and would not have spent my money if I’d have known how unreliable it was going to be!.Kiwi educatorVersion: 1.4.5

✓ Too many glitchesI love this app and have found it a great way to continue playing Catan with friends during lockdown. I’ve had problems with the kicktimer, which I don’t think should even exist in a game between friends. I’ve also had issues with the turn not progressing and having to abandon the whole game. My latest issue is with not being able to add friends to a game. Yesterday I agreed to meet friends online to play. It’s tricky as they are in a different country so we had to deal with time differences. When I tried to add them, they just wouldn’t appear in my list. When I went to my profile and checked, they were there and were online, but when I returned to custom game, they were nowhere to be seen. We were all using the iPad app and all had updated, but it made no difference. Very disappointing and it discourages me from recommending this to anyone else..MisterMisterSirVersion: 1.9.1

✓ Single Player is InfuriatingI really need this to better. I’ve literally played 100’s of single player games and my family is tired of hearing my apoplectic complaints about the AI rigging. It seems as if the only way the developers could find to make the AI “skillful” is to rig the dice rolling, card stealing and AI targeting. Don’t have a 5 but, AI does? Guarantee it will roll off the hook. Have eight cards? The robber will almost always roll. AI will trade with each other, even against their best interest, but almost never trade with you (half the time they’ll have resource monopoly and steal back what they traded). Seriously, I could go on and on about how this teaming and game advantages are bestowed on AI. What makes no sense though, is AI decision making which can be random and ridiculous at times. Is there no way to make AI smarter and then balance the randomization? It makes this game infuriating and uninteresting. I win games all of the time that I would probably lose to humans, and I lose inexplicably to miracle dice roll runs that defy probability. Uggghh!.MarvellaiseVersion: 2.2.8

✓ Used to be greatGame used to be an amazing free game now I can’t login or create a new account and everytime I play as a guest it crashes. Used to be great with these crashes, 0/10..JerfjtujcVersion: 2.3.0

✓ Really buggy and doesn’t follow the game physics rightThere are a lot of issues with this game that would be really easy to fix if the developers cared to try. The board doesn’t set up right (the actual game rules specifying the numbers be put in a specific order) so you end up having areas with 3 6’s and 8’s bunched together which makes the game impossible for anyone who doesn’t get that spot. There also aren’t the proper ratio of development cards meaning there’s just as many monopoly cards as years of plenty as knights as road builders as whatever else which just makes the game extremely frustrating. As for bugs, the main ones I’ve noticed were one that covers up 2/3 of your screen so you can’t actually see the board and one that doesn’t let you place your starting pieces so it then auto places them in terrible spots. Otherwise the game is okay but a bit more frustrating than the real game since you can’t talk to the people face to face..Give.my.money.backVersion: 2.2.5

✓ Not able to connect and playI was fine with the odd freezing of the game and things not quite working right all the time. But now I simply am not able to log in! I keep getting directed to change password so I do that and then nothing happens… feeling a bit ripped off now after paying money for something I can’t access. Please fix this!!.Butlers OwnerVersion: 2.2.11

✓ Used to be goodThis game used to be amazing but in the last year they’ve done updates that make the game unplayable. Worst money ever spent since I can’t even play a custom match against a friend due to nothing loading properly.DdddddshizlyVersion: 2.3.4

✓ Upgrades don’t workOften upgrades here don’t seem to be executed well. Upgrade this weekend so when it kicked me and I need to upgrade, no surprises. I deleted completely and reinstalled. Still tells me my version is out of date. So so frustrating..AdhlgbcVersion: 2.3.4

✓ Nice breadth of options but questionable designOverall it’s not terrible for a free app but Catan Classic is far better for $5. My biggest issue here is that the dice rolls are very obviously not random. You might think this is just a sore loser but I’m serious, if you play cities and knights but expand victory points to 21 play repeatedly and you’ll agree within 3 games. I like the randomness of dice rolls so I’m hesitant to use the stacked deck of numbers but it’s a must for this app. One of the apps work arounds for not making this skewness in rolled numbers so obvious is by timing your numbers for when they’re under a robber so you won’t get resources but if you check the stats it’ll look closer to even in rolls than it really is. The bots also rob at random, I’ve been in last in a 6 person game with bots that are at 8-12 VPs while I’m still at 4 yet they’ll place the robber on a tile that only I’m on and steal from me. Alternatively, I’ve been a point away from winning ahead of the closest bot by 5 points and they’ll steal from a bot that is no where near winning. I wish they’d program the bots to just stealing from the current leader.HdsfjokvfdhjjMeVersion: 2.2.8

✓ Several bugsI love Catan, and play this game almost daily. I’ve paid for the original game and mostly play the classic map with the computers. The trading aspect is almost entirely broken, where the computers skip my accepted trades or trade after doing other actions. I’ve also had problems with logging in, where resetting the password goes nowhere and times out without anything happening. I usually select play without log in and it gets to my profile no problem. The most recent glitch being an error message saying Client version too old, despite having the most recent update. I’ve paid for the base game twice on two different devices and have had the same problems all around. It’s extremely disappointing considering I may have to make a third account and pay for the game a third time if I want to continue playing, which I really don’t want to do. But since it won’t reset my password or let me into my account I don’t know what else to do. Definitely a lot of bugs that aren’t being addressed..KeyholekidVersion: 2.3.4

✓ Greatest game, annoying app experienceI used to play the game every day and enjoyed it, but since the new update a few weeks ago, I've been experiencing constant disconnections from the server when trying to set up a room and play with friends in multiplayer mode. It's quite frustrating, especially when I want to unwind after a hard day at work and have fun with my friends. Unfortunately, this recurring issue has made the app unreliable and less enjoyable for me..Hirthy0505Version: 2.3.4

✓ Okay but struggles with tradingSo far I’m yet to have a single successful trade with the AI. If I offer to trade they always decline even if it’s things they need. Example, I had most of the ore and both AI players kept offering me trades for that said ore for things I didn’t want. When it comes to my turn and I initiate a trade with Ore for something I want it never takes it even if I offer a ridiculously high amount which they are getting the better deal. Even when I’ve offered a high range of things it seems to always say no which means the only trades you can pull off are the ones which they offer you. Other than that it runs okay and seems a good version but the trading needs to get sorted out!.Abaxy77Version: 1.9.1

✓ Brutal,If you enjoy sitting down to Catan this game will ensure you throw your phone across the room. In order to ensure difficulty level it rolls numbers that the computer has so you loose. The programmers need to be fired..F U 456666Version: 2.3.5

✓ HorribleThis app is the worst program I’ve ever encountered. Haven’t been able to finish a game yet, without either myself, the other players being booted, and the game cancelling. One time the game just decided there were no human players left so it started playing all our turns for us. The algorithm is disgusting only prioritising the numbers over who is actually winning on numbers. I would get a more fulfilling game if I played it in real life with my cat. At least then I could understand why the player left the game..Triple word masterVersion: 2.3.0

✓ Lost my purchasesLost access to my account when they switched servers. 2 weeks later and they still can’t fix it, I’m not repurchasing the game plus all the add ons..Tyler Smith99Version: 2.2.10

✓ Buggy but potentialI’d like my money back. The app is full of bugs, it just logged me out of my account in the middle of me playing a game, which means I’ll be booted from the game and I’ll be penalised, despite it being the app malfunctioning. After paying for the base game, have discovered the frequency of 7s rolling is so disproportionate it makes the game almost unplayable a lot of the time. It seems like a glitch or something but all players are experiencing it, it’s ridiculous. The styling and gameplay itself are quite good and has a lot of potential, but right now is too frustrating to keep trying to play, especially after having spent money on it. Also, like other online versions of Catan I’ve played - a lot of very aggressive people playing who get abusive in the chat almost instantly. Really unpleasant, but the app creators can’t be held responsible for that..MishfulthinkingVersion: 2.3.5

✓ Amazing game; app recently got much worseSince a few months ago (when they “upgraded” the servers), the app and login experience got much worse for me, sadly. I couldn’t login to my old account where I had purchased the full expansions. I wrote to support a couple times and no luck. I have now created a new account and purchased the game again. Now, when I switch apps or even lock my phone, when I switch back into the app, it crashes and I have to restart it, log in again, and find the game I was playing. Please fix these issues or undo the “upgrades” you made..IpavkexVersion: 2.3.1

✓ 12 hour reloading timeRegeneration after 12 hours I won’t let me play another game. The times up and just won’t let me activate anther round of the game. Kinda feeling ticked..Mr008ggfVersion: 2.2.10

✓ Too buggy and rough AIIt’s decently fun to play online but if you play against AI it feels rigged. The game actually includes a dice roll feature but, say you have a settlement on two 6’s. Those two 6’s will rarely get rolled then a robber will get put on it and like 5 in a row will be a 6. So, the bell curve is somewhat realistic by the end but the actual turns those numbers are rolled on is stacked against you. Clever way to cover for AI that can’t compete against a human naturally I guess. All that aside, its still pretty fun but its actually unplayable at this point. For about a week now, the app just won’t load. Originally, I would try to play and it would reach the main screens but after I clicked the play button it would just say I was out of suns every time (even though I wasn’t and I tried on 3 different days w/ no success). Online mode would just say “this feature is unavailable while offline” but my internet has been fine and all my other games function normally. I deleted and reinstalled but now it just perpetually loads on the sign in screen. I’ve tried logging in, registering a new account, and playing without an account but nothing will load. I’ve tried on wifi and LTE. I’ve tried using a VPN to mask my IP address. Nothing works. What’s the point of an app you can’t use?.Conan1247Version: 2.2.9

✓ New update doesn’t workThe new update deleted my purchases and I have to sign in every time I use the app. The game glitches if the screen goes dark and I reopen it. Before the update the app worked great..LaineSB1995Version: 2.2.10

✓ Doesn’t fit on screenThe stats don’t fit on the screen, meaning you can’t see things such as length of game, and only half the dice stats etc. The rest is cropped like it was built for a different aspect ratio or something..HepheastiaVersion: 2.0.1

✓ Horrible dice systemThe dice rolling is not completely randomized. It gives advantage to the player who is ranked lower and is in the bad position. Player with high ranks or in the good position doesn’t get cards due to the limitation of the program..BbryannnwVersion: 2.2.9

✓ Connectivity a real let downLove this game but so frustrating when it keeps booting me out or freezing due to connection. There’s no issues with my wifi or connection just the app having issues. Please fix it!!.Ford2019Version: 1.8.5

✓ Crashes or glitches 99% of the timeI’ve never experienced an app that glitches and crashes so much. At first I thought it was just my wifi connection or phone but everyone I talk to says the same thing. It’ll boot you from the game when your connection is fine etc... and just glitches a whooole heap. Very disappointing. Great layout though... and very easy to play and fun on the rare occasion that you can play through a game with no issues..Casscunningham1Version: 1.4.4

✓ Catan riggedThis app is far from actual game in terms of dice outcome. The developers create levels of difficulty by rigging the dice, by giving unrealistic dice roll outcomes (say a less probable number will come more frequent than more probable ones depends on who it favors -- usually an AI or an opponent depends on his/her ELO) You have pay to be able to do a Multiplayer..MarkytugVersion: 2.2.4

✓ UpdateWhat is going on with the App? It’s very frustrating not being able to log in advising that you have to update the game when there’s no option to update and having to close app delete app and reload app multiple times just to play..KkllmmmkfffVersion: 2.3.4

✓ You’ve seen the other reviews-Can’t load multiplayer -have to keep resetting password -keeps logging me out Overall have not been able to play a single game since the update. Would avoid paying for it like I did 🤦.Bcuk bjnVersion: 2.2.10

✓ Freezes quite oftenI love the game and have played with friends however it freezes midway through the game probably with 1/10 games. It’s really frustrating as sometimes you have been playing for a little while and the time has been wasted. Not awesome when we have paid for the upgrades. Please fix.BbbbbbeeeeeeebbbbbbVersion: 2.0

✓ Update is not goodDoes not let us play in a friends match. Continues to tell us that one of us is ‘in a match’ when we are on the main screen. The app before the update was smoother..Bonsey7Version: 2.3.4

✓ Not worth the moneyThe updates leave the game not able to be logged into you have to pay to play the base game which is fine but then it doesn’t work so not worth it. Dice can feel anything but random and due to the bots being faster than human they get all the good trades. Not happy..LalalandlizVersion: 2.3.4

✓ Was really hoping for 5 human player supportGot the original app hoping to play it as a family, nope. We all have ticket to ride which supports up to 5 live players locally or online, replaces with an Ai in the event of disconnect and uses a karma system to curb game quitters etc. I was excited to see this game released in an updated app, hoping for an experience like that of ticket to ride, or even exploding cats, this isn’t even close yet. With 3 local people playing in the online setting we can’t even get through 1 quarter of a 10 point basic first island game. It glitches or crashes like everyone comments on, not only for special moves like the robber, just at random, taking away the ability to end a turn, forcing all of us to leave the game because the end turn button disappears. We are keeping the app and sincerely hoping they get some good programmers to put this in order because sooo many of us would be ecstatic and support it. 3 stars for the potential and hope to have it in the future although, sadly, it isn’t playable right now..Katily =^•^=Version: 1.4.2

✓ Terrible updateI can't play a game, kicked out every time. I was kicked three times before I even got to place my second settlement. You'd think a overhaul update would have fixed the glitches, not made them exponentially worse. Now an unusable app for me..Jerry TownsyVersion: 2.0

✓ IffyLove the game. When it does work, it plays great. Have had small connection issues in the past but still about to play and enjoy. Have hit a wall now with the app now not allowing me to log back in and notifying me ‘your app is out of date’, but according to the App Store there are bo new updated available 🤷🏼‍♀️.KshsbsiebsEverynicknameistakenVersion: 2.3.4

✓ Buggy off lateBeen a big fan of this game and been playing for a while. Off late game has become so buggy At times it gets frozen, if the game is closed and reopened game does load back. This use to work clearly in the past. At times drops off the game even without three misses. Otherwise I always enjoy the game..Play4fun1122Version: 2.2.8

✓ Server migration broke the gameImpossible to play after the server migration, can’t even load up a game without people randomly getting kicked off..JsjsjakakajdjeneVersion: 2.2.10

✓ Too many bugs on iPad1. Connecting with friends is painful. The website version connects very quickly. 2. Most multiplayer games start and then one player stops playing and the game is hung forever. No autoplay. I played 3 games and all hung randomly. 3. When a player leaves, the AI takes over. But a player can still join a game and not play the turn indefinitely. It should autoplay after time limit or auto kick the player out. 4. Dice is not even close to pseudo-random. I checked the statistics and in my 3 games (that I played before it hung), the numbers were greatly skewed. If the problems that I'm complaining about are solved in the paid version of the app then it's very sad and I'm very disappointed about not getting the basic game. Could have happily bought extensions if this was not the case. I love the game but will not recommend this app on the iPad..PranjalYVersion: 2.0.1

✓ Games don’t loadConstantly crashing and I have to leave the game and that lowers my stats, so annoying. Have only had issues over the last few months, never happened prior.Eve-roseVersion: 2.3.4

✓ Terrible terrible appI love catan and have been playing for years. I’ve begrudgingly played with this app over the years dealing with the constant bugs and issues because it’s basically the only option. After hundreds of hours of play I finally reached the rank of grandmaster. That’s when the development team decided to migrate their servers. I’ve come to find out that my account has been lost in the migration with no option for recovery. The support team first told me that my account never existed. After I found a screenshot of my position on their leader board, their solution is for me to simply create a new account and start over. What an absolute joke. They have made it very clear that there is no way to adjust the ranking of my new account. You would think they would of backed up and recorded the leader board ranking if this was at all a possibility during the migration. What prompted me to write a review is that I just launched the app to create a new account and it’s so buggy that I can’t even do that. Keep up the good work dev team!.Kevin kileyVersion: 2.3.0

✓ Dreadful multiplayerForget the multiplayer aspects. Even with a good internet connection you will be unable to complete a significant proportion of games. The developers are aware of the issue but have been unable to improve it in the past year. Update: the new update is totally unplayable. I have been unable to complete a single game..You were kicked from gameVersion: 2.0

✓ This game is virtually unplayable since the updateI don’t make a habit of writing reviews but when an update is THIS BAD I have to. I started playing this online recently and spent my hard earned cash on the base game and expansions for something to do while in isolation. Was great until you decided to update and absolutely ruin the playing experience. I am losing ELO because the games freeze and there’s no option but to quit. Pleeeease revert back to the previous version and spent a bit more time fixing the glitches..Special_kaliVersion: 2.0.1

✓ Poor user experienceSuper glitchy and slow. Not worth the $$$.Super_irritated_with_this_gameVersion: 2.2.10

✓ Okay... but could be greatI downloaded the free version to try before purchasing the full game. Unfortunately, the dice are loaded and do not function according to the usual statistical model. For example, when playing the computer, the computer player’s numbers will come up regularly- much more than would be expected - even numbers like 2 & 12 which have a low probability, or the 7 will come up multiple rolls in a row, or as soon as you have more that 8 resources. Also, computer players will seldom trade with you. It makes this far more a game of luck than strategy. Unfortunately, I won’t keep playing due to this. The idea of the game itself is great..Soulsister76Version: 1.8.8

✓ Nothing works any moreThe game is so fun, and the app was great until this recent upgrade or whatever it is. Now nothing works..AbudhabidudeVersion: 2.2.10

✓ So close, but too buggy and some bad UXThis game is so close to being one of the best apps on the App Store but it has way too many bugs and issues. A few games in a row now I’ve been foiled by a bug where if you have two ports, a 3 -for-any-resource port and a 2 for something specific port, trading with the bank forces me to pay 3 even if I’m buying the good I should be able to get for 2. Also if I tap the face in the right (which I think might be Arrival on Catan) it asks me to register, even though I’m currently already logged in. And if I log in again it still asks me, forever. Also there’s some really weird UX. Besides the board being a bit unintuitive at first, the game mode buttons at the bottom are also completely unlabeled. They keep telling you to play Arrival on Catan but give you no indication of what this is or how to do it. And you can buy the full version of the game at the shop but it’s very vague what exactly you get from purchasing it. I don’t know if this is a bug or a penalty for paying free but I also get the same map with the same resource and number placements every time. If that is an incentive for upgrading, it’s not doing its job because they don’t make that fact clear..CfreeleyVersion: 1.7.4

✓ What have they done!!!It is outrageous how you can scrap such a nice game. First, they change servers. Since then, it simply doesn’t work anymore. Game jams, and when you are furtunate enough to finally joining a game, it blocks and you can’t play in time so timer expires. You get error messages that pops up in your face when joining a game, etc… but even before, graphics are ordinary, you have very limited number of scenarios and they force you to pay for each of them. It just sad that Asobrain has stop exploiting its online game. I am now back to the board game..Rated_PGVersion: 2.2.10

✓ Don’t like the new updateThe new layout is confusing and not as good as the previous version. Why is the custom game now limited to three players?? Also not allowing players to fully customise their game unless all players have the expansion is cash grabby. Unimpressed..Vanity_Fair12Version: 2.0.1

✓ What happened...??!!I have loved playing this game up until now when I can’t do so. It shuts down on first human move(if you’re lucky enough to get that far). My iPad is within the iOS required. I have downloaded to a different iPad and can no longer use it. It is the same with another family member. Please fix whatever is happening. Very frustrating and disappointing..D!ddsVersion: 2.0.1

✓ Can’t play since the server migrationEver since they migrated the server, I have not been able to play a single game (I think this happened in October, it’s now December and nothing has changed). Do not waste your money by buying different game expansions, you won’t be able to play them. It’s too bad since I played this game quite a bit before it broke! ):.WhembsgdndVersion: 2.2.10

✓ How embarrassingDO NOT PURCHASE THIS GAME!!! This is an honest question. Will it ever work again? It hasn’t worked for the better part of a week now. If you don’t believe me, check out the Catan Universe Facebook page. People vent there. IF the reason why it won’t work is because they are truly making changes to fix the game they haven’t said one word to us. They just let the game not work and let their customers get so frustrated that they leave 500 word reviews. It is beyond ridiculous and shows how poorly of a company this is exactly. I truly feel embarrassed for the developers of this game. I wish I would have read the comments before purchasing this game. It appears as though these issues have been going on for quite some time and they cannot fix it. When I was playing for free and someone would drop out I figured they just didn’t like the way the game was going or something to that effect. No, it turns out the game is kicking people. I have been trying to play and I keep getting a message saying that I am not connecting to the server. Implying that the issue is on my end. Well that certainly is not the case as I have tried both WiFi and cellular data and I just switched to pc and getting the same message. I really am embarrassed for the developers that can’t seem to fix this issue that has been going on for at least a few years. Don’t believe me..check the comments. Lesson learned, I will check comments before downloading in the future..Chad baiVersion: 1.8.4

✓ Disappointing first gamesMy wife and I love the board game and had the original iPad version. I am currently on deployment and my wife is home in rural England and last night we tried our first game. - Twice my wife was kicked off for losing connection. The second time was most galling as I could see her interacting with the AI character and playing her turn and yet the ‘kick out counter’ still ticked down. There needs to be a facility for other players to pause the counter. If it is just the two players who cares if each turn takes a while. - Seeing the result of the dice roll before the dice are rolled is annoying. - Make the transfer of resources clearer. Catan HD was excellent. Please get back to that quality **ADDENDUM** I have played the Free Match four times now. Every time my two “human” opponents have lost connectivity and been kicked. Although I automatically win the game that is no fun and frustrating.FisherSJ77Version: 1.4.4

✓ Clicking small tiles is impossibleLet me preface this: I’m a new player who just wanted to truly get into this game. I had played it once in college, but I never went past that. The board and game were cool, but it was expensive and not many of my friends knew about it. Years later I want to learn the rules and pick it up to introduce it to my awesome younger cousins. Here’s the issue; there very little feedback on your clicks. No “you can’t place that ship there because you need a settlement.” It’s just a poof and you don’t know if you misclicked or forgot a rule. I had one game where I tried to place a ship 9 times in a row, and eventually looked to other strategies. Turns out next turn, I learned I could have placed a ship there like I wanted to and felt like my time was wasted. It’s definitely not as intuitive as joining a group of strangers and having them help me “pick it up as you go.” As a final complaint related to strangers, they would trade with you more often than the AI would. I got so frustrated that I had to let the AI come to me with trades since none of them would accept my 6 card pleas. You just feel against the whole world which is a terrible atmosphere for community driven game that Catan is. This game could have a Civ. Style of play where certain characters would act in specific ways (gunning for longest roads and 4 cities), and I really hope it gets there. Fix the UI and the AI, and I’ll be back for more adventures in Catan..VircelaireVersion: 1.7.4

✓ App does not work. DO NOT BUY.They tried changing their servers and absolutely destroyed their app. No reason to purchase app at the moment, server issues have been going on for well over a month..Gswizzzzz9999Version: 2.2.10

✓ A great game gone wrongI love Catan. This app has all the right ideas: great layout, art design, and more. The free option is really good, though I wish I could play more than once every 12 hours. I would gladly buy this game, but unfortunately it’s not worth it. If you’ve read the other reviews you might see issues with the AI. It’s crap. There’s no point in playing master AI, the novice ones seem to be able to play at that level. Random generated dice? It doesn’t seem that random. I’ve probably played at least 100 games so far. Too often what happens is that every number you’re not on is what gets rolled. Let’s say you’re on 8 but not 6 (6 is rolled more often) and vice versa. I’ve had amazing games where I start with 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 (or similar). And yet, 6 and 10 become the hot numbers that game, sometimes occurring consecutively. I’ve had games where 2 has been rolled 4 times in a row. I just played a game where I was ahead by 6 points, and then the AI “somehow” got these amazing rolls to come back and beat me by 3 points. Until they fix the dice and AI, I would just stick to the free version. If you buy the game, then you’re still going to have the issues they were having now.SarcasticChef79Version: 2.1.0

✓ No where near as good as catan classicI played this for a day and now im going to go back to playing catan classic. The board is hard to look at, you cant clearly see what everyone is doing and in order to see everything properly you have to slant the board or hide the players details which are important to see for strategy reasons. The trading is fiddly. Matching up with other players is so much harder if you want to play a specific map or game style..Rachael12345abcdVersion: 1.4.1

✓ Unnecessary updatesLove catan, but I can see based on other recent commentary here that everyone is sick of being kicked out after maybe 3 seconds play time after these recent updates. I couldn’t even comment on the issue of the zoom animations as I barely managed to lay my first piece before the app simply closes down, allows me to rejoin and then repeats. The game is fantastic as is, no one needs or wants the unnecessary add ins which neither improve nor enrich anything about the game, particularly if it prevents playing at all. I doubt anyone downloaded and paid for it because it was anything other than catan and fun strategy gaming with likeminded people. Big disappointment, really hope this gets a fix soon..ShimaritanVersion: 2.0

✓ Can’t login and no response from supportHey team, love the game. Come leaps and bounds from where you were in feb. Frustrated because your entire forgot password mechanism is broken AND Support hasn’t gotten back to me. I can’t login, therefore I can’t access my purchases, my profile or the game. Need to fix this ASAP otherwise I’ll be contacting Apple. Will update my review once sorted, but it’ll be 4 stars max. Depending on how you develop and improve I’ll consider revising..NiverouslyVersion: 2.1.0

✓ Multiplayer Still BrokenLast update helped but there is still frequent disconnections and big game roll backs. 3/4 games don’t complete, especially with longer variants such as City and Nights and Seafarers. Developers - please fix as its a great game otherwise. Can I also suggest that you give the player the option to continue the game with all AI, if everyone disconnects? Full game costs quite a lot of money, so it’s pretty unacceptable the current unplayability..SpazMan3000Version: 2.3.2

✓ Good but unplayable due to connectivity issues.A very good game but I wouldn't spend any money on it because 1/2 of the games I play end prematurely due to connectivity issues which cannot be resolved..ManBearPigDogVersion: 1.8.4

✓ Inconsistent enforcementI feel like this game has potential. But there’s several glitches and no way to report them or get help. There’s also “tournaments” that you can register for-but never get accepted into. There’s also clans-but they are pretty much dead too, even the 200+ ones. There’s the inability to really customize some of the rules but that’s okay. Lastly-the dice rolls are beyond random. Every single online match there are the same dice rolls 4x+ in a row but others get ignored entirely (for example 6 gets rolled 4x in a row). Odds are that this will happen at some point. But it happens way too consistently for it to be tolerable. Here’s some example of the glitches. 1-Seen bases placed one space apart. 2-there are times it won’t allow a base to be placed when opposing roads lead up to each other, but other times it will. 3-the harbor master doesn’t always get filled, have had a city and town on ports with no points given. 4-bots can offer trades on your turn but you can’t do it? I paid for the expansion to enter into tournaments which was a mistake. Can’t enter tournaments, deleted the game a few days later..Will5925Version: 2.2.5

✓ Glitchy and SlowFor the most part this an amazing game. However the reason I’ve given this 1 star is because the game is horrendously glitchy and loaded with bugs. There are some issues that need reprogramming as well. For example, the kicktimer is a whopping 2min. The game does not proceed until these 2 minutes have passed. This needs to be shortened to a maximum of 1min. Also each player is allotted 1min per turn, again this is much too long. I can understand that some turns take that long but there should be a separate “idle” timer for turns. If a player hasn’t clicked the screen or demonstrated some activity then his turn should be skipped after 30s. As far as bugs, sometimes you will load into a game and the screen is black showing only maxed out commodity cards, only way to fix this is to reboot the app. Other times after a 7 is rolled (the robber) the turns freeze. This shows only on some players screens but not others. For example, some people will be waiting for player 3 to go but on his screen he thinks it’s still player 2’s turn. Again this can only be fixed by exiting and rebooting the app. Overall great app and I still love playing it but it can be tremendously frustrating at times. The app need technical maintenance and bug fixes ASAP. Hope this helps..LFaryaVersion: 1.4.4

✓ Recent update has broken the appHave been using this app on our iPad for a few months now and it was great with minimal glitches. The app recently underwent a substantial update which changed the look and feel of the interface and since then it hasn’t worked at all, shutting down regularly and not allowing you to progress in your game. I’ve also now tried downloading the app on mobile which didn’t work either. Not sure how else to get the feedback to the developers but something has gone very wrong with the recent update and it would be great if they could revert or fix it!.Jess20341991Version: 2.0.1

✓ Dice problemI didnt quit any game before. so this is doesnt matter with bad karma. From each game, same numbers keep coming out without red numbers. Red numbers does not have meaning in some games. Sometimes 4 or 5 comes more than red numbers. This means dice doesnt work well. I'm really dissatisfied with this fact..ThiefffddVersion: 2.2.5

✓ Good bye CatanIt’s so sad because this could be an amazing game, but with the countless constant glitches and crashes and freezes , it makes it impossible to play. Why publish a game with so many problems is beyond me! This was my fav game, after installing their update it wouldn’t let me play. They said they were going to fix it and over 1 month went by and still nothing ! I’m majorly disappointed with these game creators! I believe they need to take serious look at their entire game and the fact that they are probably losing hundreds of fans. Not impressed guys, I made it so far and bought expansions only for the game to stop working. I would say fix your game and make it free of like all the hundreds of glitches before you ever put it on the market..Why?....Version: 1.7.2

✓ Great except...The dice rolling. I’m sure I’m not the first to say so and I’m certainly not going to be the last. It might be the only thing I dislike about the app as a whole, but it honestly leeches the joy out of the game. I find myself prioritizing how I think the dice rolls will play out based on the board rather than good strategy. Is there 8 on lumber with a lumber port, don’t count on 8’s rolling. Just use the inventor card? I’ll put money it rolls whatever you switched out. Robber get placed on your number guarantee it gets rolled immediately after and probably 2 or three times in a row. How bout some stats? I just played a game where out of the first 30 rolls 15 of them were the same 2 numbers. I’ve been playing this game for years, pre the Catan universe release and I’ve enjoyed a lot of it. One of the few apps I’ve ever been more than happy to purchase. But the dice roll algorithm is utterly broken, I’d even says it’s getting worse and it might push me away. Please don’t let that happen. PLEASE, PLEASE fix this..DrNiiickVersion: 2.0.1

✓ Would be 5 stars if I could ever play itLove this game but I struggle to even get on and even when I do, the bugs are pretty unbearable. It’s not worth paying for until they fix all the issues, which I have no idea if they ever will 🤷‍♀️.Tiido123Version: 2.3.4

✓ UselessCan’t do anything right. Every update they create 10 new problems when the update was only to fix 2-4 problems. So they go one step forward 7 steps back, they could fall in a barrel of tits and still come out with a dick in their hands...Roachklip666Version: 2.3.4

✓ New update killed the gameHave been enjoying playing with friends online for a few weeks on my iPad, until the new update came out and killed my ability to play, logging out and kicking me out before I could even lay down pieces. On the laptop couldn’t even start a custom game with friends online, and the free matches don’t work either! Other reviews all seem to say the same. Did the developers even beta test this update? Seems like they got so excited about graphics updates they destroyed a good thing. A simple BOARD game just needs to work, and doesn’t need whatever fancy tweaks they’ve added that have spoiled it for everyone. Get rid of the animations and fix the bugs please ASAP! Otherwise that App Store star rating looks like its in serious trouble....SportyheadVersion: 2.0

✓ Too many bugsAlmost every game that I play, despite having adequate active knights, my cities are destroyed. Also, every single game I can’t trade about 75% of the time, because the AI characters glitch and trade offers last Millie seconds before there removed. Even if they stay long enough for me to trade, half of the time my trade is ignored and it goes to the next turn. My Wi-Fi is fine, I have updated the app, I’ve deleted and reinstalled, logged off and back in again. No dice. I’ve reached out to developers with recorded evidence and they haven’t responded. Maaan, this is so frustrating! I really love this game but if fixes aren’t made or devs continue ignoring my requests I’ll have to delete the game before I throw my iPad out the window!.MetamorphuVersion: 2.3.3

✓ Awesome game but frozen or disconnected from time to timeLove the game very much. However, I wish that it wasn’t freezing all the time. I had to close off and re-open the app to unfreeze. Hope devs can rectify this issue. Otherwise, i could have given this game a 5/5. I play on ipad pro 2021. Not sure if the game doesn’t work well on mac. My friends are playing on Windows and haven’t heard that they are having any issue so far. Furthermore, there is not a lot of benefit getting the development coins above level 3. It doesn’t do much except for keeping me from losing my metropolis which is only 2 victory points. Please enlighten me if my understanding around the development coins is not correct. Cheers.Jo sextonVersion: 2.2.8

✓ What have you done!!I use to play this game several times a day until the so called migrate. Now there a so many issues. I haven’t played a game from start to finish in ages due to the loading issues so I’m forced to leave. It’s really sad that you’ve wrecked it, it was one of my favourites by far..FgjknbyukkbhffVersion: 2.2.10

✓ If it only worked 🙏🏻Love the game Catan and the opportunity to play it online but the app is tragic. I have used it for the first time in April and it is only getting worst since then. I payed to unlock the full extension but since a while I can’t even use e app at all. Before it used to crash occasionally but it’s geting worst. They have been introducing new updates with features such as camera zoom (so annoying) while the basic functionality of the app is catastrophic. It crashes , freezes, or for last few days not starting at all ( searching for opponents message) i tired it on different devices and in browser. Such a shame !.Superdissapointed 98Version: 2.0.1

✓ Unable To Invite FriendsLatest update (2.3.4) can no longer invite any friends to play, it says they are currently in a game (they aren’t). Running on iPhone 12, iOS 15.6.1.Adrian-CrowderVersion: 2.3.4

✓ Randomize the diceI love Catan but this game is frustrating. I played free for as long as I could stand it and finally made the switch to get the random board and a couple of the add ons (cities and knights/ harbor master). You can have great board placement with all the right resources and lots of good numbers and no matter how many roles you are getting nothing. When you finally get a couple roles and just get over 8 cards a 7 roles. Meanwhile other players with terrible placement get the same number rolled 4 out of 5 rolls. I’m competitive by nature but this really needs to be fixed. Dice are random but certain numbers should show up more. I just played half a game and while the other players had two or three settlements, I had one road and bought a development card to stay below 8. I just needed two roads from the beginning of the game to move past another player. He is going the complete other way one his other settlement, I then finally get the wood I need for the road and he blocks me. I start the road to go around and on his next turn he places 3 or 4 roads to block me again, without a road building card. Please fix this and make the game about the board placement like it is in real life. Also when is the tournament play supposed to be added?.NavywifeandmommyoftwoVersion: 2.2.2

✓ Improved app for Catan which is a limited game.Much improved by fixing most of the connection issues. So moved rating from 1 to 3 stars. But still plagued by intermittent connection problems despite having 1Gbps connection. Still has major bugs unresolved e.g. keeps trying to rejoin a game that ended. So backdown to 1 star. Also Catan results are often determined by who gets the roll of the dice. Then there are the vagaries of ranking(e.g. I won a game in the special season and got -9 ELO. In other words, my ranking declined when I won the game. I didn’t lose the game, I didn’t quit. I won and my ranking dropped.). There appear to be many players who make the others wait an extra 6 minutes while they’re booted instead of quitting which would be more considerate. But maybe they have connection issues too..LikeMindsVersion: 2.1.2

✓ App not working after upgradeHi Catan Team, request you to please refund the money. App doesn’t work as earlier. Zero rating for this app. Regards, Siva.Sivaram12Version: 2.2.10

✓ So much wrongHate to write this as it’s fun playing Catan online but... I’ve lost so many games because of the game bugging out. There’s so little indication of what to do I.e. I couldn’t activate knights because there was kick timer on another player but I didn’t know that until later so no knight activation and we all lose our cities. Just dumb. What do I care if there’s a kicktimer on another player it shouldn’t stop me from playing my turn. I lose ‘karma’ the rating system based on not quitting games, because the game says I’m offline when I’m at home on good wifi and I get kicked from games I’m winning. Bad karma score no one wants to play you. Everyone almost every game gets an offline message and the game thinks it’s worth putting up a warning in the middle screen that obscures the game every time this happens. And the message doesn’t go until you touch it so you’re constantly having to dismiss warning messages. And if it’s like my offline messages - incorrect - then it’s just a whole mess of wrong. A pity cause it could be so good..C@nopenerVersion: 1.6.0

✓ Stuck in “rejoin” for days nowThis app has so many bugs. It kicks you out of multiplayer games often. Now it is not letting me play at all. It kicked me out of a game earlier and now every time I try to login to play it spins with “rejoining” at top of the screen and won’t let me do anything. I’ve tried deleting the app, and downloading again. Also tried hard reset of iPad. Nada. Still spins rejoining. I love playing Catan so do often and i have buggy stuff happen in about 33% of my games. Sometimes it doesn’t recognize cards I have. Especially if I steal them from rolling a 7. Also has made me give up settlements in nights and cities game when ship hits even when I had an active night. Happens way too often. Very frustrating. I emailed the help link once and the response was arrogant and rude. I needed help logging in. The guy said “if I helped everyone I’d be doing this all day” as if I was bothering him. I’m disappointed in this app..Spyder1616Version: 2.2.8

✓ Migration of new serverThis app was working perfectly fine until the decided to switch servers. The app quite literally does not work anymore, and has not for the last month and a half. I love this game and loved the app, but what is going on now is frankly unacceptable. I have never seen an app unusable for this amount of time..RollyveldVersion: 2.2.10

✓ 1 game… 1 game every 24 hours?So I’m new to Catan and I saw this free version of the game and they gave me one game I got to go through the tutorial and I got one game and said that I didn’t get another game for 24 hours no I understand if you guys want to sell maps or skins or any like cosmetic things but to only get one game every 24 hours is ridiculous and then on top of that you have another game which is the classic version it’s only five dollars so I could buy the classic version for five bucks or I could pay two dollars for 200 games now the price if you were to sell it like that is reasonable I suppose because I wouldn’t see myself needing more than 200 games if I’m still getting one game every day but as a new player I can’t believe that you would give me at least 10 or 20 games for free to get me into the game but only one game you give me one game to start out with and then you start asking for money like how much supposed to learn the game how much supposed to get into the game I’m very flabbergasted by this and if you expect people to actually play your game and possibly pay to play which I think is ridiculous against AI nonetheless I would really highly suggest you give a new player more than one game more than five games more than 10 games give somebody 1520 games so that they can actually practice and then learn how to play.DemilordVersion: 2.3.3

✓ Slightly Buggy But Fun Game - In App Purchases not ReceivedFun game overall and great way to play Catan, however twice now I’ve made in app purchases to buy Catan gold to unlock expansions/scenarios and not had my account credited with the gold. It was only £4.99 and £1.99 so not a huge amount of money but nonetheless very annoying and not really acceptable from the developer. There’s no in app support function so no clear way of getting your account credited other than asking for a refund through Apple. Would’ve much preferred for my account to just be credited correctly.Fuzzy Dunlop 🤙🏻Version: 2.3.4

✓ Unrealistic Gameplay (Horrible Algorithm)You will see reviews talking about how bad the algorithm for the dice is. This is to explain just how bad it is. In the multi player gameplay, the dice are not setup to be “random” but instead the algorithm is set up to make the game competitive. What I mean by this, is that even if you have 3 rookie players playing someone that is a master, the rookies have a really good shot at beating the master. This is because even if you have the best placement and somehow dodge the algorithm and get quite a few points ahead, it will notice you are ahead and start to roll sevens 2, 3, 4 times in a row until you have little to no cards. And it will continue to do this to you until the other players who are behind catch up in points. This is why you will see games with a ridiculously high number of sevens rolled every game. And this just simply does not happen in real life. So, my conclusion of this game is that it is not a strategy game, but a game of luck and overcoming the algorithm set up against you. Do not make any purchases and play the real board game if at all possible..TanksMasterVersion: 2.3.2

✓ FrustratingGameplay is fine, I usually play against the AI and that’s fine for my purposes. My problem is that you have to wait for a sun before playing a game. Suns recharge in 12 hours. If for some reason a game doesn’t load or you can’t connect then that counts as a game and your sun is gone. I don’t have a problem waiting for recharges, you want people to buy the game, I get it, but don’t punish the player and force them to wait another 12 hours for your app problems..TappedOutGuyVersion: 2.3.1

✓ Not as good as the originalThe game is flawed! I thought the dice role was biased towards the AI and I was suspicious how the AI rapidly expanded. In particular in games where I was 1 point away from winning, the AI was 5/7 points away - in 4/5 turns I had lost! The AI steals regularly from the player even though the player is 5 points behind everyone else. The statistics of the dice throw regularly show the AI collecting on numbers where it has no settlements- hence the rapid builds I guess. I played a game where I had developed on all but 3 numbers (7 being one) yet I didn’t collect a resource for 7 throws. I documented the dice throws and found that the AI could never have built what was on the board having needed 26 resources but only collecting 20. Yes I get trade but also there is the Robber it was impossible. The AI never moves the boat robber unless the player has moved it. The AI doesn’t target the leader and trades are clearly unrealistic if they happen with the player at all (for a trading game its bizarre). I have screen shots of games where 2,11,5,4 make up over 50% of the dice throw followed by a 7 taking the lion share of what is left. Stopped earning xp. Doesn’t record achievements e.g. win 5 games of seafarers, achieve level 5. This game is massively floored and a huge disappointment. I am returning to the original..Mart6835Version: 1.8.0

✓ App closes when i place my first settlementGame keeps crashing constently, kicks me out of games im close to winning....this doesn’t make sense, fix it or refund me please.Pat MoussVersion: 2.1.1

✓ Bot tradesSo frustrating when you play against the bots, they never accept your trades, they always favour trades with the other bot, trade offers disappear before you can accept them and when you do press the green tick to accept them they still don’t accept your trade. Bots will always trade with each other before they trade with you and then will win the game. Too frustrating, the game needs to be fixed..LaRNi99Version: 2.3.2

✓ App is super buggyCrashes or freezes on a player way too regularly. It’s still worth it because Catan is such a great game and being able to play people across different devices is good. The UX takes a bit of getting used to—non-intuitive and confusing. The computer AI isn’t very fun to play against as it’s easy to beat even on the hardest setting and makes ridiculous choices. The app isn’t cheap so I feel the developers needs to do a lot better to stabilise it as currently they should be pretty embarrassed to be honest.ImpatientVersion: 2.0.1

✓ Add ability to mute group chatSome players are really aggressive and question you and harass you every time you put a robber on their spot; use cards to steal their resources, etc. That is what you are supposed to do! It’s the game! It’s worse in the basic game than in Cities and Knights. People use really insulting and offensive language. It’s really upsetting. It just means that I play on single mode most of the time. It ruined trying to play with others for me. Please make it possible to just block group chat. It’s so unnecessary anyway. Also, most of the trade offers I accept from AI characters simply disappear or go to other AI players so fast. That’s really frustrating. Also, the robber just comes up too often. That’s annoying, but it shouldn’t come up during the first round when you’re trying to build knights. Lately the first round has also been going by way too fast and most players lose their cities. The last issue is that a robber will land on your spot and many times that number will roll 4 or 5 times in a row while the robber is on that exact number! All these things combined take the fun out of playing. Thanks!.Mute Me PleaseVersion: 2.3.3

✓ Glitch after glitch….Don’t waste your money - it doesn’t work properly… it forced me to use their password and I cannot change it. It doesn’t remember my log in. When I use their password it logs me into the random game with the same ppl (that are not actually there) and to leave this game I have to loose karma… and after all of this it still doesn’t find ppl to play with - I think ppl abandoned this game. I don’t blame them. Zero stars if I could..Natalia TihoVersion: 2.3.0

✓ Great game when it worksDoesn’t work since migration to new servers. Sad to see this app so mismanaged.GinguetVersion: 2.2.10

✓ Good game, just be prepared to get kicked!Love Catan and this game can become quite addictive. Just one problem, the game connection problems are bad. You can be in the middle of a game and just get randomly kicked, or you be what seems to be waiting for another player but actually the game has froze. This will mean that either the person who is causing the issue needs to reload, or you just quit. One of the big bug bears of the game, you build up your rank only for it to be obliterated by connection issues. Very disappointing..Lanfear89Version: 1.9.0

✓ Obviously riggedWhen playing the AI (especially of “Master” difficulty) it just happens to be that the robber is insanely lucky to be on your best resource for the whole game. Try to buy 1,2,3 development cards to get a knight to move it? They will all just happen to be road buildings, monopolies, victory points. When you finally get a knight, within 2 more turns a 7 is guaranteed to be rolled so that the AI can put the robber right back on your resource. Then a 7 will not be rolled for probably 25 turns as long as you dont play another knight. But once you play a knight to move the robber off, its guaranteed to be back on in only a couple turns. Also if you have 8 resources there are very high odds of AI rolling 7. Im pretty sure catan just cant come up with an AI that is actually good enough to beat a skilled human so in order to make it “hard” they need to adjust the luck of the game. What is worse than this though is when your resources magically “disappear” from your hand. Several times when I get robbed by the AI i have seen the resource that the AI took from my hand disappear and then about 1 second later another resource just disappears from your hand too (no 7 rolled or knight played). No explanation for that. You could at least do a better job at hiding the fact that the game is rigged. 👎 Also when playing multiplayer 90% of the time a 7 is rolled in the first 2 turns and then not rolled again for a long time. Not saying its rigged but just very annoying..Mcresh1Version: 2.2.8

✓ Unplayable since June 2020 UI overhaulWhen first I downloaded this app at the start of June, everything ran smoothly enough. Welcomed into the universe by the hirsute heartthrob Candamir, I sauntered through the tutorials for the various expansions with a spring in my hide-shod step. Multiplayer got off to a shaky start due to some connectivity issues, and the kicktimer would occasionally pop up when I was fully engaged in rolling dice or swapping sheep, but soon I was playing regular online games with my better half, all of which went off without a hitch (though, considering how competitive we both are, without increasing the prospects of us ever getting hitched!) Since the UI update at the end of June, however, my game crashes every time someone performs an action, in both single- and multiplayer. This means that I have to reload the game every turn, and after three or four re-entries into the game I get kicked out for ‘being disconnected from the internet for too long’. This is deeply disappointing, as I’d very much enjoyed my experiences up until this point! In short, this was a great game with which to while away time with friends and family, but is now unplayable..D. Cromach, Esq.Version: 2.0

✓ Full of bugs...but will be great when fixedI have played many free multiplayer games on the fixed setup. About half of these have ended unsatisfactorily when one of the many bugs in the game hangs it up. I would love to become a paying customer and move on to new options but that will have to wait until enough of the bugs are fixed such that games can consistently finish without hanging up. At that point, I will happily become a paying customer. In the mean time I will play free games to monitor the hoped-for progress on the bug fixing. Update. Here is a tidbit that is essential to be able to use this app to play multiplayer, online games while the publisher is (hopefully) fixing the severe bugs that affect this usage: If the game hangs up or, to say it another way, gets stuck, then you can swipe the app closed and then restart it. Usually, you will be given an opportunity to rejoin the game and when you do, it will likely be unstuck and making progress. Good luck!.BiaunmVersion: 1.4.4

✓ Should have read all the recent bad reviews before buying …Title says it all. Bugs and faulty AI and to top it off, can’t get ANY response whatsoever (other than the auto response) from the “Support” team on a password reset request - not sure who they are supporting, because it’s definitely not me and I have been waiting for weeks ... Stay away from this until they get their act together. But given the feedback - I suspect that this is unlikely to ever occur..Hrung42Version: 2.3.3

✓ FIX IT !!Tells everyone they have no network connection until it unfairly kicks them, crashes the game making it look like another player is taking ages but it’s in fact your game that has crashed! Pls fix! Love this game when it works 😬😬.BeccaanwVersion: 1.7.1

✓ Buggy and regularly downThis app would be great if it didn’t take up to 20 minutes to get it to connect to a multiplayer game. When it does it often gets stuck with the ai and you have to start again. It’s always down and for example the last two days it keeps saying “ClientVersionTooOld” when I try to log in. Same for my wife. Nothing online about this and rebooting etc has no effect. I’ve tried everything. Reinstalling the game has worked in the past with buggy issues but not this time. Soooo frustrating!.CROWDmediaVersion: 2.3.4

✓ Was really good until …..This game was excellent until suddenly the multiplayer option started glitching. This is where you can choose your opponents. This no longer works effectively- players appear offline when they are online and when ready they are seen as not ready - finally when they are ready the game gets stuck in handshake mode. From their perspective the host disappears from the host perspective the game hangs - this is extremely frustrating and is not being sorted out. Their website refers to server migration- perhaps they should not have changed. The game is unplayable in multiplayer mode. Very very disappointing..GandalongVersion: 2.2.10

✓ Horrible UI/UXI’ve played the regular Catan app for years now and never really had any complaints about it. The online gameplay didn’t work well but I didn’t use it so it never bugged me. Catan Universe is a dramatic departure from the look and feel of the original app (called Classic now, I believe). I’m sure it took a lot of time to make these nice 3D objects, but the gameplay has taken a serious step backwards with regards to usability. What once took 1 or 2 taps now takes 6 or 8, and information that I care about is not easily viewable. It feels like a designer went nuts and made things way too complicated. The UI for trading is horrible. It seems I can’t offer multiple of one card to somebody, and the buttons clog up the screen unnecessarily. The overall game board screen is cluttered with icons and buttons and it doesn’t help me. The menu for building has been removed in favour of hovering game pieces that appear when you can afford them. Dragging them to their new location on the board is an awkward experience, and it just doesn’t feel like I’m purchasing these things. Buying development cards has been hidden away until you can afford it too. It appears as a transparent icon over the game board when you can purchase, adding to an already cluttered screen. This is just to name a few bizarre UI/UX decisions, but I’m thankful I have the original Catan Classic app to play — Catan Universe is an app/game I would never decide to play..Cjs_engVersion: 1.4.1

✓ Keeps crashingNever had an issue with the older versions. Since updating to version 2.0 yesterday, the app keeps crashing at various stages. Usually whilst still in the opening menu / game setup stages, occasionally I have been able to start a game but then the crashing starts. Now can’t even start a new game. Older versions much better, new version crashes and graphics really annoying. iPhone 7 user..Barry Banana 23Version: 2.0

✓ So many bugsThe big server update in recent months has been an unbridled disaster. Stuck using a migration password that I can’t update. Game now logs you out if you navigate away from the app even for a second (and the issue that you have probably been ejected from the game completely for missing your turns by the time you log back in and rejoin is well known). I’ve encountered loads of bugs like having whole games where you can’t accept a trade from another player (and they can’t accept yours either) or trades crashing as you create them. It’s a mess. Shame, as I love to play..Gaz Zona JardinVersion: 2.3.0

✓ Your Karma gets destroyed by the game.If you quit out of a game you loose karma points which I totally agree with as it means you have genuine players and a genuine game. However if the game freezers or the AI players freeze then the game eventually ends with you quitting as nothing else can be done and loosing karma points this way. This is a great game with many issues around freezing and the game quitting itself. Playing on an iPhone 7 OS 13.3._bennyboyVersion: 2.0.1

✓ Terrible Connection IssuesEvery time we go to play this game we try for at least an hour to try to get it to work, most of the time with failure. My partner and I both payed $9 and can’t play the game..EPLD2244Version: 2.2.7

✓ Not GreatMy initial experience wasn’t great, couldn’t transfer purchases from the existing app. No explanation that once you’ve created a Catan universe account you need to log out of Catan universe app BEFORE you try to login to the old app to transfer your purchases. All they need to do is add a sentence on the old and / or new app to log out of universe first. When attempting to log into the old app with my new Catan universe account the error message was that the account didn’t exist! Surely this can be amended to state log out of universe first. Poor communication that can easily be fixed. The new app looks fresh but not that impressed. Kept zooming around and changing perspective but unsure of the gestures needed. Not sure why they needed it in 3D but it looks blocky and basic, reminiscent of early 2000s graphics. Lacks polish considering this is a popular board game with high profile, no reason for this to appear so glitchy / basic. Other board games of similar stature are able to provide a better digital version of their game. For now I will be using the old app, hopeful that they can improve this one..MymyaVersion: 1.4.1

✓ Shocking appWould be a great app if if allowed you to finish matches online without getting kicked out of the games. I haven’t managed to finish a game in the last eight attempts. I’m sat next to my router with full WiFi connection and yet the kicktimer runs out! What’s that about? I know a number of other users have also mentioned this as a problem. I also experienced an issue involving the AI getting stuck on their turn in an online game and also in the tutorials. If these bugs get corrected I will happily give a more favourable review but until then this app is a waste of time in my opinion..Tom504060Version: 1.8.0

✓ App has gotten a lot worse since server migrationSince the latest server migration the game has become a lot more buggy. It will exit me at random times. I have to login every single time I open the app. Whenever I try to play an expansion game like seafarers it won’t load even though I have the sun to play it..SnattlesVersion: 2.3.0

✓ From bad to worseThis game was bad but at least you could play it, since the update its absolutely impossible to play. I want my money back.Zed 1000Version: 2.2.11

✓ Needs round timer addedGood game but needs round timer added as people take way to long to decide on what to do should have like 1min timer per round would make it less frustrating and more enjoyable.Silly1200Version: 1.7.3

✓ Lovely game, but i hate how it penalises my ELO whenever the game bugs.Really nice game to play and I’ve purchased a few expansions, however it is full of bugs. I’ve had 2-3 games crash midway where it states “rejoining game” and then “all players have left and the game is closed”. After which my own elo is penalised and deducted just because the game itself has crashed??? it had nothing to do with my wifi (it’s always full bars when this happens) and I did not click out of the game at all. please fix this because i feel it is very unfair..PotatoMonstaVersion: 2.2.8

✓ Great game poor iPhone appThis game is probably thee best board game in the world... the app looks amazing, the gameplay should be tremendous but on the iPhone the functionality is poor. It is hit or miss whether or not you can place a settlement/road, the zoom/angle functions are great but seem to be overly sensitive and the menus must be designed for a mouse or must work better on tablet. Was really hoping for a great app for my phone but deleted it within an hour as it just isn’t worth the hassle... it just takes far less time and effort to gather a few people and get out the board game and properly enjoy it. Maybe it is just me and I have finger like sausages, perhaps I need to use a stylus? But even during the tutorial I couldn’t actually do what it told me to do by following the tutorial’s own instructions. I gave a scenario a go just in case the tutorial was buggy but it didn’t work either. Running a new iPhone SE so would expect better..BrithermooVersion: 2.1.2

✓ Crashes & Need to Unlock 6 playersThe app has so much potential and we love playing the actual board game. However, i can’t understand why the app constantly crashes and why when you pay for the expansion it does not let you play up to 6 players like the board game. This is 2020 not 1920! Please fix before a competitor sees the opportunity and create something that actually works. It is not that hard really..Thegourou20Version: 2.0

✓ Love the game but….Fell in love with the game again and after a few tutorials, I figured it was worth the buy. However as far as I can tell there is no perks to having paid for it at all. Still have to wait for the “suns” to load and I can’t play it offline. I can still play the seafarers expansion pack despite not buying it (and any other expansion pack) which is great but there’s no perk for buying the core game in the first place. Playing for free is exactly the same game play as if you pay for the core board game 🤷‍♂️ dunno how that works. So I would love it if having bought something, there's no limits on it like the free stuff. And that you can play it off line as I want to play while travelling. Cheers 👌.VIPER!!!Version: 2.3.1

✓ New version sucksEver since they moved to a new server I am unable to login to my paid account. I keep trying to play at least with the free version which 9 out 10 times do does not start or freezes after 1 min of playing. Very disappointing:(.Ditta0Version: 2.2.10

✓ Tutorials won’t load...... they just hang at the loading screen. And you have to do the tutorials before you can play properly. So i can really play unfortunately. I see others are having this problem as well. Is this being looked at?.TofeVersion: 1.8.5

✓ Horrible customer serviceDevelopers migrated to a new server and since then, game is unplayable. Instead of rolling back to the old server until issues are fixed, they continue to attempt to fix the new server. Down for over a month now, time for refunds. Do not buy this app!.QwevajsomnbVersion: 2.2.10

✓ How do you mess this up?The game is buggy and crashes practically every game. To top it off, the game just isn’t that good. Here’s some things that should have obviously come up in testing: - Don’t tell me my dice rolls or that the robber has come up before I’ve even seen my dice rolled on the screen. You might as well not show an animation. - Be clearer about who’s getting what resources. Show a resource card going to a player just like in the real game. It’s important to know and it’s public knowledge for a reason. The little +1s and minor animation doesn’t cut it. - Slow down the turn order. Especially when playing with the AI things happen and break neck speed so you have no chance of working out what’s happening. To reiterate in my previous point; it’s important. - The less said about the trading screen the better - The game thinks you care more about the aftermath scores and rating than you do about what happened to end the game. If I lose, let me see why. I don’t care about what has happened to my ELO. - Switch to look at another app on your phone at your peril. This is a game on a phone, be a bit more liberal about your players doing something else when it’s not their turn. What baffles me is that this game is not hot off the press, some Early Access game to be beta tested by the masses. It’s been around for months on PC. Catan is a beloved classic and it feels like you don’t care about it when you don’t get it right. Sort it out..ChristonaBikeVersion: 1.4.1

✓ Never WorksIt’s an amazing game when it works. Frustratingly that is very rarely. There are also plenty of in game purchases which you just lose as the the game seems to not recognize user names or password resets when you log back in. The support team is slow and has never been able to provide a solution. Stick with the board game, don’t waste your time, money or frustration..Aaaaahhhhhhh8822Version: 2.2.8

✓ This app takes the fun out of CatanI love playing catan and enjoy having the freedom to play it on my phone whenever I want. However, this app is absolutely terribly designed and makes it infuriating to play. You have to pay in order to get the full game and even then 3/4 of the time you are forced to play on the same beginner island. The developers have no common sense and even the most intuitive concepts such as displaying buttons which are used to perform actions in the game are done terribly. I have been to the official catan forum with issues on the game multiple times and the customer service and admins on the forum are terrible and offer very little advice. The advice that they do offer is often advice which instead of answering your question and satisfying you, makes you wonder what the hell was going through the developers minds when they created this. I recommend you download this app if you are fine playing the same map over and over again but do NOT spend any money of it as it is a poorly designed game and they do not do refunds..12345678975329582829582Version: 1.9.0

✓ Great but sooo buggy in multiplayerLove the game, looks gorgeous, fun to play... But one big selling point is the multiplayer which is super buggy and not a lot of fun when you’re waiting for other players to take turns, and it’s actually the servers that are having issues..SomeoneReviewingVersion: 1.4.3

✓ The Duel and The GameI mostly play The Duel (card game) now. My main comments are the following: I find that when certain events take place they happen so quickly that it is very difficult to follow what is going on. I like certain aspects of the interface of the old Catan where the graphics of the dice were nicer (they were bigger and colorful). Also in old Catan I liked the fact that when something happened the player was prompted with a dialog box. In general Catan Universe is a good start but the interface needs to be improved. I also do not mind the 3D feel of the card game, however I must say that I tried to play the board game and the 3D feel makes it too distracting and not user friendly. Also the aesthetics of the wooden game pieces is not as nice as the graphics of the old version. Another point I would like to make is that not all scenarios that I had paid in the old Catan are transferred in the new version. the Great Canal, the Enchanted Land and the Islands are missing..KatanikosVersion: 1.7.1

✓ MigrationSince migration to new server, multiplayer doesn’t work. Various error messages pop up..Elleteb12Version: 2.2.10

✓ Can’t log in and playI tried logging in multiple times and so I finally changed my password but now the app says it’s outdated and needs to be updated but when I go to the App Store it doesn’t let me update it..Msp3496Version: 2.3.4

✓ Too many issuesI was addicted to this game but the app has been just too unstable for years. Yes, years. Splash screens not appearing, errors when logging on, tiles changing style half way through the game, cancel button when trading reacting in different ways at different points in the game (sometimes going back to the trading screen, sometimes going back to the board). Just a really shoddy implementation of an app. I have lived in hope for about 4 years that the developers would fix all of these issues but no. There's always something to ruin the experience..RjrcooperVersion: 2.3.4

✓ Full of GlitchesI’d give 5 stars but the game is so glitchy. It will freeze on one player for no reason and it doesn’t replace them with AI. This happens one out of every 3 games which is a lot. And the only way is to end the game and that way you lose karma. It’s stupid. Most of the times the other player and I end up chatting about it while we wait for that frozen player to get back and they don’t. Please fix this issue..SalSal27Version: 1.8.4

✓ Great to terribleWith the new update the game went from smooth, fun, easy with no problems to problem after problem after problem. It’s been horrible since they switched servers. Can’t play multiplayer anymore and I also have to log in every single time opening the app. It’s been the worst update ever..TappintaptapVersion: 2.2.10

✓ Very glitchy and frustratingI paid for a scroll so that I could play remotely with my family, and it kept kicking me out and eventually the kicktimer went to low that I was kicked out permanently and an AI player took over. It wasn’t my WiFi because my husband was also playing and wasn’t kicked out. This has happened several times. Also, playing with the AI is unbelievably irritating. The dice is always weighted to the AI’s numbers and the AI never trades with anyone unless it’s the AI’s turn. Beyond annoying as otherwise the game is well done. :(.LundunaVersion: 1.9.0

✓ Extremely disappointedGet the game... that’s about as far as my story goes. I play one game (tutorial game) stupid because one person got kicked for inactivity. Then after that I finish the settling into Catan or whatever the overall tutorial is and still can’t play the different versions of the regular mode, which it says you need to complete and I did... then all the sudden I can’t even log in because it keeps saying timing out when I have perfectly good internet connection. Then I finally can get logged in and it “can’t connect to the server”, so irritating and I’ve tried like 20 times and still can’t connect to the server. Then I go on the forum and apparently this problem has been going on for two weeks and not a thing has been fixed. Honestly ridiculous and embarrassing for them. Like you get hired to do this crap and you can’t even fix a problem that makes the game UNPLAYABLE... ridiculous. Not even sure how the heck it has 4 stars I LOVE CATAN, LOVE THE IDEA, CANT EVEN PLAY, so who gives a crap what your trying to do, if you can’t play it it doesn’t matter. That’s like showing people you can give them a million bucks if they roll a 2 with a dice, but there’s only ones... oh and one last thing, AI’s freeze up after playing 7s. Think that should be an easy one to fix, but you also can’t FIX YOUR MAIN SERVER... poor people who actually payed for this game and can’t get a refund. Fix this game in less then a week and this 1 Star turns into a 5 in snap....ShadowmarshVersion: 1.4.3

✓ Connection issuesCatan as a game is most enjoyable. A number of issues reduces the enjoyment of playing the game through this app. One issue is with the dice. As soon as a robber is moved to a number, that number appears almost 80% of the time on the next throw. More prominently there are connection issues that appears in every game. If you don’t mind this frustration, it is an entertaining game..VitastatistixVersion: 1.8.6

✓ DO NOT DOWNLOAD!I bought the expansions bundle for $20 now I cant play at all. Kicks me every time I try to play join a game, I click the checkmark icon and immediately the game crashes every time now..124884899593965Version: 2.2.11

✓ Rigged play makes it annoyingUpdate: the dice rolls aren't too bad now but my cities are only paying out 1 resource instead of 2 so it stills feels impossible to get ahead. There's nowhere in the app to submit issues with the programming. I tried the free version for a few days and it was fun so I bought it. I haven't even come close to winning one game since I bought it. It seems insane that the dice rolls are hitting 5s 3 out of 6 rolls in the AI's favor. Every 2 turns it benefits me but the rest of the rolls alternate between my opponents getting resources or them getting the robber and placing it on my hexes and stealing from me. One turn 3 of the 4 opponents rolled a 7 and moved the robber around all of my hexes stealing from me. Also, none of the AI will trade with me even if I offer up to 5 cards in a number of combos to get one card. So I'm stuck trying to save up to trade but magically when I finally get enough to do what I need a 7 is rolled making me throw out 1/2 my cards. They had an outage to upgrade the system at the time I bought it so I'm not sure if this is the paid version or the new "upgrade" but it makes playing the game feel pointless and annoying since the dice rolls and all the opponents team up against you..MaevemossVersion: 2.3.5

✓ Poor interfaceI like the fact you can play online, but the shoddy interface just means it’s confusing and not very enjoyable to play compared to the original Catan app. I really miss the sound effects when you get a new resource, it helped you to track what was going on. But right now It’s never clear which resources you or the other players just gained, because it shows them all using tiny dots which scatter all over simultaneously. Likewise when you get robbed, you’re left trying to figure out which resource was stolen because the app doesn’t bother to tell you what is going on. Trade interface is not great either, klunky to use and sometimes you accept an offer from the AI, but then it changes its mind and decides it doesn’t want to trade with you. Again, the app doesn’t even tell you, so you think you got some resources you needed but turns out you didnt. The graphics are pretty, but sadly it seems like the devs are very inexperienced at designing intuitive interfaces. This is a real shame, because with a bit of work and some design input, it could be an awesome app..CarpiiVersion: 1.9.0

✓ Fuyez pendant qu’il est encore tempsBien apprécié le jeu quand il fonctionnait correctement, on a même payé pour avoir accès en tout temps. depuis le changement de serveur rien a faire on ne peut plus jouer. on est même pas informé de rien, j’ai été patiente mais là ça commence à faire long (on parle en mois maintenant non en jours) et surtout n’avoir aucune information des développeurs sur ce qui se passe ou le temps que ça va prendre, alors que l’on a payé c’est un manque de respect total..SocatalVersion: 2.2.10

✓ Good game, just like the board game. But recently it has had so many bugs it is almost unplayable!So disappointed. Played this game for about two years but since the last season (Dec 2019) there has been so many issues with games not starting, games freezing and booting you out etc that you lose games and karma, that it has become frustrating and almost unplayable. I really hope they fix it because it has, up till now, been an excellent app and just like the real board game. I would have rated it a 5* until the last couple of months. Shame..Hayley DannVersion: 1.8.4

✓ Good game... when it worksIt is a great game, very good ui, very good mechanics but there are so many bugs that it is hard to finish a game. In this moment it is almost impossible to start more than one game a day. The server is always down. If you register to play single mode, it resets your points/achievements and... voila... it doesnt work either. Has potential to be a success, but it must work at first place.Haspotential_Version: 1.4.3

✓ Very disappointingUnfortunately the developers rather than using good programming and logic for their pc based players use the rolls of dice to disadvantage the human player/s. If the programmers spent some time to program the game properly, they could overcome the requirement to have to do this. The developers claim they do not rig the rolls, however if the computer based players are that lucky, they should be buying lotto tickets! EVERY game I watch the dice rolls carefully, every game the non human players do not roll 7 while they have more than 7 cards, as soon as it comes to me rolling with 8 or more cards it happens more often than not. It should only happen one in six times! Last two games I played it happen 3 times then 4 times in a row, a mere 1in 316 or 1 in 1896 chance. This just makes the game rigged, frustrating and plain sad. It doesn’t even deserve the one star I have to give..Popeye123456546887Version: 1.8.4

✓ Unfriendly to touchscreen users.Couldn’t control the camera properly, couldn’t find any instructions on how. The game was very limited in GUI which isn’t the problem unless you’re a beginner. Worst problem being how I couldn’t select different options for building roads or settlements in the game, whenever I tried it wouldn’t allow me to change from ending my turn. __________ Update: The camera rotation works, making it more comfortable to play. To give an example of it not allowing me to build, apart from the start of the game when I can place a settlement and by extension road, I can no longer build anything regardless of having enough materials. This is because it won’t let me change the icon at the bottom right from “end your turn” to anything else. Of course I could probably have misunderstood the game, given that I only spent an hour on it..LookinAtYouEAVersion: 1.7.4

✓ Love the game, however…Very glitchy, play on both phone and iPad. Often freezes for no reason on both devises. Timer for live games needs to be shorter than 90 seconds. Often won’t allow me to login to play for hours and then suddenly it will. Crashes and games end without warning. Needs a bit more testing before release..THOS888Version: 2.2.4

✓ Glitches Constantly - Do Not BuyThis app will log me out every few months and tell me my password is incorrect. Then, I’ll go through the Forgot my Password process, be sent a code, and THAT won’t work. I’ve contacted the company a few times over this issue. I wouldn’t waste your money on this app you will rarely have access to..Rains65Version: 2.3.5

✓ Get some devs on this!!The game of Catan is fun. This application is absolutely horrendous. Glitching and crashing constantly to the point where I want to give up. Every sort of game breaking / ending glitch you can think of. Honestly please just release a complete version, it’s a great game and people want to play. It’s clear the team here is tiny and the game is neglected.SkyridexVersion: 2.3.3

✓ Great app other then full of bugsThe app and setup work great other then it’s full of bugs. I was hoping the new update would improve but it seems worse. I keep getting locked out of games and it goes to ai yesterday I was playing and we were half ways thru the game and all of a sudden it time lapsed to the beginning. It’s so frustrating to use idk why they can’t figure it out.1music2playVersion: 2.3.5

✓ Computer works against youReally wish the dice roles were actually random, it just ruins the game. Nearly every game just favors the computer. If you have settlements on high probably numbers they basically never role, and anytime you have over 7 cards you get hit with the robber. Computer can literally have +15 cards for like 3 hands, ranking them in somehow from 2’s and 12’s but as soon as you hit 8, boom robbed. Not to mention the cards you do get are useless. Anytime I get ahead on points it’s impossible to get the cards I need to win and finish the game, and you have to watch the computer magically get everything and gain +5 points in like 3 rounds while you just keep getting sheep until you are over 7 cards and then you somehow role 7 every single time and have to give everything away. It’s programmed for you to get close to that win, and then it just somehow slips through your fingers so you keep coming back for more. I read some of the reviews and thought people complaining about the dice roles were just people upset they were losing, but after playing multiple games I completely understand it. I’m glad I haven’t wasted any money on this app and only played the free version because it’s really disappointing..Jvkmc1Version: 2.0.1

✓ Game has severe issuesI think I speak for everyone when I say this game has gone downhill. We pay to have the game and can’t even access it 90% of the time. Trading with bots seems impossible as they skip the players and trade with other bots. So many glitches, bots are able to take MY resources and use them as their own. Most recent issue is nobody can even log on! App says “you need to update” but there is no update available. Server maintenance nights seems to do more damage than fixes. I used to love playing this game, now it’s impossible and frustrating.LilagorillaVersion: 2.3.4

✓ Fine but could be so much betterThis does the job but it seems like they stopped short of putting much polish on the game. There are almost no audio/visual cues when something happens. Other players can place new buildings, etc and you won’t notice unless you’re paying extremely close attention to your screen the entire game. I also wonder why you have to choose from static game boards. Why can’t the tiles be completely randomized? The biggest problem though is the opponent AI. They really easy to beat even on Master level, they make nonsensical decisions regularly, and sometimes one of them will take half the game to score a single point. You can play online of course, but it’s nice to play with AI players who don’t take forever to take their turns. The Xbox 360 version of Catan had better AI if you can believe it. I have no idea why this game is about 2/3 of what it could be. It’s fine and we enjoy it, but it’s obvious there’s only so much replay ability here when it could’ve been almost infinite..Mjk28014141Version: 2.2.4

✓ I love it but....It has so many time-out/dropping connection issues that it almost renders it unplayable. If that was fixed it’d be the best game ever and would receive my 5 star rating. Nice interface, links well to the physical game..TillystarVersion: 1.8.0

✓ Good game, but could be a great game.I get it that in order to provide a variety of gameplay, the numbers generated are not random. (For example, the dice roll the number shortly after the robber is placed on it.) I particularly don’t like it when a number (includes high probability numbers) doesn’t come up in the first 20 rolls, sometimes not once in a game! And funny thing, it is almost always my number for wood or brick, so you are way behind! - NOT Fun! And I don’t like when a ‘7’ is rolled right before I can go out causing me to give up a winning hand only to lose in the same round by an AI team getting its number come up TWICE by its turn and winning the game! That sure doesn’t feel random. there should be an option to play using a truly random number generator. When playing multiple AI opponents, the programming feels like I am playing four teams written by one programmer. 1) the initial placement of settlements seems like at least one team will block me despite poor placement for itself; and 2) one or more teams will make trades that don’t serve itself well - something no human would willingly do. (There is usually a team with only 3 or 4 points at the end!) Each team should be programmed to win on its own. - NO Alliances among AI teams! (Unless I can play two or more teams to match the AI.) Make a few programming changes and this could be a great game!.RelientK ninjaVersion: 2.3.1

✓ Bad ConnectionReally getting sick of being kicked from games because the app fails to stay connected throughout the game. I have 5G internet and none of my other devices/games have issues, but this one constantly drops connection, kicks me from the game for running out of time, and then gives me a lower rating for not completing games. Love the single player options, but so far multiplayer is barely playable..MsHoochVersion: 2.2.1

✓ Interface is awful and buggyTBH I gave up at the point of registration. The interface is awful and the process is buggy. Kept getting kicked out to previous screens and losing my input. There are apps I can actually play without the hard work..Kiwinlondon01Version: 2.2.2

✓ Game broken do not buyGame was working well and was my favourite. But they switched their servers on 1 November which they said would require a shut down of two days, and now no one can play in online games. Recommend buying a different version of the game..LopensodnVersion: 2.2.10

✓ Dice Rolls are not goodThis game is great but the random generator for dice rolls seems off.JmchowieVersion: 1.9.0

✓ Sooo frustratingThis game has so much potential but is driving me crazy-it is fun til it freezes or glitches which is nearly every game. Other players say it is the same for them so not a device issue. iPad, pc, same deal. Such a shame because I love playing it and it would be such a good game if it worked reliably. I see another reviewer has said you can’t see what is happening very well but I find the graphics fine. It just has lots of problems with working! Nearly every game a player has connectivity issues and is replaced by a bot and if the game continues for a period without freezing it will usually stop working near the end. When it’s frozen on me I’ve tried reloading and that works sometimes but most of the time it still doesn’t work and boots me out. Please work on stability or there’ll be no one left to play. developers, You have done a great job setting it up now I hope it can start to work reliably.JasmwambaVersion: 1.4.4

✓ Fun, but buggyI love Catan, and the ability to play so many game modes and expansions in this app is fantastic. But the game bugs out a lot of the time. I tried to purchase the premium version, but it was too bugged to play, so i asked for a return. Sometimes the game keeps me from building some things, or spending certain resources. The 12hour token regen to be able to play a game makes sense for the free version, but when I have a token to use, i usually have to close the app a few times before it will actually let me start a game with it. Often times it just resets the timer when i open the app, which is frustrating. The Barbarian function in cities and knights imposes inconsistent city destruction rules - taking out defended cities and leaving undefended ones. Unlike the boardgame, the app allows NPCs to build settlements at owned intersections. And even the “balanced” dice mode leads to drastic uneven roll distributions. It would be nice to have a more accessible list of special rules for the special game modes. The cities and knights additional cards from dice rolls is also inconsistent. The additional rules are tough to find, and seem to be missing some observed mechanics..LacticAcidLoserVersion: 2.2.8

✓ Do not purchaseThe game platform/server is messed up. I haven’t been able to compete a game In months. It will kick you out or time you out regularly. Was cool and fun now it’s garbage, a waste of money..Keefer&TuckerVersion: 2.2.11

✓ Game cannot be played anymore for non pre existing customersShould really put a message out. Went through the download and registration process just to find out if you are not already an existing paying customer you are out of luck. Tried to find a way to pay for the game to unlock non free game modes but no luck either..PekazenensVersion: 1.8.6

✓ So much potential but just a big disappointmentThis could be such a great game but it’s just utterly frustrating. The dice are rigged and the AI players gang up against you. I can tell from the start of a game which numbers will be rolled most frequently by the tiles the AI players have chosen. Sometimes it can be a common number like 6 or 8 and sometimes it will be a 4 or an 11, but it will always be whatever the AI players choose and I haven’t. Or my number will be rolled but only after the robber has been placed on my tile - then it will roll 7 times in a row. It’s so predictable. I give up - what a waste of time!.Red Wine and ChocolateVersion: 2.2.9

✓ Overall rubbish / nicht gutThere are so many issues with this app, here are the top 5 reasons why the app is so rubbish: 1. Turn time, why is there no timer to hurry people up on their go, the main drag of this game is waiting for other players to decide what to do on their turn. 2. Slow clunky animation gameplay, this also makes the game feel slower and laborious. 3. The dice rolls don’t feel random, e.g. how can the same player roll the robber 3 times in a row? 4. Online games are always 3 players, why isn’t it 4 players? Only having 3 players is a terrible option as 2 players will always gang up one 1 of the players, reducing the fun of the game. 5. Why are all the player info cards (their avatar, number of cards they hold, victory point details etc..) at the top of the screen? Although on paper having these details at the top may make sense, in reality it reduces how much of the Catan playing board you can see, making it harder to keep track of what progress other players are at..Normal IPhone userVersion: 1.7.0

✓ Multiplayer IssuesSuch a great game however latest version is painfully glitchy in multiplayer games, particularly when connecting with other players, the error “player already in match” shows, when they aren’t. Makes the game unplayable and is seriously frustrating, especially when you’ve paid to play..LJHorse99Version: 2.3.4

✓ Stop deleting sunsSo I jumped on to play a round today; got through the motions, get my game setup, my sun has renewed which is great. Then it pops up with a little message about getting 10 free suns; well that’s cool but I’ll do that later when I have time. So I click continue and it cancels my game and takes my sun and takes me back to the dashboard. I try to enter the game but there is no such game. Please stop taking the suns for no reason and leaving the player with nothing to play. I really love this game but I’m nearly ready to delete it because it’s just so infuriating..NprmalVersion: 2.2.2

✓ Great game, if only it worked properlyAs others have commented, online games are a disaster. Often delays in updating while playing online, and often crashed or will crash for one player. At the moment the server is completely down and inaccessible. Interface good and well laid out, although there are several interface bugs especially when trading resources. Hope they fix it promptly!.Alexm5Version: 1.4.3

✓ Do NOT pay for this appAlthough the initial app had its bugs, at least it worked. This app has not worked in two months! They claim to be working on it, but progress is nowhere to be seen. FIX THIS! DO BETTER Catan! At least don’t let anyone else PAY for this app until it works!.TimeisoftheescenceVersion: 2.2.10

✓ Trade not working biased computerThis game is a bloody joke. It’s useless and I paid $20 for it with expansions and everything. I’m livid. The computer is completely bias. I’ll be in the lead by a large amount and it’ll work in the other character’s factor for rounds and rounds to keep me from gaining also it won’t allow me to make ANY trades especially if I’m winning . I hardly make any trades as it is. I learned about this “glitch” (really just used to give false difficulty) and I pick my settlements very carefully. I really want my money back. Lazy. I looked through and you simply don’t want to change these long standing issues with your AI apparently. I bought the other catan game here on the market and I highly recommend it to all who don’t want to waste their money and time on a biased broken game. Your AI even makes trades during times we cannot when it knows it’s in danger. It makes trades while it’s not even their turn. You give them thief when a resource that could be game changing is coming and even when I’m losing because I’m constantly being double teamed by computers they always choose me for thief. Seriously. It’s a pandemic. You have plenty of time to set this straight and be ethical on your coding..Taylor D-GVersion: 2.0.1

✓ Fun but has some fundamental flawsI wanted to learn how to play this game before buying the real board game. For that purpose it did it’s job. However, there are some flaws in this game that make it not fun to play at all. There is definitely a problem with AI trading. I had games where I was middle of the pack and I kept only getting 1 or 2 resources ( because of odd dice rolling but I’ll get to that late) AI will not trade with you even if they have excess resources and even if you offer ridiculous abundance of every resources. You have to rely solely on the 4:1 trade ratio unless of course you get robbed which happens to me almost every single time I have 8 resources. Which brings me to my next point. The dice rolling is so odd in this game. Over the course of my last 4 games I payed closer attention and noticed that 2-3 numbers which have statically low chances of getting rolled get rolled significantly more by 3-4x the amount of other rolls ? Some times that happens in real life too but not every game? During the game I’m thinking okay it’s not a big deal I’ll just have to use the 4:1 trade. Nope, think again, most times I try to do that I just get robbed. So now I have no resources and I’m just in a perpetual state of AI not trading me and getting robbed. Now that I know how to play I will just play with friends, the way this AI is designed make it not fun to play..Plzfixyourapp123Version: 2.2.8

✓ Not able to play anymore after the latest updateI have waited 4 days for the latest update to be completed and migrated to the new server, was extremely excited to get to play again but I guess I could never because I have been stuck at “Hand shaking” and “Searching for Opponents” & “Map null properties not found” Is this the end?.Francesca hahaVersion: 2.2.10

✓ Not workingTried registering and it just brings up the endless spinning wheel. Tried playing as guest and also tried using apple arcade sign in. Have tried two different phones and two different internet connections. Also its the latest version, notjing works, very frustrating..AerdnwVersion: 2.2.9

✓ FrustratingA lot of things with the ui are not intuitive. It took three of us some time to figure out how to build a road for example. We’re long term catan players. We just couldn’t figure out the ui. I’m not too mad that the base game costs money, but why make it a pain to buy? I have to jump through several hoops and buy gold (how do you earn it? No idea. Hubs and I played a game, he won, I came in second. But I had gold and he didn’t. I don’t even know how I got the gold.). And where in the app do you find the purchase game option? It’s buried in a weird spot! Also several bugs. The AI is EXCRUCIATINGLY slow. Why on earth would anyone want that? And the sliders to change their speed are locked. I thought buying the game might unlock them. Nope. Spent $5 for nothing. I’m spending soooo long waiting for a turn at a game I’m playing by myself! And there doesn’t seem to be anything I can do about it! It’s nice to have this game as an option during the pandemic, but ugh it’s frustrating as heck! Ps is there some reason the AIs won’t trade at all with me? Am I doing it wrong? I played a game with friends and we traded ok, but nothing I suggest gets responses from the AI..Lisapisa1234Version: 2.1.1

✓ Horribly bugged, now a paywall, similar issues for years with browser versionI also used to play this on browser and the bugs were insane... play three games and it’d be bugged for 1 or 2... just couldn’t finish the games before it bugged out. Now devs added mobile version though these issues would be fixed. Instead there’s a paywall introduced to limit the number of players cos they can’t handle the load. Given other games like risk and monopoly are fine online they obviously can’t handle running the game... So don’t waste your money on a poorly executed version.... free players can’t play now anyway....RoymomdVersion: 1.8.6

✓ UnplayableI was willing to look past the clunky ui. Tutorial seemed to work great. I got this to play with three other people. We couldn’t start a game with more than three people without buying. That is okay I’m happy to support devs, we all purchased the main game. Then it would not show me that it was my turn multiple times. It just had the previous player’s loading sign. If I exited and rejoined it would work for a time before happening again. Would avoid this product if you’re looking to play games with friends in isolation..LionelJWVersion: 1.8.8

✓ Buggy liesFirst: this game is bug filled , often I loose a game because it won’t let me build anything with my icons, instead dragging the screen, second, it will automatically accept or decline a trade randomly sometimes even tho you choose the opposite. Minor bug: sometimes icons are blank too..like the dice square just goes grey permanently. Second; the lies..or lie: well, single player states it will be unlocked after finishing arrival on Catan, which I have done, or by unlocking from the store: it is still locked, despite having done the thing to unlock it. Also, we start with hardly any gold, and the game costs a few hundred to buy...how do you get gold? Oh simple..you pay for it...it’s the EA scandal all over again. Downloaded a game that you still have to buy half off. Also there are scrolls to temporarily unlock single player, which shows the developers know about the problem..and instead of fixing it, they try and divert around it, oh also! Scrolls cost gold too!! Funny that, it’s as tho the game simply wants your money. Overall this could be an amazing game, it’s a fun concept, the developers just need to be ....a little less greedy with the wheat. Tldr: game glitches a lot and half of it is pay to play..FlaminghomosapienVersion: 1.4.3

✓ Server keeps on freezingThis is a very nice game but completely ruined by the fact that you never get to finish a match because the server keeps on messing up. Either it suddenly tells you that the game has ended (for no apparent reason) or the AI gets stuck on rolling the dice, etc, leaving all human players stuck in a frozen match. The app developers seem to be aware of this but it keeps on disconnecting. Hours can pass without being able to finish a single match. At least refund users their scrolls and reset the elo ranking when this happens, please, and don’t charge people for a game that does not work..BilboinamericaVersion: 1.8.4

✓ Pire app everRien ne fonctionne! Aucun retour de la compagnie et aucun remboursement.VenfivtwvflphsjVersion: 2.2.10

✓ DisappointingI’m a huge Catan fan and used to spend hours on Sea3D. Unfortunately, this version doesn’t live up to others that have been available. The Bad The UI is clunky. Player names and stats take up a lot of the screen. They can be minimized but the information is required for play. Would be better at the side of the screen. I can’t find a way to counter offer on trades Trading is annoying. When using bank trades, even if they are highlighted already, the game still defaults to player trades. Resource gains, losses and trades are shown in tiny numbers that flash briefly on the screen. Very difficult to track Game abruptly ends when someone wins. All chat history disappears and it makes it clear there is to be no discussion of the game The only way to unlock random maps is to pay. The good It’s ranked Catan with all the basic expansions It’s free to play the basic game on a single map It is possible to try out the expansions for free.FiniBOOMVersion: 1.4.3

✓ So so so badI downloaded this because my sister and her husband have it, expecting it to play better than Catan Universe because it looks terrible, but...it plays even worse. I’m using iPhone 11 and it doesn’t zoom out all the way so you can’t see the ports. The zooming in on numbers and sound effects are pointless. And the auto-rolling of the dice is ??? Trading is confusing as hell. Icons are all over the place and doesn’t really help. The game is overall confusing as hell and will never play this game again. If anyone reads this, I’d actually like a refund. Yes, it’s that bad lol this game should not be £4.99. A 1 star is generous....And3rs85Version: 1.9.1

✓ Great game, just too many glitches!!Now bare in mine I have paid for the game here and been playing it for some time now. Good news is that it’s my go to game when I’m bored or want to pass the time. But there’s just a few too many glitches for my liking which really takes the enjoyment out of it. • logs you out everytime you start the app up. • trying to play but it’s saying I need to update the app even though I have all up to date software and app - still says it, so now I’m unable to play at all. • No customer care line to try and rectify the above • when you leave a game mid way through and come back to it, the settings that show on the load up screen are not the game setting I chose in the original game set up • sometimes the computer generated players are able to trade before rolling the dice, but not for the human player • any cards that are received by other players from the banker should come from a different direction, as it looks like they are taking cards from the human player (small bit noteworthy) • sometimes when a computer player offers a trade, the card they offer sometimes changes at the last minute - obvious glitch Would appreciate it if someone can help me get past the log in screen so I can play the game that I’ve paid for and been enjoying (apart from the above) for the past few months..BehdjdbxVersion: 2.3.4

✓ Catan universe HORRIBLEI used to love this game until they switched to a new server. Now the game is unplayable. It lags, you lose connection all time time and it takes forever to even find a multiplayer game. HORRIBLE.Chris MichalVersion: 2.2.10

✓ Severe issues since server changeThe game has always had some UI issues but worked and was playable. That is until a server switch over a few months ago. Now the game doesn’t remember you, so you need your password to log in every time. Often it won’t log in at all or will crash when loading. If you get in the game is less stable and will freeze or crash often enough for it to be a stress in every game. Please address the issues created during your server migration..Matti ccVersion: 2.3.0

✓ Game is unplayable!This app is a joke... It’s impossible to play. You lose connection all the time for no reason. Haven’t been able to finish a single game Tutorial is busted... just loads. Even the steam app does the same not just mobile app....Freddy SpaghettieVersion: 1.8.5

✓ Give us more customisation!I find it fustrating that I just paid 8 dollars for a game I can’t a.) play a single player match how I want to play it , b.) play a multiplayer game with me and just a mate . Why do we need 3 player minimums let us play with 2. Finding the dice anything but random , and ai consistently expert still yet to win a game at 10 points but beyond that I have a chance … this is nothing like playing with humans with the physical board. Then there’s the extra expansions don’t get me started should be part of the normal game … but seeing as it Dosent add anything to the more than fustrating game I’m glad I didn’t have to pay for it …. 👎🏽 such a great board game let down by the devs.PusstcatsnrVersion: 2.2.8

✓ Nothing but frustrationI really enjoy the game but I am giving up and deleting the app no matter what update they do they can not fix the issue I get kicked out of the game multiple times and I can’t rejoin or even worse everyone gets stuck in the game and no one is able to play forcing you to leave the game and losing points ( this is a new issue after the last “update” btw) I have been playing for months but I’m tired of the same problems. Do yourself a favor and try another game this one is a waste of time and spoil all the fun of the game when you get kicked out and are unable to rejoin the game. Frustrating.LigiajgVersion: 1.8.3

✓ This isn’t a good game(Editors note: I love the board game but I’m talking about the mobile game for this but I love the real life board game) I was only able to get one game in because for one: it doesn’t even let you build a settlement for me and only roads so I have no way to win the game. 2: the AI’s always get the advantage and everyone else has said things already for me. The dice are clearly not random and the dice always go bad on my end and good for the AI, and how you said your fixing the game? I don’t believe it. The game is obviously super glitchy and broken and don’t waste your time playing this game it’s honestly is a bad game and I have only played a bit of a game and everyone else has already been saying bad stuff for me. This game is honestly super buggy and glitchy and I already deleted it within a hour or so of first getting time of playing it. Honestly I can see why they have so many bad reviews and I agree with each one that says bad stuff about the game. And luckily for me somehow the game was free for me so yeah luckily it was and a good thing it was too Becuase this game is horrible.PikbrodyG1Version: 2.2.3

✓ Keeps crashingUsed to play fine but would cut out every now and then . Now it just continually crashes before it even loads into a game . I’ve deleted and reinstalled multiple times, cleared space so there’s plenty of storage space and it still keeps crashing . Can’t find anywhere to get support help . Haven’t been able to play for months.Mr Big !Version: 2.3.1

✓ Infinite freezePaid for the full game. Was playing multiplayer. Tried to build a road and it crashed. Every time i open the app it tries to rejoin that game but cant and gets stuck on the loading screen. Have closed/deleted etc... the app but nothing fixes it. save your money.ColdcoastVersion: 2.1.1

✓ I want to enjoy playing itThis game is fun, and I’ve just started to play it more often as I’ve decided to try out the different scenarios. But after playing my last 3 games of the scenario Cities & Knights, I’m frustrated. In all 3 games, the minute I started to gain 3-4 victory points more than the AI players, I all of a sudden would stop getting resources…my numbers wouldn’t be rolled at all. This last time, I clocked it and by the time I shut down the game, it had been near 15 minutes since I had gotten a single resource. Do you know how many times the dice get rolled in 15 minutes? And you’re telling me that the 9 hexes/numbers I had just coincidentally didn’t get rolled at all? And I played against rookie level AI players, just trying to see if maybe the higher level AI players were the reason. This has happened the last 3 days. So, to say my interest in this game is starting to wane is an understatement..CMVuyovichVersion: 2.3.1

✓ App Glitches result in huge wastes of time, don’t waste money on gameI’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve been 20-30mins into a game and one of the multiple time out glitches that this app has occurs. Judging by the other reviews these glitches have been occurring for a long period of time. Don’t waste your money on buying the upgraded game, I’m lucky that I only have the classic version which results in me happily deleting this app with minimal regrets and no loss of money.IRorVersion: 1.8.3

✓ Pls go backEver since your migration the playing experience has been beyond terrible. You need to fix it or revert back to old server structure..LuckyDad0Version: 2.2.10

✓ Crashes constantlyI’ve been jumping through hoops for the last half hour just trying to register and begin. It’s crashed five times during that time. I began a game my first one but it’s crashed over and over and I haven’t even rolled a dice.CamoGrrlVersion: 1.7.2

✓ Could do betterI’ll admit I’m writing this in a state of irritation. Just spent over half an hour playing a game where another player and I were on 9 points. All of a sudden some dialogue box flashes up about ‘game cancelled’. It was on screen for less than a second, so I couldn’t read the rest of the message. To make matters worse, there’s no game history feature, where you can see previous games, so no opportunity to see why this game was summarily cancelled! Update: don’t trust the timer. You would think your time is up when the colour gets all the way round. No, it could be anywhere across the last stretch along the top! Stupid..Humss007Version: 2.2.10

✓ OkayThe game isn’t bad and it is great as it allows my partner and I to play with a bot however there are some major stability issues, mainly around online matches. My partner and I can be sat next to each other on the same network (with nothing else on) and it will keep kicking one or either of us from the game and on occasion it hasn’t let us rejoin, meaning we have had several games that have been impossible to complete.Charlie2546Version: 1.8.8

✓ Game does not workTheir servers are all messed up right now, unusable app.HejdxnsknsjxdowVersion: 2.2.10

✓ Sticking w/ Catan Classic until Stack Mode ImprovedI tried this again after all the improvements since its release when I found its gameplay far too slow compared to the Catan Classic app. I really wanted to like it given the community potential w/ guilds, chat & ELO and the gameplay was much improved but its "Stack" mode is too limited for competitive play IMO. You can't activate "Stack" mode unless you invite a friend so it’s not even an option for your usual quick auto-match games & even if you do the implementation of "Stack" as explained by the Almanac is far worse to the simple but effective "Full Stack" & "Stack minus 5 random tiles" options from Catan Classic. What's even the point of tracking ELO in a game driven completely by RNG dice roles??? Probability is a central aspect of Catan and Cities & Knights has ample strategic depth but all of that is wasted when you can't normalize the dice rolls to some approximation of expected probabilities via decent "Stack" options. Me, my potential revenue & all the friends I recruit to play will be sticking w/ the Catan Classic app until Catan Universe supports "Stack" at least as well as that very old app :-/.Acallan1Version: 1.8.9

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