Great, but intermittently crashes on launch

Every day or so it will crash on launch. I can re-launch a few days and eventually I will see the progress bar and it will launch, so there is a workaround. This is based on testing on 3 different devices. A more serious issue is that in my custom games (the only way I play) it will very rarely lose one of our turns - that player will play and finish their turn, but on the other device it will not recognize that turn ended; you wait until the timer finishes, and then it throws away that turn and syncs up both players and you can continue the game. Despite these issues, our family puts a lot of time into this app, as an alternative to playing with the real game.

Skip this app until the developer improves it!

My family LOVES Rummikub! We own several physical versions of the game and play it at home, on trips and for our get togethers. Due to COVID19, we bought this version so we could play online together. In order to start a private game with your family or friends, you must first log into Facebook. After connecting to FB, you should be able to invite your friends from FB to play. Unfortunately, none of us can get past the swirling circle on the screen area that should show a list of your FB friends. Even after 20+ minutes, multiple attempts and trying both a phone and tablet, the app never populates the friend list so you can start a private game. What do a waste of $7 & the developers should be ashamed to not provide basic functionality for that price! More than ever we need games and apps that are reliable and fun to help us cool next with family and friends! We are big fans of the physical game, but crushed by the poor performance of the app version.

Love it!

This app is great! I needed to learn how to play, and this was perfect. I like all the options that are available to play. Single player with 2 options beginner and pro, play now, join game, and create game. Private table and invite are coming soon, and I'm looking forward to that. The ONLY problem I have had is you can pause your game, and sometimes the game you were playing for some reason is gone and you have to start a new game. I wouldn't let this discourage you from this app. it doesn't happen very often, and it's to much fun, yet challenging to stop you from still enjoying this game. Worth the money. Love the new update! Only played it about 10 times, and so far no problems.

Fun, addictive but frustrating due to glitches

I love this game. I have the original board game at home. Love playing in online it’s a great brain exercise. But the glitches are very frustrating. -if the tiles are close to the edge the computer flings them around instead of placing them. It waste time and can cost you the game. -some players are able to throw down an entire group of tiles at a time. I’m guessing this is when the computer takes over bc at most I can grab 2 at once. Completely unfair and ruins the game. For example I was playing with a 15 second timer limit and the other “player” played 33 tiles in 15 seconds. Clearly a computer move.

Rummikub is a rewarding exercise in perseverence

This is a totally absorbing game that builds patience and requires focus and close attention. One poorly thought out move can result in an embarrassing loss. Over time, proficiency; speed, and an analytical approach develop. The board, with multiple players becomes less and less confusing and intimidating It is not a mindless game. I love it. The professional support staff are always readily available in case of malfunctions which are largely now worked out as the current version has evolved. Thanks, Kinkajoo; Ltd. for an amazing gaming journey, and a game that can be played as enjoyably as the actual board game with friends at the table.

Argh!

This game is a favorite and the app does the best job so far of recreating it. But this last update is your worst and yet and I’ll be deleting if it’s not put to right. The sounds are horrible, I turn the sound off now. That timer sounds like a freaking egg timer when it goes off, so annoying. The tile placement sounds gets under my skin. And really, you need created chat phrases? Why? So people can now tell me to hurry up? I only updated because I wanted to pick a skill level as I learn. But there’s only two choices! I’m not a pro at this but even when I play easy I get these experienced players, the ones telling me to hurry up. I thought that skill level meant the GAME would match me up with people in my level. Choosing it myself is pointless if pros can play in the easy level. Please bring back the nice quiet qualities before this update.

Very fun, bugs need fixing

I am enjoying the paid version very much, worth dealing with bugs and there are a lot. Takes multiple times to open app, the game freezes often saying poor internet connection (which isn’t on my end), tiles often come back for no reason and even though I have won games a couple of times, the game froze and didn’t save. I would think by now the developer can fix simple bugs. For that I can’t give a 5 star and borderline 3 vs. 4. But game is fun. App shouldn’t cost what it does unless bugs fixed.

The Algorithm Stinks

Can someone please explain to me why I wind up with double 13’s, or 4’s, or 9’s of the same color literally every game I play? I have played Rummikub my entire life, and while drawing doubles of the same color happens, it’s not nearly at the rate of this digital version. There’s also the matter of the ridiculous number of games where an opponent has over 25 tiles left, everyone else has 1-4, and the person with 25 magically comes back to win in two turns. Again, I have seen it happen in real life, but not at the rate it does here. I’m left thinking that there isn’t enough true randomness built into the algorithm, because there’s no reason either of these things should be happening this often.

The original Rummikub FREE version (not Rummy nor Rummy Cube or Okey) is one of the most popular family games in the world.

AppAdvice Thu May 29 2025