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title: "Istanbul: Digital Edition - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "The official digital adaptation of one of the best board games in history – Istanbul.  Istanbul is, without a doubt, one of the best board games to have ever been published. The long list of its award"
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# Istanbul: Digital Edition — United States
> Classic strategy board game

![Istanbul App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/47/66/ab/4766ab83-df6a-5709-f5c4-530fead7a292/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-8-0-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Acram Digital](https://apptail.io/developer/acram-digital-zRU)
**Category:** Games
**Rating:** 4.7/5 (428 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.acram.Istanbul
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 1.2.6 (released 2026-08-04)
**Original Release:** 2018-07-30
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id1296756606)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/istanbul-digital-edition-earb/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/istanbul-digital-edition-earb/united-states)

## Istanbul Description
The official digital adaptation of one of the best board games in history – Istanbul.

Istanbul is, without a doubt, one of the best board games to have ever been published. The long list of its awards and honors speaks for itself:

2015 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Best Expert Game Nominee
2014 Swiss Gamers Award Winner
2014 Meeples' Choice Nominee
2014 Kennerspiel des Jahres Winner
2014 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee
2014 Hra roku Nominee
2014 Gouden Ludo Winner
2014 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee
2014 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee
2014 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee

In our 2018 digital version we have maintained all of the features that made Istanbul the fan favorite that it is, but also expanded upon it with a number of tools and features only available on the digital platform. We maintained the authentic board game feeling with the convenience you can expect from an electronic device.

So what is the game about?

Can you be the first merchant to collect a certain number of rubies?
• Run, collect and trade goods across the bazaar
• Take control over your assistants
• Increase your wheelbarrow capacity
• Acquire special abilities to increase the advantage over your competitors
• Buy rubies or trade goods for them

In Istanbul, you lead a group of one merchant and his four assistants through 16 locations in the bazaar. In each such a location, you can carry out a specific action. The challenge, however, is that to take an action, you must move your merchant and an assistant there, then leave the assistant behind to handle all the details while you focus on larger matters. If you want to use that assistant again later, your merchant must return to that location to pick him up. Thus, you must plan ahead carefully to avoid being left with no assistants and thus unable to do anything…

What can you expect?

• Official Istanbul game - 100% original rules
• Adaptation of TOP 100 board game of all time by BGG ranking
• Play with AI, with friends or both
• Great artwork by Andreas Resch
• Languages: English, German, Dutch, Polish, French, Korean, Japanese, Chinese Simplified, Spanish
• Pass and play mode
• Cross-platform online multiplayer with synchronous and asynchronous modes
• Opponents' last moves replay
• 3 levels of difficulty AIs with individual strategies
• Preset or random generated game boards
• Atmospheric music and sounds
• Unique, original board game experience
• Intuitive gameplay
• Colorblind mode
• Over 70 achievements
• iPhone X support

## Istanbul Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/1e/64/74/1e64741d-fe51-9206-e90a-1d2aea9cde5e/pr_source.jpg/2688x1242.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/64/23/03/6423036a-fdd1-ac17-4248-18e23d95872b/pr_source.jpg/2688x1242.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/65/d9/f7/65d9f758-8e3f-c407-6a33-24b12fa80ffc/pr_source.jpg/2688x1242.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/3c/64/2b/3c642ba9-811a-e981-8b9d-b26d801dfd8b/pr_source.jpg/2688x1242.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/28/9e/a5/289ea536-df83-4011-b6dd-23617da44bd1/pr_source.jpg/2688x1242.png)

## Istanbul Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 358 (84%)
- 4 stars: 47 (11%)
- 3 stars: 10 (2%)
- 2 stars: 4 (1%)
- 1 stars: 9 (2%)

## Istanbul Reviews in United States

### ***** "Looking forward to expansions"
You did a great job making the game available in digital version. When will you update the coffee and letter expansions? Can’t wait to play on 5x5 board!
-- jhbebdgeg, 2024-09-24

### ***-- "Wonderful except…"
It makes me have to tap something to do things that I HAVE to do…. Like taking goods..And it doesn’t end my turn automatically even when there’s nothing I can do. Also, every time it’s my turn The game is interrupted for a couple seconds to tell me, which is unnecessary and is a constant frustration. Please release update to fix this!
-- Viola Davis is a Kangaroo, 2024-06-03

### ****- "Great implementation but serious game bug"
I love the game and the app is well designed but I’ve discovered a bug in the current version that allows me to pay fewer resources than required under a specific scenario. 

If you visit any of the Warehouse, you can get more resources than your cart fits. Then if you spend resources at the Mosque you will spend the virtual resources that you don’t actually have. Please fix this because it is a big exploitable hole.
-- Thitsa, 2024-02-25

### ***-- "Problems"
Why does it clearly state you cannot move diagonally and yet everyone moves diagonally? The tutorial freezes after the first few pages. The AI does actions it cannot do in a physical game.
-- SabrinaMathers, 2023-11-20

### ****- "No Expansions!"
I’m a big fan of the board so this is a good version of it. I just wish that they would make the expansions for it.
-- Marvac 01, 2022-08-24

### ****- "Phenomenal Game But After Years We Need the Expansions"
This is a great port of a great game. The unique aesthetic has been well-translated, the AIs are difficult and play well, and the game functions without a hitch. But, years after release of the base game, we really need the expansions: Mocha and Baksheesh, as well as Letters and Seals.
-- themanhimself.luke, 2022-02-28

### ***** "Great app, no bugs or crashes"
This has been an excellent app version of the board game. We play it frequently as it is much faster than setting up the actual board. I have never been any issues with bugs or crashes. My only request is that they would add the expansions to the app.
-- Zs_anderson, 2021-12-28

### *---- "Too confusing for me"
This is quite an elaborate game. I tried bcz of the high reviews, but gave up trying to understand it.
-- lalalalalalah, 2021-12-22

### ***** "Great digital adaptation"
This is a very nice, quick adaptation of the great board game. I love that you can randomize them board with one tap before the game and also randomize the number of opponents and their skill/difficulty level with one tap. My only desire is for the addition of the expansions.
-- Jminnick90, 2021-10-17

### ***-- "Online version SO BUGGY"
Playing with the AIs works well, but the online part of the game to play with other people is constantly full of glitches and bugs. It’s never ending. So frustrating.
-- amyechandler, 2021-08-05

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