BGG BoardGames Information 4+

Good app!

I love the app! I immediately paid to support it, and because nobody likes ads, right? The ability to see friends’ collections is awesome and I love seeing the top 100 change. 2 features that would get me to update my review from 4 to 5 stars: 1. The ability to browse more then the top 100 in that list format without having to search for a particular title. 2. The bigger of the two;The ability to check your geek mail. That should be a no brained feature. It’s frustrating having to go to web browser to check geek mail. And not necessary, but a suggestion, would be the ability to see your personal profile w/badges and your personal top/hot 10’s on the profile page. I think these updates would turn a good app into a great app. Thanks!

Still buggy

Update 2: After using the app a little more, it started displaying the same login error it used to. So back down to my original rating, minus a star for the ad issue. Deleting the app for good. What’s the point of having it if it won’t work or intermittently won’t let me use it?

Update: So after deleting this app, then reinstalling, it finally let me connect to BGG. It’s still buggy though. And now the dev has allowed full screen ads on the app. I really don’t mind ads so much. Actually, I think it’s kind of a good thing because that means the dev is getting money and will hopefully continue to improve the app to draw traffic and thus make more money. But there are a couple ads that come up that force me to close the app entirely because the X to close the ad is up behind the time on my screen, meaning I can’t close it to continue what I was doing. This really makes me not want to use the app at all anymore because I could be in the middle of looking at some games and that ad will come up, completely interrupting my flow. Not cool at all. Original: This app used to be at least serviceable, if a little buggy, but now it won’t even let me sync with BGG. I can log into the site fine, so it’s not on their end. Tried to tap the button in the app to email the developer directly (as was suggested in another review), but the button does nothing. The developer’s website is essentially blank. So…I guess I’ll just go elsewhere for my BGG app needs?

Developer Response ,

Hi, there is a new version solving the issues with the login. Sorry for the inconveniences this may cause you

Love the site, mostly love the app

So glad the app exists! I use it all the time! Thank you developers!

I notice that it crashes a lot, that is, it’s running along fine and then suddenly, no connection to server which is corrected by closing the app and reopening. Not a deal-breaker, but irritating. Fixable?

Oh, and possible to include in the app the game mechanism categories that are on the site? (Worker placement, dice chucking, etc)