Last updated on February 6th, 2026 at 10:01 pm
Machiavelli ! – Entertainment Game Review
Machiavelli ! is a Entertainment/Card/Board game from Antonio Ferraioli, first launched in 10th July 2014.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 468+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Machiavelli ! Stand Out
Play Machiavelli ! A popular Italian card game derived from Rummy.
It is similar to Carousel, Vatikan and Rummykub.
Learn rapidly the basic rules following the included help about rules and possible gestures.
The free version is full featured but with advertisements, by purchasing the full version you will turn off ads.
AWESOME FEATURES
- two game modes available (Single Game and Score Mode) to play against your device
- play lonely or online against real players
- configurable player strengths
- configurable players count
- configurable score assignment variants
- configurable jokers usage
- configurable decks count
- detailed help with all available rules and references to possible variants
- resumable games
- leaderboards
- geo leaderboards
- great support for your questions and suggestions
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and more, enjoy!!!
For your suggestions feel free to contact technical support, we will glad to help you
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This Entertainment game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Machiavelli ! is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 8th January 2026
Recent improvements include:
- solved a minor bug
- Privacy Policy Upodated
v. 5.5.135 1110
- now you can hide the Spy Mode button from Settings -> Appearance
v. 5.5.134 1108
- solved a minor bug
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Download & Availability
Machiavelli ! is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Machiavelli ! on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Ive been playing this game for years and Im still enjoying it. We find the strategy challenging as it keeps us thinking. Try it, youll like it.
This game is fun. We play everyday for keeping our mind sharp.
Been playing this for years. Our very favorite game by far. Hate to brag but we have become very good at it and win most times. Play it every day. Ok, so Im addicted.
Been playing this game for years, and still our favorite.
We purchased the ad free version of game and now it is serving up very obtrusive ads. How do we stop the ads, or restore our version.
We used to play Machiavelli when we were a kid, and loved it. We havent played it in literally decades, so we were happy to find this game in the App Store. There are tons of customization options for gameplay, and the game runs smoothly. Definitely worth the purchase to remove ads and support the developer. Highly recommend.
The last two updates have added ads in middle of playing. This freezes up game or makes the game show completed when there is still plays going on. Please fix.
However we miss some of the old features.
Nice game but it needs a lot of work, cannot complete a game without something going wrong. It shuts you out or freezes. Every game has a problem. To bad cant play it we like it.
We love the game but hate yes hate the advertisements on the bug chasing the man with the fan. We cancelled the game once thinking it was gone Its not.
We play the game a lot and really enjoy it. We have played even befor we had an electronic option, BUT since the last update the jokers will stick to the card next to it…..extremely annoying.
Love this game and the app. We usually get bored w games, but we come back to this one over and over. Huge kudos to the developer.
Easy interface. Play alone to learn game 1st. The on-line feature will be a welcomed to play with friends. Thank you for a wonderful implementation of a GREAT game.
This game is nearly perfect except for when an update comes along. It nags you incessantly to update, with pop ups often seconds apart. Let us play a few games… Ill get to it! They should also sell a pro version. We are reluctant to do in app purchasing because we have had trouble restoring ad-free apps that are like that in the past.
We cant access the option to contact you, the developer, because the game keeps freezing and quitting after allowing us to play one round! Not sure how else to get in touch with you directly! … The latest version is now freezing upon startup, loses our progress, and oftentimes just quits. This has only been happening a few days, but we cannot find anywhere else to make this comment. The link to their web site brings you to a page that doesnt appear to include a help button. So, Im not going to keep using this until it is fixed. Additionally, the computer play in general is pretty strange. Cards are added and rearranged in such a way as to look like theres so much going on when in fact sometimes the existing melds remain the same, with must a small resultant change. We find that excessive shifting of cards distracting. Otherwise, this is an interesting and challenging game.
Amazing game. If you like rummykube, or rummy 500, you will adore Machiavelli.
Please make it available for Android.
Ive been playing this great card game for over a year…now it freezes up, wont draw a card? We have to quit and move to a different game. Frustruating.
Well designed and fun to play. A nice change from solitaire. Highly recommend it.
Awesome game. Love, love, love it.
Played it for a couple of years now. It's our go to for getting our mind to shut down so we can go to sleep. Challenging, yet simple to play.
Love this app. Works well, has provided many hours of fun.
Great game. Keeps us challenged like we're sitting at a table with a real person.
We love this game. We enjoy card games and this is great. We just need more on line players. Could you add a version where you play live and have a time limit to make your move.
Loads of fun! Improves thinking skills to figure out moves to be the first player out.
We really enjoy this game, we like that you can play against the computer If that is what you choose. We also like that you can design the game the way you want as far as number of players etc. Is a great game for exercising your brain. We actually like all the games from this developer.
We really enjoy playing this game. We just wish the opponents would start playing in the first round(s) instead of waiting two or three rotations before they put cards on the board. It affects the play and decision-making to know that this will always happen. There's is no logical reason they shouldn't start playing. It would make the game a lot more interesting and fun.
We really enjoy this game. It's addictive, challenging, and satisfying when we win! We've had to ask the developer a question or two, and he is very responsive and polite.
We just love playing this game! It consumes us.
Great games we have played for hours.
This game is awesome, lots of strategies, addictive, fun, can not stop playing this game. We are really enjoying this game a lot. The support is incredible, we asked a question and received an answer right away. We are addictive to it and play whenever we can. We also play La Scala 40 which is a great game also. Try it, you absolutely love both games.
We can't stop playing! It's challenging enough to keep you on your toes, but not frustrating. It's way more fun than solitaire and you have the option to play alone or online. We're obsessed by moving up in the rankings. We started out in the 20,000's and now we're in the top 500! Love this game.
Machiavelli is for everyone who has ever played rummy and found they were coveting their neighbors' cards. Each turn allows the player to rearrange ALL cards on the table, so long as they are left in viable sets. It puts a whole new strategy into play, and calls for a philosophy of abundance rather than scarcity. Loads of fun and well constructed.
We really enjoy playing, but why so many duplicates.
Addictive and fun. Well put together, nice smooth gameplay. Buy the pro version. It gets rid of the ads and sends a little money to the developer. We contacted the developer with a question and got an answer in 2 hrs. 2.
Super fun and hard to put down. Minimal ads, great visuals. Little glitch where you can sometimes see the next card in the draw pile, so hopefully that gets fixed in the next update. Overall, fantastic.
At first It was a little confusing, but as we played, it became easy and absolutely addicting! Even our 6 year old is getting into this! We like the flexibility of being able to rearrange all the "melds" (the groups of 3 cards) on the table as much as we want even if we only get to play one card out of our hand. There are very few ads, which makes us feel good about giving it top stars. The dealing goes pretty fast, so you don't get too frustrated waiting to play again unlike other games of theirs like 40scala. We also like that they don't make you purchase advancements or features to play scored rounds. Enjoy.
We've played rummy games all our life & we recently found this one. We love it! The technology of touch screen & rummy… Very addicting.
Was very easy to pick up…we like card games and this one has a bit of a challenge to it.
Great game to relax with while still being a brain teaser.
This game is excellent and easy to comprehend. We highly recommend it to everyone.
Great game, but we paid the 2.99 for the pro version expecting a 2 player option there is no 2 player option and no visible difference in the app. Needs 2 player, we would have been happy to pay the 2.99 just for the game, we also will buy it again when they come out with a 2 player.
This game is fun and a challenge. Make sure one changes level of play for more of a challenge.
We wish it was the Guadalupe version as that is the one we grew up with but we are obsessed!!! We used to play it all the time and now we don't have to wait until someone else wants to play.
Great game. Played for hours. Involves skill. Would have given this 5 stars but latest version froze up 15 times in one game no matter who was the player. Onsoft has great games but newest versions are not as good. Rummy now shows two full screen ads in addition to the one at the bottom of the game. We were thinking of buying but problems with this game makes us hesitant.
We are absolutely addicted! Love this game…maybe too much.
This is the rummy game we remember from our childhood that was taught to us by our mother.
Our one complaint is the cards in hand seem a bit large, but we guess we can live with that.
Really good! Shows how the other hands make their moves, unlike the rummykub app where the tiles shift all over the place when the other hands move.
Very amusing, we cannot stop playing it.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 5.5.137
- Size: 94.53 MB
- iOS: 13.0 or later
- Languages: EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, NB, PT, ZH, ES, ZH
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Antonio Ferraioli
Last updated: 8th January 2026 | Genre: Entertainment, Card | Developer: Antonio Ferraioli