Last updated on January 15th, 2026 at 06:57 am
Farkle Dice DLX – Education Game Review
Farkle Dice DLX is a Education/Board/Casual game from Smart Box Design LLC, first launched in 24th May 2011.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 14+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Farkle Dice DLX Stand Out
Your purchase includes a copy for Apple TV. Play Anyone Anywhere in the World. Farkle Dice is an exciting fast paced dice game for 2 – 4 players. Race to 10,000 points as you play against the computer or your friends, either offline or online. You'll have hours and hours of entertainment challenging the computer and your family. Roll the dice to earn big points! That one lucky combination could put you in the lead.
Selected by Apple as New & Notable
Play Anyone Anywhere in the World Using Game Center
Achievements, Leaderboards, Online Multiplayer
Farkle Dice has beautiful artwork, engaging sound, and is both fun to play and user-friendly.
Both new and experienced players will love the clarity of the score board and how quickly you can jam out a game while in a meeting (before someone notices).
Achievements, achievements, achievements! You are now rewarded for that fantastic roll or super win. You can view the list of achievements through the game menu. There are two mystery ones – can you discover what they are?
100% dice randomization to prevent cheating. Each roll uses a robust randomization algorithm implemented by our lead engineer (an MIT graduate!). The computer player has the same chance you do. Sometimes, you have to take that extra risk and roll again!
• Play on your iPhone or iPad.
• Challenge your friends from around the world through Game Center
• Customize rules to how you play, such as break-in score or score 4, 5, 6 of a Kind
• Play against several different computer players, each one offering a unique challenge
• Fantastic graphics, professionally drawn
• Super cool sound effects and music
• New player hints pointing out which dice can be scored (they can be turned off in settings for experienced players)
• Share your winning score on Facebook or Twitter
• Earn Achievements! Game Center support.
• Perfect for that five-minute break or long commute
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How do I play my friend who is across the country?
A. Tap "Play Network" then invite your friend through Game Center.
Q. How do you play Farkle Dice?
A. The rules can be found by tapping "Settings" then "How to Play".
Q. Why are your rules different than the ones I learned?
A. Farkle Rules vary by state and country. Select "Settings" to customize the rules.
Q. When does the Pass button become active?
A. You need to select at least one scoring dice.
Q. Which dice can be scored?
A. The dice with the arrows above them can be used for scoring (you can turn the arrows off in Settings).
Farkle Dice has been translated into French, German, Spanish, Japanese and Korean.
This Education game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Farkle Dice DLX is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 10th July 2024
Recent improvements include:
Updating libraries for optimal play on your iPhone or iPad
Download & Availability
Farkle Dice DLX is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Farkle Dice DLX 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:
We have tried many different Farkle apps, and this by far is the most fair and plays the best. We love the Western theme and all the different play options you can customize. We also appreciate the small file size, the fact that it uses almost no battery, and the very fair premium price with no ads or IAP. The games play very fast, too, perfect for when you have a few free minutes. Ill be playing this a lot. Thank you developer for doing this right.
On an iPhone 14 (and others) the play field is small, not full screen. The game menu is full screen though. Ive reported this issue awhile back but still not fixed.
This game is simply heavenif youre the AI. Faultless throws alllll day long. Won 1 out of a couple dozen and im a good Farkle player! Deleted with prejudice.
This version of Farkle is a very good game. Plus it works well for pass and play. It would be nice to play with friends over the internet though.
Our free version is more popular and we suggest you use that version instead of this one. Similar game play features but free.
LOVE IT!!!! Play it everyday on our breaks at work with our friends. Would recommend it to all our friends & family. Thanks for having a great game for us to play!!!!'.
It gets played a lot when restaurant servers are slow.
It's a fantastic game. We play it all the time.
We have played this game for several weeks now and find that it is pretty good. The 3 computer players have distinct personalities to their play so it is easy to find one that matches your style of play to provide the best challenge. There are a few minor interface changes that we would make. We would like it if, when you roll a "Farkle" that the lost score remained up until the next player rolled. We would also like it if the last player's score for the round was still visible to give us a sense of ground lost or gained. We have only played against the computer opponents and can honestly say that we don't suspect the app of adjusting randomization in favor of the computer opponents. We have come from behind to win as often at the computer does. We did note that achievements earned on one device did not appear to be honored on your other devices, which seems odd to us as a programmer. However, the overall application is satisfying and we don't think you will be disappointed if you add it to your apps.
A great digital recreation of the original 'dice on the kitchen table' game. They don't fall on the floor now and the pips above the dice is a great innovation. We really enjoy the game on both our iPad and iPhone.
Great game. It's hard to put down.
We love this game and play it more than any other game by far. We especially like the version that doesn't have extraneous sounds!!!! Our husband enjoys making fun of us when he hears "Oh, no!" when we lose.
Good entertainment. Even when you vs. Yourself. =).
A great fast paced game with enjoyable sound FX but the addition of statistics would top it off.
Easy to play. Great game to play on breaks.
This game is great! We wish we could play against a person rather than the computer. Love this game.
We have now wasted hours on end playing alone or with friends. Stop the Farkle.
We love Farkle. We've played the Farkle from SmartBox Design since our Treo. Still great.
We absolutely love this game! We're addicted!! :)).
Amazing game that you can't help but get addicted to! Only bad thing is that the exact same droid app has 10x the options.
Really fun game to play with friends.
Only thing wrong is the name! Works great, but idk if we'll get tired of the Western theme. Fun for now.
This game is so addictive! We love it and play almost every day. It helps to relax us.
This game is so much fun and super addicting! We play it ALL the time in class on the bus in the car at church on the couch anywhere anytime.
Please change the name that shows up on the home screen back to Farkle because FarkleDice just doesn't look right. Also, please remove the ad (that promotes your other games) that shows up every time we launch the game. We know it's only shown for a few seconds, but this is a paid app and app etiquette dictates that paid = no ads. We're not trying to be rude, but ads in a paid app are really annoying.
We loved this program when we used the PalmOS P.D.A. It's awesome to now have it among the many programs and games for our iDevices. Only thing is, we prefer the previous "Start" page but it's about the game. Thanks a lot.
We love this game! This is a childhood game that we played for many hours. We just recently introduced Farkle to our family! Now an APP-too much! Great for sharpening math skills and to keep the family laughing together.
We've thoroughly enjoyed this program for several years on several devices and OS platforms.
Love to play this whenever we have a few minutes of "downtime"!! We usually find we have spent an hour playing before we know it.
Not much to say, other than looks great and plays great. Perhaps some more game play options, but we're sure those will come in future updates.
We've bought almost every Farkle game in the App Store, and finally we have found the perfect combination of gameplay, competitive AI players, and appealing graphics. This is it!!! Please, please, please, add a Statistics counter to track the number of games won/lost, and it will be perfect in every way! Thank you so much.
Western theme, graphics, interface and sound are all fantastic and add up to a splendid gaming experience. Only draw back is rule and scoring settings not flexible enough. There are many subtle scoring and rule variations to Farkle and we are not quite able to play the game the way we learned it and play it with our friends. Otherwise fantastic game.
Nice app, would be cool to randomize order of set players as we play our wife all the time and she always gets to go first. Also tracking wins.
4 things would make this perfect: 1) get rid of more games popup in the paid version. 2) the paid version doesn't give u the option of turning off triple farkle penalty. 3) make the silly farkle animation faster, it's annoying to have to watch it spell out farkle over n over again. 4) give us options to set score points for 3-4-5-6 of a kind Thanks! Other than this, great game! Best in the app store.
Nice game, but we'd like to play with friends, etc…on line.
We downloaded the Halloween farkle. In the menu there was the option to remove the ads if we purchased this, however it doesn't have the Halloween theme that we love nor does it remove the ads from the Halloween version. Is this option available.
Great interface, smooth design and super fun and addicting. Please add multiplayer functionality so we can play with friends.
Excellent graphics. Would like a multiplayer interface and network options. Well designed.
We thought by purchasing the paid version of this game would eliminate the annoying advertisements, but we were wrong.
Fun and very addicting…wish the roll values were more like the real dice game and we're pretty sure the computer cheats.
Reading the reviews we see that people have been asking for the same changes for years with no success. Please change the following to make the game truly great: add network options so we can play against our friends, make the "farkle" animation MUCH quicker – this is a fast paced game and that really slows things down, make the dice rolling truly random – it never fails, one person is up a couple thousand and you know the other guy is going to get a 2500 pt roll, a few more scoring options (like 2 triplets) and a landscape mode would make it perfect.
Good game… We would have rated it 5 stars if you could change the Orientation.
The game is ok. Nothing stellar in the graphics department, but a good way to waste a few minutes when waiting in line! The scoring appears a little less then truly random, at least in comparison to dice games made by MotionX. However, it is better than many other Farkle games. Therefore, the only reasonable conclusion we can come to is……its ok.
We have not yet been able to play with a real person. It's always computer generated players.
We are soooo hooked. Wish there were more computer players and new themes. And yet we can't stop playing it.
Love Farkle but this app is missing a few things. Would love to play our friends from their devices. Also, some of the rules are different from the original game. Our husband refuses to play because the scoring is different.
Could have better multiplayer options.
You have got to be kidding us. We purchased this game long ago, and we have loved playing it ever since. We like the gui and the pace of the play. However, you devs decided to screw all of us who paid for the app by forcing us to download the "free" version and pay to remove the ads all over again. What's the deal?? We realize it's just a game, but bad business is bad business. We won't be buying any of your freemium crap.
The free version is WAY better. It has more options to customize scoring. This version locks up when the opponent goes out. You have to shut the app down and restart to finish the game. For a pay version, the developer should keep up with their free version.
Great game for all ages. Once you get the hang of it, you'll be hooked. The roll values are different than the points in the game we play with dice. We wish we could change the roll values from the option screen. We tried the free version first and quickly switched to the paid version to avoid the ads. Very fun game.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 3.3.2
- Size: 33.78 MB
- iOS: 15.0 or later
- Languages: EN, FR, DE, JA, KO, ES
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Smart Box Design LLC
Last updated: 10th July 2024 | Genre: Education, Board | Developer: Smart Box Design LLC