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Yacht Free – Family Game Review
Yacht Free is a Family game from William Jockusch, first launched in 3rd August 2010.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 11+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Yacht Free Stand Out
Why pay more for your favorite dice game?
Also includes a variant — Chinese Yacht! Yahtzee lovers will find this variant to be an intriguing and addictive twist on the original.
In the variant, which is based on Chinese Poker, you roll 10 dice at a time. You then sort the dice into two groups of 5, and score both groups.
Pick your favorite of five different visual themes. For those of you who preferred the original theme, it is still available under options>themes.
Compare to Yahtzee!
This Family game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Yacht Free is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 30th March 2016
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Replace iAd with AdMob. I've used what they call "text" ads. The "text" part isn't really a complete description, but it is the least annoying kind on AdMob.
Download & Availability
Yacht Free is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
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 had a Yahtzee game for 6 years from Hasbro and we found it was not comparable with the iPhone upgrade. We finally found this game which works just as well and even has Other variations. The key here is it is simple. Too many upgrades are too complicated and it ruins the program. Only suggestion would be to give suggestions on how much each option is before you enter it- especially chance number. You can look at it before you choose however.
Our old iPad 4 doesnt update so we are pleased that we can still enjoy the old version of this game. We do not care for the new board format.
We really wanted to like this game. We enjoy Yahtzee games a lot. The problem with this game is it often freezes; therefor holding you suspended, neither going forward nor reverse. Only to begin the game over from the beginning. We have an iPad Air that is not old, so we are certain it has nothing to do on our end. Otherwise it is a good game.
We wish you would give us the option to buy the game, for 99. Most people will never purchase the game – but some would – we'd pay just to remove ads, from our screen. This is the reason your app is getting 3 stars. We're tired of "free" then we check for IAPs and find none. Okay, we think it's a little introduction, to this developer, only to find out it is just ad "cash cow". Sorry.
Really good set up. Always loved Yahtzee and the Chinese version is different. Defiantly recommended.
Great game. If you ever played Yahtzee then this game will bring you back to your youth. Well thought out and simple to play. The Chinese version is a lot of fun too. Download it now.
Great game! Took a minute to get used to the board layout, but now we're addicted.
Quick, easy & fun. We especially like that you can unselect a category if you've hit the wrong one Update: we still play this game a lot, and we like it. However , sometime back, the static ads were replaced with ones that were dynamic and contain movement or flashing. Since this takes place at the top of the page it's distracting and annoying. We emailed the designer but got no reply. We'd be happy to pay money for a premium ad-free option , but that's not available.
This version has higher res graphics but the color theme resets to default when app shuts down.
Update needs fixing. Theme resets after closing out each time. Crashes more than it used to. Please fix. Not fun anymore.
The most recent update rendered this app totally useless. Too bad; we really enjoyed it.
We never had any problems with this game until the most recent update. Now it opens and immediately crashes every time. Please fix so we can play again.
This has been a go to quick game for us since we found it. The update has made game play very laggy. There is a delay when selecting dice to keep so you are never sure if what you want to keep will be kept. The stats are all reset as well. Why did these get erased? Time to delete we are afraid. Don't bother downloading this one anymore.
After updating this game is unusable. It loads, starts a new game, and crashes after first roll. You guys went from five stars to no stars in a single update. Fix it.
We have dozens of apps on our iPhone but very few that we play more than this one. Like the Chinese variation as well.
Perfect. Simple graphics. Fast loading and fast playing. Nothing but love. We see some reviews complained about the lack of instructions, but if you know how to play already, it is a delight.
Very easy to use. Ads are unobtrusive. Can play a quick game any time – anywhere. Simplistic but fun.
Looking for a great yahtzee game? This is it. All others will let you down.
This is the best yacht dice game available. We have tried many, with great frustration.
Easy to play, and we must like it since we're over 200 games in two days! Option to play other people would be great.
We have tried a bunch of yahtzee games including the official one and this is by far the funnest! We really enjoy the Chinese variant.
……without the hassle of math. Games take only 2 minutes. A great way to kill a little time.
Good game, easy to use and worth the 99 cents for sure.
This is one of all time favorite apps! Thank you.
After a patrol, it's good to have!!! Just to clear our thoughts.
We love this game but would really like to see the following games offered. Word Yahtzee Kismet Skip-Bo Bowling Dice Phase 10 Dice UNO Dice A GOOD Canasta game A GOOD Crazy 8 game Thanks For Listening.
Great game. This is a simple game, and the variant mixes it up if you get tired of the original. We haven't even noticed any ads yet, so that's awesome too.
Love yahtzee? This is for you! Can be hours of fun, get bored with regular, switch to Chinese variant.
Great game, 2 player option would be good.
Good to pass the time. Ads are not all that annoying. Please add an undo button.
Nothing flashy. A simple yahtzee game. Free is good.
We love this game and the Chinese variant is a wonderful addition. Only downside is the simple graphics and odd scoring abbreviations make it hard to understand for a few games. Otherwise a great addition for any iPhone or iPad.
Great job, easy to play but we want to be able to play with others.
Game is very fast, and easy to learn and play! Also very addictive.
This is a simple, fun yahtzee game. Our only complaint is in Chinese yacht mode it's too easy to accidentally score your rows wrong. We wish it asked you a confirm question or something where you can change your scoring before you 'enter' it. Other than that it's really fun.
Excellent Yatzee game. We wish you could log scores or at least the highest score to try to beat your own best score. Ads at the top kind of annoying – but great game.
No frills but the clean simple layout makes it quick and easy in this fast paced game. Excellent for the iPhone.
Just like the Yahtzee game. Ads are not annoying at all. Only thing it needs is a 2nd player option. (or 3rd or 4th).
Chinese variant is extremely addictive. Would have given five stars if there was an UNDO button.
We are a yahtzee fan and this game is a simple, straight forward yahtzee game. It is quick without fancy animations and gives us what we want-down and dirty dice.
If you're looking to kill a few minutes it's a good way to do it. We'd give it five stars if you could play with other players, but other than that it's a good game.
Yahzee app was easy to figure out and fun to play. Definitely would recommend.
We especially like the Chinese option, but we can't play it. The scoring row is so close to the bottom row of dice that we constantly brush it when wanting to drag the dice up, which instantly stops the hand. So, as much as we like the game, we will probably be deleting it.
It is ok not too advanced. Backgrounds boring, dice animation silly. But a good time killer.
Alright to play to break up the type of games.
Simple graphics, the lack of directions, and the lack of a "new game" button on the main screen make this only an okay game.
Could be nice game. We don't know. Can't figure out what to do. Needs instructions and HELP.
Already deleted it — needs instruction — keep on hitting buttons to hold dice and it never works.
Needs instructions and a help menu.
Just like the real one. Need a 2 player option.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 3.2
- Size: 7.38 MB
- iOS: 7.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: William Jockusch
Last updated: 30th March 2016 | Genre: Family | Developer: William Jockusch