In development
Dominoes,
the whole family's game.
The click of tiles on a folding table. Your uncle slapping down his last one, grinning. Dominoes has been the family game for generations. Now it plays across the miles: deal everyone in from FaceTime or Messages, up to four of you, head to head or as partners. And on your own, fair computer players are always ready for a hand.
This is our plan for Dominoes. Solitaire and Mahjong are out now, and we finish one app at a time, so the details may change before it's ready.
- Price
- Free, optional Pro
- Players
- You, or up to four together
- Games
- Three classics
- Ads
- None, ever
- Data collected
- None
Tiles down. Everyone in.
Dominoes was always about the table. The block you didn't see coming. The last tile, played with a flourish. So we made playing together the heart of this app.
One tap, and they're in
Start a game from FaceTime or Messages. Your friend taps once and sits down. No accounts. No codes. No setup. Hosting is free, and joining is free.
Head to head, or partners
Two to four of you, each with your own hand on your own iPhone or iPad. Four can play as partners. An empty seat goes to a fair computer player.
Every tile, together
Everyone sees each tile land at the same moment. Your hand stays yours: no phone ever receives another player's tiles.
Only the people you know
No strangers. No chat rooms. No public tables. Your game travels through Apple, never through us. We never see it, and we like it that way.
Clear tiles. A calm table.
Big, readable tiles, the open ends always marked, and the score after every hand.
Illustrations of the planned design. The finished app may look different.
How Dominoes plays
Two to four players, a set of tiles, and a line that grows from both ends.
Draw
Each player takes a hand of tiles. The rest stay face down.
Match
Play a tile that matches an open end of the line. Doubles go crosswise.
Score
Go out first, or hold the fewest dots when no one can play. That's the hand.
Learn to play Dominoes Rules Playbook Best practices
Five things we'll never compromise
Every game we make has to pass the same five tests. Here's how Dominoes passes them.
Easy, from the first tile
Tap a tile, and if it fits one end, it's played. If it fits two, both ends light up for you to choose. A free hint every hand suggests a tile, and says why.
Clean and calm
No ads between hands. No pop-ups. No timers. Just the tiles, the table and the people around it.
Private. Completely.
No accounts. No ads. No tracking. On your own, it works offline and nothing leaves your device. With friends, your game travels through Apple, never through us.
Beautiful
Warm, clear tiles with dots you can count at a glance, on a golden table. Every detail made by hand, because the people you play with deserve it.
Fun, and fair
The computer players know only their own tiles. After every hand, see every hand and the tiles left, and check for yourself. Play Block, Draw or All Fives.
Dominoes for everyone
Readable tiles, spoken plays, and a pace that's entirely yours.
VoiceOver throughout
Every square and every tile is announced, and every move is spoken. Dominoes works without looking.
Voice and Switch Control
Standard accessibility actions, including a list of the moves you can make.
Sizes that fit
Larger pieces and a larger board when you want them. Full Dynamic Type everywhere else.
High contrast
Pieces you can tell apart by shape and shade, not only color. Never color alone.
Reduce Motion
With Reduce Motion on, pieces fade into place instead of sliding.
Your pace, always
No timers. The table waits for you. It always will.
Free to play. Free to play together.
The whole game is free, and so is every game with friends, hosting and joining. Pro is one optional purchase for players who want more. Nothing to renew. Nothing to remove.
Free
Forever. Not a trial.
- The complete game, on your own or with friends
- Play with friends: host or join, always free
- Block, Draw and All Fives
- A free hint every hand
- Review every hand afterward
- Tile sizes and every accessibility feature
- Works offline on your own, no account needed
Pay once
A single optional purchase.
- More hints in each hand
- Coach: a quiet note when there's a better play, and why
- Practice: short drills for the trickiest plays
- Themes for the tiles and table
- Named saved games, as many as you like, each with a note
- 8-bit mode: your own table, drawn in retro pixels
- Saved games, synced through your iCloud
- Detailed stats and streaks
One-time purchase. Yours forever.
What's in Pro, and its price, will be decided closer to release. The full game will always be free.
Good to know
Can I play with friends?
Yes. That's what it's for. Start a game from FaceTime or Messages with SharePlay, or through Game Center, up to four of you, head to head or as partners. Any open seat goes to a fair computer player. Always free, with no accounts and no servers of ours.
Does my friend need Pro?
No. Your friend needs Dominoes, which is free, and one tap. Never Pro, never an account, never a sign-in.
When will Dominoes be released?
It's in development now. We don't announce dates we can't keep. The day it's ready, this page gets a download link.
Will it cost anything?
Not to play. Dominoes will be free to download, and the whole game free to play, on your own or with friends. Pro will be an optional one-time purchase. There will never be ads or a subscription.
Do the computer players cheat?
No. Each one decides from only its own tiles and what's been played. After every hand, you can see every hand and the tiles that were left, and check.
Do I need an internet connection or an account?
Never an account. Playing on your own works fully offline, and your games and stats stay on your device. Playing with friends far away needs a connection, and that's all it needs.
Will it come to Android?
Yes, that's the plan. The whole collection comes to Android after the iPhone and iPad apps.
Data Not Collected
That's the App Store privacy label on every app we make, Dominoes included. No accounts. No analytics. No advertising. Nothing you do in the app ever reaches us.
Coming to iPhone and iPad.
Dominoes is in development now. We don't collect email addresses, so there's no list to join. Check back here, and meet Solitaire while you wait.