Planned
Four in a Row,
one more game.
It's the game a seven-year-old can beat you at, fair and square, and then demand one more. Play your grandkids from anywhere: live over FaceTime or Messages, or a move a day, the board waiting between turns. Drop a disc, line up four, and you win. And on your own, a computer opponent that plays fair.
This is our plan for Four in a Row. We haven't started it yet. It's one of six family games we'll make after the classics, one app at a time, so the details will change as we get closer.
- Price
- Free, optional Pro
- Players
- You, or two together
- Pace
- Live, or over days
- Ads
- None, ever
- Data collected
- None
One frame. Endless rematches.
Four in a Row takes a minute to learn and a lifetime to stop playing. It's best with someone who always asks for one more game. 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.
Live, or over days
Play live on a call. Or take turns through Game Center, a move whenever you have a minute, one game stretching across the week.
Every drop, together
You both see each disc fall the moment it's played. When someone lines up four, the winning line lights up for everyone.
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.
A wooden frame. Ivory and walnut.
Our own classic look: a warm wood frame, and discs that drop with real weight.
Illustrations of the planned design. The finished app may look different.
How Four in a Row plays
Two players. Seven columns. Discs that fall to the lowest open space.
Drop
Choose a column. Your disc falls to the lowest empty space.
Block
Watch your opponent's lines. Stop three before it becomes four.
Connect
Four of your discs in a line, in any direction. That's the game.
Five things we'll never compromise
Every game we make has to pass the same five tests. Here's how Four in a Row passes them.
Easy, from the first drop
Tap a column, and the disc drops. That's all there is to learn. A free hint every game points out the threat you might have missed.
Clean and calm
No pop-ups. No badges. No nudges to keep playing. Just the table, the game and the people you're playing with. Take all the time you like.
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
A warm wood frame, with ivory and walnut discs that drop with real weight. Every detail made by hand, because the people you play with deserve it.
Fun, and fair
The computer sees the same board you do and never cheats. Against it, undo any move you like. And the winning line lights up, so there's never an argument.
Four in a Row for everyone
Clear discs, spoken moves, and a pace that's entirely yours.
VoiceOver throughout
Every column and every disc is announced, and every move is spoken. Four in a Row works without looking.
Voice and Switch Control
Standard accessibility actions, including a list of the moves you can make.
Sizes that fit
Larger pieces 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.
Threats announced
Hear when a line of three is open, for you or for your opponent.
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 a friend
- Play with friends: host or join, always free
- Live, or a move at a time over days
- Unlimited undo when playing the computer
- A free hint every game
- Every accessibility feature
- Works offline on your own, no account needed
Pay once
A single optional purchase.
- More hints in each game
- Coach: a quiet note when there's a better play, and why
- Practice: short drills for the trickiest positions
- Themes for the board and pieces
- 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. It's what Four in a Row was made for. Play over FaceTime or Messages with SharePlay, or through Game Center, live or taking turns over days. Always free, with no accounts and no servers of ours.
Does my friend need Pro?
No. Your friend needs Four in a Row, which is free, and one tap. Never Pro, never an account, never a sign-in.
When will Four in a Row be released?
Four in a Row is one of six family games we'll make after the classics, and we haven't started it yet. 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. Four in a Row 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.
Does the computer cheat?
No. It sees the same board you do, thinks within a fixed limit, and plays by the same rules.
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.
Is this Connect Four?
It's the classic four-in-a-row game, in our own design. “Connect Four” is another company's trademark, and we don't use it.
Data Not Collected
That's the App Store privacy label on every app we make, Four in a Row included. No accounts. No analytics. No advertising. Nothing you do in the app ever reaches us.
Coming later to iPhone and iPad.
Four in a Row comes after the classics. We don't collect email addresses, so there's no list to join. Check back here, and meet Solitaire while you wait.