Planned
Reversi,
a lifetime of rematches.
You'll learn Reversi in a minute. You'll spend years trying to beat your brother at it. Challenge him from anywhere: live over FaceTime or Messages, or a move a day, the board waiting patiently between turns. And on your own, a computer opponent that plays fair, from gentle to fearsome.
This is our plan for Reversi. 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 two together
- Pace
- Live, or over days
- Ads
- None, ever
- Data collected
- None
Black, white, and the two of you.
Reversi turns on a single move. One disc, and a whole row flips your way. It's even better when someone you know is across the board, groaning. 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 flip, together
You both see every disc flip the moment it happens. Undo your own last move, until your friend replies.
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.
Black. White. Nothing else.
A clean green board, crisp discs, and every move you can make shown, if you want it.
Illustrations of the planned design. The finished app may look different.
How Reversi plays
Two players. Sixty-four squares. And discs that change sides.
Place
Put a disc down so it traps a line of your opponent's discs between two of yours.
Flip
Every trapped disc, in every direction, flips to your color. All at once.
Win
When neither player can move, whoever has more discs wins.
Learn to play Reversi Rules Playbook Best practices
Five things we'll never compromise
Every game we make has to pass the same five tests. Here's how Reversi passes them.
Easy, from the first move
Dots mark every square you can play, and touching one shows which discs will flip. A free hint every game suggests a good square, and says why.
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 clean green board and crisp discs that turn over with a satisfying flip. 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. Choose its strength, from gentle to expert, and on your own, undo any move you like.
Reversi for everyone
Crisp contrast, spoken moves, and a pace that belongs to you.
VoiceOver throughout
Every square and every disc is announced, and every move is spoken. Reversi 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.
Flips announced
Hear exactly how many discs each move flips, and where.
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 on your own
- A free hint every game
- Larger pieces and 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. That's what it's 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 Reversi, which is free, and one tap. Never Pro, never an account, never a sign-in.
When will Reversi be released?
Solitaire and Mahjong are out now, and Reversi comes later. We make one app at a time, and 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. Reversi 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 plays by the same rules and sees the same board you do. Nothing is hidden in Reversi, and nothing is hidden from you.
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, Reversi included. No accounts. No analytics. No advertising. Nothing you do in the app ever reaches us.
Coming later to iPhone and iPad.
Solitaire and Mahjong are out now, and Reversi comes later. We don't collect email addresses, so there's no list to join. Check back here, and meet Solitaire while you wait.