Maduma

A word game with a twist

Calm, clever, and made for one or two.

For iPad · Coming soon

Maduma on an iPad: words crossing on a cream board, with patterned Maltese bonus squares and the shared vowels between two players.

Consonants are yours.
Vowels are shared.

Take the only E,
and your opponent goes without.

The River: five shared vowels, I, A, A, O and A, with three more next up and the next bonus square.

Use the River’s vowels on your go.
New ones join the end, so it never runs dry.

Bonus squares land every go

A new ×2 or ×3 drops in near the tiles
after each turn.

×2letter ×3letter ×2word ×3word

Each is a traditional Maltese cement tile.
Cover one to multiply your score.

The board mid-game, with a new ×2 word square dropping onto it and a +37 score bubble.
The end of a game: Pawlu wins, 256 to 242, with Play again below.

Beat the computer,
or a friend

Easy, Medium or Hard.
Or pass the iPad across the table.

Dashed squares on the board showing a kid where their word goes.

Kids can
play too

Help lights up a word,
then shows where it goes.

A score bubble reading +48, six tiles, +20, with a firework over the board.

Six tiles in one go?
That’s +20.

Fireworks only
when they mean something.

Play it your way

Pick a ready-made game, or mix your own.

Classic

The everyday game.
No clock, no lifelines.

Quick fire

Thirty seconds a go.
Think fast.

Wild card

Any letters in the River,
and three lifelines each.

Your rules

Mix your own
from the house rules.

House rules to mix

  • River

    Vowels
    or shared

  • Bonus squares

    Scattered
    or growing

  • Starter word

    Random
    or pick of 3

  • Clock

    Off, or up
    to 2 minutes

  • Lifelines

    Three
    helps each

Made with care

Everything a word game needs.
Nothing it doesn’t.

  • No ads, ever

    Not a banner, not a video.
    Just you and the board.

  • No accounts

    Open it and play.
    Nothing to sign up for.

  • Plays offline

    On a plane, at the beach, anywhere.

  • Nothing leaves your iPad

    No tracking, and no data collected.

  • Saves every turn

    Stop mid-game and pick up where you left off.

  • Learn in a minute

    A picture guide shows you how to play.

  • No rush

    No clock unless you want one.
    Take your time.

  • Quiet sounds

    Gentle sounds, and one switch to turn them off.

Maduma is Maltese for “tile”

A word game for one or two, on iPad.

Get it on the App Store

Coming soon