The game marked the franchise's debut into the iOS market,[2] and was launched on Nov 20, 2008.

[4][citation needed] Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition iOS version Adam Sussman, VP Publishing Americas and Asia for EA Mobile, commented upon the game's announcement: "Our alliance with Hasbro continues to benefit EA Mobile customers with our ability to bring favorite popular board game properties to the mobile platform".

[5] The game was part of an expansion in the Spring of 2008, along with Trivial Pursuit, Risk, and Yahtzee Adventures, which saw new twists on classic Hasbro titles.

[13] Levi Buchanan of IGN wrote about the 2006 version developed by Glu Mobile, that the game's cosmetic changes from the original were "fun", but he didn't see a concrete reason for choosing this version over the classic edition.

[14] George Roush from IGN commented that the game was good, despite the disappointing AI and die physics.