# BanksiaGUI — user reviews

> 13 indexed App Store user reviews of BanksiaGUI by Nguyen Pham, rated 3.36/5 from 11 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/banksiagui/id1534720619/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/banksiagui/id1534720619.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 4 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 3

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Can not access Options, Level Menus?

*2022-12-15*

If I click on Options, Level, the window swipes momentarily to the respective window then immediately swipes back ti the board not allowing me to make any changes. Very frustrating as I only downloaded this app to play against Lc0 engine and I can't change it! Please fix! I will try compiling it from source next from your github to test. Ios 14.8 on iPhone 7.

### 1/5 — Request to fix

*2021-05-29*

When I click the Options button, the option page flashes up for 1 second and returns to the chess board! Same thing happens when Level button is clicked. Can this be fixed ?(I cannot rate this app because of dis functional buttons)

### 1/5 — Design und performance

*2021-02-14, version 1.0*

Design und performance von menus sehr ruckelig.
Unsinnige Einstellungen von Engines sind da aber viele UCI Parameter fehlen 

Für wen soll diese Schach App sein.
iPad landscape layout komplett fehlerhaft .

Das geht besser

### 2/5 — Buggy

*2023-05-19*

Would be a good app if it worked consistently. It moves or doesn’t at whim. Can’t make sense of why, sometimes, it won’t move or won’t let me move. Move Now doesn’t work.

### 2/5 — Can‘t be used with current errors

*2021-06-02, version 1.0*

Great programme, no doubt. I use it on PC without Problems.
On iOS the menu ítems Level and options just briefly pop up for a second and the board screen reappears.

### 3/5 — Bedienungsfehler

*2021-05-30, version 1.0*

Level und Option lassen sich nicht bedienen. Screen Switches zurück zum Schachbrett. Bitte Fehler beheben.

### 4/5 — Great app

*2022-05-07*

I like the app But I wish there was mode for computer vs computer

### 4/5 — Great app, no customisations for engine

*2022-04-05*

Hello I love this app and all of its features but I would like there to be an option to app your own engines. Otherwise great.

### 4/5 — Seems nice

*2021-01-06*

Seems like a useful app that I would like to try further. However there is no option to remove ads. I hope you add an IAP to remove them.

### 5/5 — Very strong Engines

*2023-05-12, version 1.0*

But a Update will make the app even better.

## Most praised reviews (3 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Super App für IOS

*2021-01-21, version 1.0*

Also diese App hat alles was das Herz bewegt.
LC0 und Stockfish nnue auf dem iPad.

### 5/5 — Question

*2021-01-03*

How do I change the difficulty? Thanks!

### 5/5 — ♟-App des Jahres 2020 🏆

*2020-11-23, version 1.0*

Mit einer soliden GUI und hübscher Grafik bietet diese neue App nun (erstmals) acht verschiedene sehr starke und unmenschlich starke Engines! Tatsächlich bringt die App gleich eine Reihe von Neuheiten:
- erstmals mehrere Schach-Motoren in einer App
- erstmals Leela auf iOS (Lc0)
- erstmals Stockfish mit NNUE-Bewertung auf iOS
- auch die weiteren sechs Engines dürften neu sein
- Schach-App mit umwerfender Stärke auch für die Apple Watch

An dieser App kommt kein Schachspieler vorbei und man sollte dem Autor eine Spende zukommen lassen!

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