This app is an interactive reader for chess books, allowing users to play through chess lines directly within the book. It offers a vast in-app store with over 100 chess eBooks and a growing collection of opening theory periodicals via subscription.
What We Love
- 👍 Great app for chess-book lovers
- 🚀 Easy to follow or analyze moves with the implemented chessboard
- 👍 Simple and effective interface
- 👍 Great to use on mobile device
- 👍 Larger board and text than Chessable
- 👍 Better value books
- 👍 Excellent customer support
- 👍 Convenient way to read chess books
- 👍 Allows engine analysis of positions and ability to check variations
- 👍 Ability to switch move controls to preferred side
- 👍 Increases speed of going through books
- 👍 Provides a clean interactive way to read books with moves linked to a board
Room to Improve
- 💰 Books are a little expensive for digital purchases
- 🐛 App crashes or freezes occasionally
- 🐛 Loses user's place when reopening the app
- 🐛 Buggy when navigating between libraries and books
- 🐛 Analysis engine sometimes doesn't recognize castling possibilities
- 🐛 Inefficient software with unintuitive UI
- 🐛 Notifications are annoying and repeatedly enabled
- 🐛 Weak chess engine performance compared to other apps
