# Chess - Learn, Play & Trainer — user reviews > 2,031 indexed App Store user reviews of Chess by The Chess Solitaire Sudoku Factory Ltd, rated 4.60/5 from 1,523 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-learn-play-and-trainer/id378161776/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-learn-play-and-trainer/id378161776.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,213 · 4★ 189 · 3★ 60 · 2★ 18 · 1★ 43 ## What do users think of Chess? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Great learning tool - 🚀 Smooth gameplay - 💡 Helpful training mode - 👍 Challenging at higher levels - 👍 Customizable board and pieces - 👍 Good value for money **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs - 🔋 Battery drain issues - 🔍 Unclear move suggestions - 🤖 Computer plays too strong at times **Commonly reported bugs** - Pawn disappearing issue when castling - Ratings not updating properly after games - Crashes on certain iOS versions **Most requested features** - More detailed explanations for suggested moves - Option to play against other users online - Ability to set up custom board positions - Slower computer move speeds for beginners ## Newest reviews (17 of 2,031) ### 2/5 — Messed up *2026-08-14, version 7.10* I’ve used the app many years. Suddenly it won’t open. I checked the Apple store and found that it had been newly updated. Without my permission, I have always kept automated updates turned off. The issue is it should still run. My iPad operates with IOS 15.8.8 and your app denials says it will work with 15.1 or higher. Can you explain this? It simply will not open now and I did *not want it updated. ### 4/5 — Muy bien hecho *2026-07-30, version 7.08* Mágico y Fenomenal. Ideal para aprender divirtiéndote ### 4/5 — baik *2026-07-17, version 5.15* lumayan ### 4/5 — Ok so far *2026-07-09, version 5.15* Seems easy round one ### 5/5 — Отличные. *2026-07-03* Рекомендую. Все удобно. ### 4/5 — Frei bewegen *2026-06-28* Wenn es nicht angezeigt werden würde wenn der König in Gefahr ist dann würde ich es vermutlich besser finden und auch beim Too Player also da soll nicht angezeigt werden, sondern ich soll mich dann einfach frei bewegen können wie in real! **Developer response:** Uns gefällt Ihre Idee. Wir werden sie als Option anbieten. ### 5/5 — Very good app *2026-06-23, version 5.15* Quite complex and flexible. Pleasure do learn chess with this program. ### 5/5 — le jeu est excellemment pensé… *2026-06-22, version 5.15* …mais il serait souhaitable d’ajouter la fonction « d’annulation du dernier coup joué », notamment lorsqu’une erreur de préhension de la pièce (prise trop haut sur son icône) la déplace automatiquement sans possibilité de retour même si l’on n’a pas relâché la pression sur la souris et donc joué effectivement le coup. Merci. ### 4/5 — the moves across the board *2026-06-21, version 5.15* here the moves across the board was jagged. When you select the piece to move, it square can barely be seen for selection. This rendered false moves and advantageous points from were you wanted to go and were you ended up created lost opportunities. ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2026-06-20, version 5.15* As a novice of chess this is a great learning program and fun with many great features. ### 3/5 — 2 games so far *2026-06-17, version 5.15* Hoping this helps me get better ### 5/5 — Excellent App *2026-06-15, version 5.15* Love it! ### 5/5 — Good for Learning *2026-06-15, version 5.15* Easy to use. ### 5/5 — Enjoy *2026-06-15, version 5.15* I am loving this game ### 5/5 — Rich *2026-06-15, version 5.15* Brilliant way to play against the computer. It’s adapted to play at your level. Makes a great partner. ### 5/5 — The best! *2026-06-14, version 5.15* No issues and love it as always. :) ### 5/5 — Old man game *2026-06-13, version 5.42.11* Old man coming back to school chess thanks to this excellent app. Thx a million. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Не открывается на 8- кп *2026-08-15* Не открывается на 8-Кей **Developer response:** Расскажите, пожалуйста, что такое 8K? ### 1/5 — Ginkgo chess engine *2026-08-02, version 7.08* This upgrade does not use all the features the engine moves instantaneously and it will not use all the time when it’s set to a long game in time mode. ### 1/5 — Not rated Ginkgo chess game *2026-07-22, version 5.15* At the end of a Ginkgo chess game you receive the message that the game is not rated and the ELO level remains the same ### 1/5 — 盤面が小さくなった *2026-06-07, version 5.42.10* 起動しなくなって再インストールしたら、下に広告が出るようになって盤面がズームアウトされてるように小さくなって見えにくくなった。 下に広告出るのは良いとして、ズームアウトさせて画面小さくする必要はないでしょ。 勝手に落ちて起動しなくなるし使い勝手が悪すぎる。 ### 1/5 — Ok game, why track users with over 150 bots? *2026-05-06, version 5.42.07* Worst privacy policy ever. Don’t know how Apple have allowed over 150 tracking cookies to be used on this app. What makes it worse is that a significant number are on by default ‘as legitimate purposes’. Well most people don’t want their data mined. ### 1/5 — Шахматы *2026-04-25* Играйте в шахматы, прокачайте мозги! **Developer response:** Почему только одна звезда? Пожалуйста, подскажите, как мы можем улучшить нашу работу? ### 1/5 — Не работает. *2026-02-11* После последнего обновления не работает на ios 16.7.14, исправте! Когда пытаешься открыть, вылетает. **Developer response:** Что происходит? ### 1/5 — Недодел *2026-02-09* Игра нужная, но постоянно ее кто то перегружает и ничего нового не происходит, зато после дешевеньких обновлений игра или не открывается совсем или какие-то в ней передряги никчемные проявляют себя в виде навязывание других игр, рекламы и всякого хлама отвращающих хоть какое желание еще раз эту игру открывать. Мира и добра! ### 1/5 — Лорд *2026-02-08* На айфоне перестало работать…(( **Developer response:** Какая у вас модель iPhone? iPhone 5? Какая версия iOS? ### 1/5 — Испортили настроение. *2026-01-20* После обновления слетела вся статистика. Играешь несколько месяцев, пытаешься отследить свой прогресс и по щелчку все пропадает. В корзину(и не вспоминать), как и вся моя статистика с вашей подачи. **Developer response:** Приносим свои извинения, это было масштабное обновление, в ходе которого возникли некоторые проблемы. Мы всё исправим, чтобы подобное больше никогда не повторилось. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Отличное приложение *2026-08-18* Все очень нравится. Спасибо! ### 5/5 — I dig it *2026-08-16, version 7.10* Nuff said ### 5/5 — Не запускается приложение *2026-08-13* Ау? Перестало открываться любимое приложение! HELP!!!! **Developer response:** Спасибо, что сообщили нам. Мы это починим. ### 5/5 — Good game *2026-08-12, version 7.08* Great game no issues so far ### 5/5 — Very good all around chess app! Highly recommended! *2026-08-10, version 7.09* For someone that loves the game (but hasn’t played in years) this is a near ideal match. It can play at quite an easy level for when you are rusty but, as you get better, it will give you a run for your money. The free app is nice but the paid (one time) is well worth it! Many nice features! You spend more on coffee during a work day. 😉 Highly recommended. The Gingko upgrade is the 2026 World Champion. Well worth the money, especially since current cognitive research indicates that Chess is one of the best things for cognitive health! ### 5/5 — it's good! *2026-08-05, version 7.08* I have been loving playing chess since I was a little kid. And of curse I like to play chess in this app. ### 5/5 — Very good all around chess app! *2026-08-05, version 7.09* For someone that loves the game (but hasn’t played in years) this is a near ideal match. It can play at quite an easy level for when you are rusty but, as you get better, it will give you a run for your money. The free app is nice but the paid (one time) is well worth it! Many nice features! You spend more on coffee during a work day. 😉 Highly recommended. The Gingko upgrade is the 2026 World Champion. Well worth the money, especially since current cognitive research indicates that Chess is one of the best things for cognitive health! ### 5/5 — Great fun *2026-08-03, version 7.09* Excellent for testing your skills as a learner. ### 5/5 — A great chess app *2026-08-02, version 7.05* This chess app is awesome. Very challenging but has options to allow you to get better. Awesome game ### 5/5 — spartan *2026-07-05, version 4.83* Spartan --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-26.*