# CHESS MATES ™ — user reviews

> 6 indexed App Store user reviews of CHESS MATES ™ by Robert DuBois, rated 2.00/5 from 2 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-mates/id1544921712/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-mates/id1544921712.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 0 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1

## Most critical reviews (6 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Worst app ever

*2025-07-03*

This app does not work, don’t buy it, esta aplicación NO funciona, no la compren

**Developer response:** At some point during the summer of 2025, Google AdMob implemented a limit on the number of ads displayed. Upon reaching this limit, the system would return an error to the app instead of showing an ad. Since this issue was not a technical fault requiring standard error handling—but rather a simple consequence of hitting the ad limit—no specific error-handling mechanism had been established; consequently, the game would stall, forcing users to restart the app. Error handling for ad limit thresholds has been added to the app.

### 1/5 — Poor instructions, can’t figure out, DELETE

*2022-12-10*

Deleted this game before I played my first!  I have 4 player chess board and I know how to play, but this starts with pictures of a kid game controller and other pictures; I can’t even figure out how to start a simple 1 player game…do you even speak English??  Why don’t you say what these are and how to start a game?  And NO!  I’m not creating a stupid account with you for absolutely no good reason other than to benefit you!  Let me play the game, give me English instructions, don’t screw everyone’s privacy forcing them to creat an account.  DELETED!

**Developer response:** We are working towards integrating the updated Siri AI platform and the Apple Intelligence ecosystem, bringing capabilities such as deep context understanding, real-time screen analysis, and interactive multi-step reasoning.

Interactive learning (featuring logical reasoning): instead of simply providing a ready-made answer, the AI ​​acts as a mentor or coach. The system helps you navigate complex interface elements, identifies errors, and explains the steps needed to solve a problem.

Make this app truly your own with unique themes for your chess club! Use AI to generate custom images and logos. Choose from 20 console designs with customizable button layouts to showcase your club's distinctive style. Logos come in various shapes (circle, shield, horizontal text), and the ability to reposition buttons ensures that interface elements don't overlap or obscure your club's branding.

& No account creation is required to play in this app.

### 1/5 — Do not buy

*2021-10-03*

Worst chess app. Literally no instructions on how to work anything and constantly logging me out. You cannot add your friends to a game and is almost impossible to add a friend in general. Want a refund

**Developer response:** > Excitingly New Improvements 
> Improvements to Friends User Interface. 
> Improved Friends Search for Private Matches. 
> Friends Search with Auto-suggestions. 
> Fixed Friends Popup Menu Position on Phone Devices. 
> Friends last online Info. 
> Simplified Quick Match User Choices. 
> Improved Computer Engine.

### 3/5 — Good game but needs improvement

*2023-05-07*

I like this game I really do because it has cool designs for the pieces and surrounding and has different game modes but I wish the graphics looked better and there was actual people to play with but you can’t really fix that but I believe if you add better graphics it would be a great game way better

### 3/5 — good not bad

*2022-02-26*

this game a a bad animation but it can be better and the fact that there is only one 4 playar chess its good but it’s so complicated please make it better

**Developer response:** I thank you for your kindness and for everyone’s participation in playing the App while it has been in development.

### 5/5 — Bug with the friend request

*2022-09-14*

This game is a wonderful games so far in development but there seems to be a bug with the friend request where when someone sends one I am unable to accept for some random reason and a recommendation t better the game is to add titles to the starting menu

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*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 2026-08-31.*