# Chess Online - Duel Friends! — user reviews > 205 indexed App Store user reviews of Chess Online by Henrik Hagstrm, rated 4.40/5 from 1,049 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-online-duel-friends/id1513319346/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-online-duel-friends/id1513319346.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 794 · 4★ 82 · 3★ 45 · 2★ 29 · 1★ 99 ## What do users think of Chess Online? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Great design and getting better with each update - 👍 Lots of fun - 👍 Best chess app - 👍 Fantastic online chess app **Cons** - 🐛 Puzzle issue - 🐛 Glitches/Cheating - 🐛 Doesn't give you notifications - 🐛 Ads are ruining it - 🐛 Glitch - 🐛 Crash MidGame - 🐛 Points manipulation - 🐛 Crashes too much - 🐛 Can not log into account - 🐛 Freezes when playing CPU on Medium - 🐛 People don't even move - 🐛 Slow, delayed, cannot log in, cannot add friend - 🐛 Falla - 🐛 Bugs **Commonly reported bugs** - Puzzle number #988 is wrong - Opponent can move player's pieces - Opponent can manipulate timer - Checkmate not detected properly - Promoted pieces disappearing - Scores not updating correctly - Login issues after password reset - Friends list disappearing - iOS to iOS friends game issue **Most requested features** - Move confirmation option - More time control options - More chess set design options - Notifications for when opponent moves - Save past games - Pause option for friends games - Dark mode - Advanced analytics dashboard ## Newest reviews (10 of 205) ### 2/5 — Poor sportsmanship *2026-05-28, version 5.6.0* The game is good up until you are winning, and then all of a sudden, your opponent decides to break their connection and you lose. That really sucks and needs to be corrected. ### 2/5 — Flaws *2026-05-26, version 5.6.0* I like to warm up playing a few puzzles. The puzzles have flaws but the solution option would let me advance. Some puzzles glitch when promoting pawns and some puzzles have invisible pieces that can appear and disappear during the solution. I have been stuck on #1063 because when I promote the pawn, the puzzle doesn’t recognize the move. I previously used my solution option on another flawed puzzle, so I cannot use the solution option to advance. Also the new menu does not allow me to read messages. I can see a message notification on a live game but unable to read messages from the menu ### 3/5 — It’s alright *2026-03-18, version 5.4.7* Everytime I’m about to win against a stronger opponent the game seem to time out for the other player but I end up losing. That has to be fixed and or they are cheating . ### 3/5 — Decent game *2026-02-10, version 5.4.2* Could be better but, when I’m winning the game will freeze and I end up losing. I don’t know if players are cheating or the game just does that but it’s getting annoying. ### 4/5 — Great design and getting better with each update. *2026-01-06, version 5.3.8* I enjoy the design and layout of the app. I’m curious why as of late it started to ask me to sign in with my Apple ID and password. Weird…. It’s never done that before until this last update. ### 2/5 — Puzzle Issue *2025-12-19, version 5.3.8* Puzzle number #988 is wrong. No one can complete that because at the end black pawn changing into White pawn🤦🏻‍♂️ ### 4/5 — Lots of fun. *2025-10-21, version 5.1.4* Enjoying the app. However, myself and several of my friends can’t get notifications to work. ### 3/5 — SMH *2025-10-19, version 5.1.4* Got this to play with my friends who have android phones. Today I wanted to change my avatar(apparently they updated the avatar options) and saw that the one and only “Black Guy” looks like a Pimp from the 1970’s… Sad, since I enjoyed the quick online match making, but I’ll be looking for a new Chess game today. ### 3/5 — Glitches/Cheating *2025-09-04* I literally screen recorded and am willing to submit a game whereby I lost after my opponent timed out. This has happened numerous times. Mostly by "guests" or players from India. Mostly, players from India titled "guest". Nonetheless, it's a fault in this app. It's been going on for several years. ### 1/5 — App is hacked *2025-08-01, version 5.0.3* I’ve had my clock mysteriously go to zero from 4 minutes, timing me out, when opponents have a lost position. Also general engine use is out of control with no way to report cheating accounts - play on a real app not this garbage. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Hacked? *2026-08-13, version 5.6.0* I played a game just now that somehow was forced to resign! Not by choice! Somehow the player, “JamesCrum” has hacked the app to automatically win games! It’s pathetic and I think the appropriate thing would be to deactivate that person’s account. I effin hate cheaters! This is BS! ### 1/5 — THIS APP SUCKS *2026-07-25, version 5.6.0* This app sucks. Once you log out, you can never log back in because of a glitch. All your progress that you have accumulated will be gone. ### 1/5 — Hate it *2025-11-21, version 5.1.4* Hate it hate it ### 1/5 — Game won’t load *2025-11-14, version 5.1.4* Game won’t load ### 1/5 — To many glitches *2025-11-08, version 5.1.4* If you accidentally move your finger wrong it closes the game out and you can’t get back to it Also the opponent did t make a move and timed out but I lost on time somehow… to may glitches and no rematch option going to uninstall ### 1/5 — Glitches/Cheating *2025-10-30, version 5.1.4* I literally screen recorded and am willing to submit a game whereby I lost after my opponent timed out. This has happened numerous times. Mostly by "guests" or players from India. Mostly, players from India titled "guest". Nonetheless, it's a fault in this app. It's been going on for several years. It's literally still happening. Great app but this is bull! ### 1/5 — Won’t even open after latest update *2025-10-06, version 5.1.4* Just a spinning circle. Even when it was working, they think they deserve an ad watch when your opponent times out before the first move. ### 1/5 — WORST UPDATE EVER *2025-09-11, version 5.1.4* Idk what happened but after this new update they’ve done this app has just went way down hill. I must’ve started 30 games only for the opponent to make 0-1 moves and it’s over. Says I won. Yes it’s definitely time to find a new chess app. ### 1/5 — New update even more trash! *2025-09-07, version 5.1.4* Since the update 9 out of 10 opponents just instantly resign the game before it starts - when this happens twice you need to watch an AD. Obviously bots put in the game by the Dev as a ploy to maximise ad revenue. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t give you notifications *2025-08-30, version 5.1.4* UPDATED: BEWARE, the latest update has REMOVED untimed games. I’ve lost games I was part way through with friends. Original review: Been requested for years but they still haven’t added the simple feature of notifying you when the other side makes their move. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Chess online *2026-08-19, version 5.6.0* Love it ### 5/5 — Good *2026-07-13, version 5.6.0* Perfect game ### 5/5 — Found my game on Chess Online *2026-07-05, version 5.6.0* Got used to tempo 20 second per move games here and over 2800 quickly. We’ll see how high it goes ### 5/5 — 🔥🔥🔥 *2026-07-03, version 5.6.0* Best chess online app around different modes and Real players I love it ### 5/5 — Very good *2026-05-24, version 5.6.0* For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten SON JESUS CHRIST, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. AMEN. ### 5/5 — Glitch? *2026-04-26, version 5.4.7* Seems like whenever I’m winning the game it starts buffering and then it says my move didn’t go through and I lose on time- love the app, but just not that part, not sure if players that’s losing are doing something fishy. ### 5/5 — Chess Rules! *2026-01-27, version 5.4.2* Absolutely Awesome! ### 5/5 — Help *2025-12-20, version 5.3.8* This app is acting up It won’t let me play not one game after the update 6 days ago ### 5/5 — Always black *2025-09-13, version 5.1.4* Why does it seem like 95% of my games I’m always playing black? ### 5/5 — 👍 *2025-07-10, version 5.0.3* 👍 --- *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 2026-08-28.*