# Chess Premium — user reviews > 500 indexed App Store user reviews of Chess Premium by Optime Software LLC, rated 4.70/5 from 5,179 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-premium/id311395924/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-premium/id311395924.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4,256 · 4★ 573 · 3★ 175 · 2★ 37 · 1★ 138 ## What do users think of Chess Premium? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Great for practicing chess - 🚀 Fast gameplay - 💡 Adjustable difficulty levels - 👍 Simple and intuitive interface - 👍 No ads in premium version - 👍 Challenging computer opponent **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches - 🐛 Issues with detecting checkmate - 🐛 Pawns moving incorrectly - 🐛 Pieces disappearing from the board - 🐛 Slow performance in premium version - 🐛 Continues to show ads even after purchase **Commonly reported bugs** - Incorrect checkmate detection - Pawns moving in illegal ways - Pieces randomly disappearing - Slow performance after upgrade - Ads still showing after purchase **Most requested features** - Option to turn off stalemate - Ability to save and load games - Notation or move history display - More board and piece theme options - Tutorials or strategic tips - Ability to play against friends ## Newest reviews (17 of 500) ### 4/5 — Easy to use lots of levels no adverts ! *2026-06-27, version 2.21* In the title ### 4/5 — Great Way to Start the Day *2026-06-08, version 2.21* I am still a novice, playing at the midpoint setting. Often I will replay a different move to learn different strategies and tactics. My only issue is checkmate is final, because I am learning I would like to have that feature. ### 5/5 — Great Chess app! *2026-05-02, version 2.21* I like that you can undo moves. It's a great app for practicing and seeing the possible outcomes of different moves. ### 5/5 — Chess Premium *2026-04-19, version 2.21* This is the best game in the world. It keeps me sharp mentally and the level that I play on is not easily winnable. ### 5/5 — Exquisite *2026-04-03, version 2.21* As exquisite a chess game as you will ever play. 5 stars. No notes. ### 5/5 — Chess *2026-03-30, version 2.21* Excellent ### 5/5 — Avis *2026-03-29* Bon jeux ### 5/5 — Good app, but… *2026-03-29, version 2.21* Great app for practice. I like being able to go back several moves and review my decisions. The only drawback is at about 50% difficulty. It jumps from relatively easy to the computer taking 20 seconds per move and increasing the difficulty significantly. ### 5/5 — Échecs Premium *2026-03-28* Excellent jeu ### 5/5 — One of the best! *2026-03-27, version 2.21* As far as Chess goes, one of nicer looking, and one of the best one player or two player games i’ve ever played! You go Optime!!! ### 4/5 — Great chess app *2026-03-26, version 2.21* Love the app. Well worth paying for the no-ad version. Would like the ability to save games at varying stages. Also would like the difficulty slider to have level numbers. ### 5/5 — It’s chess *2026-03-23, version 2.21* And it’s quite good. ### 3/5 — Ver Piezas ganadas *2026-03-19, version 2.21* Ver las piezas ganadas ### 5/5 — What *2026-02-18, version 1.85* Help ### 2/5 — Simple, but flawed *2025-11-24, version 1.85* Just bought this and two days in I’m playing the bot and it says I’m in check when clearly according to the positions on the board, I’m not. I had to undo two moves to get the check to go away (neither positions were checks) and computer refused to play the same move even though I repeated my moves multiple times. Seems like check is based on what the AI thinks is a check and not what is actually on the board. Game logic is seriously flawed and I have no faith in the engine. Avoid. ### 5/5 — Optime chess *2025-07-26, version 1.85* Great. I have beaten the computer only once in very many games. That was after several ‘undo’ by me. Great entertainment. I always come back to , it perhaps I could win a second time!!!!! ### 2/5 — Computer cheats….. *2025-07-13, version 1.85* This game always says my king is in check - when it’s not and doesn’t let you move to win the game. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — £4.99 waisted *2026-02-10, version 1.85* You can’t play on line with others! ### 1/5 — Stupid game doesn’t start *2026-01-25, version 1.85* Xxx ### 1/5 — Cheats and will not let you win *2025-07-22, version 1.85* This app is ridiculously bad. First it allows its own pieces to do whatever they want (I sent multiple videos to Optime with no response). Secondly, it will not let you make check mate moves against the computer. I’m happy to send these videos to anyone who wants to see how egregious this app is! What are you hiding from Optime? ### 1/5 — Option to turn off stalemate? *2024-08-05, version 1.85* I get that I’m not the best chess player in the world. But why does it almost always have to be stalemate? Other apps will let you make as many moves as it takes to overtake your opponent’s last piece and actually win! I wish their was an option to turn off stalemate. Makes it boring for someone like me. I like to chip away all my opponent’s pieces and then corner the King. But you can’t do that in this version of Chess like you can in other versions in the App Store unless you do it within an unknown number of moves. Frustrating to me for that reason ### 1/5 — FRAUDE *2024-03-23, version 1.85* Te venden el juego diciéndote que pagues para quitar los anuncios y luego los vuelven a poner ### 1/5 — Cheats *2023-10-19, version 1.85* Super lame, opponent switches multiple pieces at once ### 1/5 — Glitchy *2023-07-21, version 1.85* Pawns randomly can move like queens. Pieces will randomly disappear during opponents turn as if they took out one of pieces. An invisible piece will be able check my king when there is nothing around that would cause that. ### 1/5 — 🤬🤬🤬 *2023-07-15, version 1.85* This stupid truck that makes illegal moves ### 1/5 — Stay with the free *2023-07-14, version 1.85* Used the free version daily, however when I upgraded to the premium version the opponent is moving extremely slow. There doesn’t seem to be a way to disable. The delay in game is more annoying than the ads. ### 1/5 — Poor quality, under developed developer *2023-04-06* Design is trashy and of very poor taste, can’t have chess coordinates. These are essential features and so simple to think of. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Simple but effective. *2026-08-28, version 2.21* Had this app on various iPhones for over 10 years. More likely 15 years. Use it every day. Would be lost without it ### 5/5 — A fan. *2026-08-28, version 2.21* I love this game!😁🙏🥳 ### 5/5 — Nice game *2026-08-20, version 2.21* I won for first time in over 10 years! ### 5/5 — Chess Premium *2026-08-17, version 2.21* Been playing this chess game for 6 years … I have learned is nice to win but joyful to have a game you can play any time & every where . NO ADDS 🩷 ### 5/5 — So fun *2026-08-02, version 2.21* Great way to learn ### 5/5 — Mind *2026-07-01, version 2.21* I play this game for hours each day. It keeps my mind sharp. ### 5/5 — Bazz *2026-06-15, version 2.21* Best ever! ### 5/5 — Chess is fun *2026-06-14, version 2.21* Chess is a fun way to waste your time. ### 5/5 — Without ads *2026-06-03, version 2.21* Without ads is way better ### 5/5 — Muy bueno *2026-05-18, version 2.21* Muy entendible y buena forma de aprender. El mejor! Estaría bien poder invitar a jugar en remoto a alguien. --- *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 2026-09-09.*