# Chess Tactics and Lessons — user reviews > 260 indexed App Store user reviews of Chess Tactics and Lessons by Lockwood Productions, LLC, rated 4.80/5 from 4,968 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-tactics-and-lessons/id531275673/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-tactics-and-lessons/id531275673.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4,157 · 4★ 576 · 3★ 150 · 2★ 31 · 1★ 54 ## What do users think of Chess Tactics and Lessons? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 😃 Great for learning tactics - 👍 Enjoyable and addictive - 🚀 Excellent training tool - 🤗 Helpful for improving chess skills - 💯 Best tactics app **Cons** - 🐛 Buggy after updates - 💰 Subscription model too expensive - 🤔 Some tactics are questionable - 🙄 Too many queen sacrifices - 😣 Difficult to navigate **Commonly reported bugs** - Server connection issues - White screen after updates - Inability to delete account - Incorrect move explanations **Most requested features** - Ability to save tactics - Offline mode - Difficulty filtering - Improved user interface - More comprehensive lessons ## Newest reviews (13 of 260) ### 3/5 — I want to like this app, but… *2025-08-08, version 4.1.1* So, I bought the $30 yearly subscription and have been playing it for a couple of months. The problem with this app is that the puzzles are curated by the users and A LOT of the puzzles are bogus. It’s terribly frustrating to stare at a puzzle that seemingly has no logical solution only to find out AFTER failing it, that lots of other people have already found out that it’s a bogus puzzle. I’ll play it til my subscription runs out, but I’m not renewing. ### 3/5 — Good but serious eye strain *2025-02-08, version 4.1.1* The font on iPad is so small it’s difficult to play more than a few tactics. Would be 5 stars if developer would fix this headache inducing element ### 3/5 — Has potential, but hard to navigate *2024-08-14, version 4.1.1* I love the depth of lessons from beginner to advanced. However the lessons aren’t always written well and the app is not too easy to navigate. Improve the UIUX of this app and I might consider download again. ### 4/5 — Good, but you need to remove something *2024-06-10, version 4.1.1* The app is good, it sees if you know things in chess, and teaches you things, but one thing. REMOVE THE RATING SYSTEM! ARE YOU TRYING TO MAKE ME FEEL STUPID IF I GET ONE WRONG?! ### 2/5 — Forgotten password *2024-05-02, version 4.1.1* I am running is app from more then 10 years and when I change my device and download this app …. I realized that I forgotten the password When I totally fail to remember my password…. I did mail to my problem to them but the sad part is that they did not reply any of my mail. May be so many people are facing these type of problem Please help me in regard and help me to generat my forgotten password…… Thank you ### 2/5 — Lame *2024-03-16, version 4.1.1* Very limited makes you have to buy pro to really learn much or play very long. ### 3/5 — Needs to be free with ads. *2024-01-25, version 4.1.1* Would have rated higher if free with ads at bottom. ### 4/5 — Great, but… *2023-10-15, version 4.1.1* I like this app very much. I play it every day. My one complaint is there is a display bug of some sort. Don’t know if it’s the app or my phone. Most tactics start with your opponent’s move, the piece moving from the starting square highlighted in white with the animated piece sliding to the ending square. Very nice! But not every tactic does that. It is extremely frustrating when it doesn’t and the first move of the solution is to take a pawn I didn’t realize had just moved en passant. There’s zero chance I’d miss it over the board, but I’ve lost a lot of points because of this. (To be fair, I’ve lost more points from playing too fast - but still.) If not for that, I’d give it all the stars. ### 4/5 — Too mant queen sac *2023-06-23, version 4.1.1* Queen sac Queen sac Queen sac Queen sac Queen sac Queen sac Queen sac Queen sac Queen sac Queen sac Queen sac Queen sac Queen sac Queen sac Queen sac Queen sac ### 4/5 — Enough free content to get started *2023-06-22, version 4.1.1* Nicely laid out. Would like some kind of trial or lifetime license though. ### 3/5 — Used to be good.... *2023-06-19, version 4.1.1* Lately it can serve you tactics that are either far below or far above your rating. This takes away from it's usefulness and teachability to be honest. Pity. ### 4/5 — Just starting up again *2023-04-22, version 4.1.1* I haven’t played in 35 years, things have changed lol , am trying this app and so far it’s been great. Thanks ### 5/5 — Unbelievable, Above & Beyond Support *2023-01-30, version 4.1.1* After subscribing to this app for a year to learn how to play chess, I had issues trying to cancel the auto renewal. I emailed Support and Peter and I exchanged several emails where he took the time and effort to solve my problem. He was actually working to reduce his subscriber count and app revenue! That made such an impression on me that I’ve decided to renew my subscription for another year! Thanks Peter! Best wishes for your continued success! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — CANT DELTE ACCOUNT *2024-12-24, version 4.1.1* There is no way to manually delete your account apart from emailing them, but then they never reply. ### 1/5 — Not worth the time *2024-09-07, version 4.1.1* I got the app thinking it would be a good app to improve my tactics. I wasn’t going to get the paid version until I experienced the app a bit. Initially, some of the tactics were good, but as I began to surpass their various tactical strategies I began to encounter impossible moves such as a pawn moving diagonally when their was no piece to capture - just an empty space. One time, it was forgivable, but twice within a couple of tactics and immediately I determined the app was a complete waste of time. Useless, if you truly want to improve. ### 1/5 — Not worth of this much price. *2024-08-18* There are better app than this for this price. Most topics are repeated less content. Still I was managing then I found this. Go to Basics - Lesson - Fried Liver Practice. White Queen is in E1. I am not at all happy. ### 1/5 — Coaching doesn’t work *2023-05-01, version 4.1.1* I tried several times to subscribe, didn’t work. I’d think it’s worth it but can’t even try ### 1/5 — mid *2023-03-14, version 4.1.1* not free ### 1/5 — Problems haven't been verified *2023-01-23, version 4.1.1* Lots of errors in the problems. You can flag them for removal, but I think the onus should be on the person submitting the problem too check it first. The app itself is pretty good otherwise. I would give this five stars except that I have found too many mistakes and am now questioning every solution... ### 1/5 — half baked *2022-11-26, version 4.1.0* you’re just supposed to know exactly what the person who created the puzzle expected of you? ### 1/5 — Not good *2022-10-08, version 4.1.0* The tactics and the puzzles this app contains were made by amateurs. E.g. the mate in 4 is not so unless the opponent is a beginner. So it’s useless to learn. ### 1/5 — Minimal is available absent premium *2022-08-02, version 4.1.0* Minimal is available gratis. ### 1/5 — Tactics are bad *2022-03-24, version 4.1.0* For situational puzzles, oftentimes the “answer” relies on the opponent making a blunder, inaccuracy, or is just simply wrong (trade where you could mate, disadvantage scenario, etc) ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best tactics ever! *2026-03-11, version 4.1.1* The tactics get harder and harder excellent learning tool. ### 5/5 — 😃😃😃😃 *2025-09-09, version 4.1.1* 😃😃🤗😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃 ### 5/5 — Having a great time! *2025-02-17, version 4.1.1* I play all my free time, super!! ### 5/5 — Enjoyable *2024-03-31, version 4.1.1* Some puzzles should be removed... But most are well done! The App has some glitches.... Over all it is a good way to improve your Chess skills. ### 5/5 — Great overall *2023-08-30, version 4.1.1* Great for learning tactics paired with smallfish on iOS to learn the separate lines ### 5/5 — Great for all chess lovers *2023-05-18, version 4.1.1* This is a must have for every chess lover/player, only 2 comments: - no android version ! - the pro should be discounted or offer a student or club player a discount. ### 5/5 — Great fun *2023-05-02, version 4.1.1* Really enjoying having a chess companion in my pocket. ### 5/5 — Chess *2023-03-22, version 4.1.1* Good for repetition and practice. ### 5/5 — Great For Learning Openings *2023-02-17, version 4.1.1* I’ve found this great for learning openings from scratch. It helps me to memorise book moves from both sides of the board. I can stop an explore different variations, analyse my mistakes, and look into different options. ### 5/5 — Great practice *2023-02-06, version 4.1.1* The best app out there --- *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 2026-08-22.*