# Chess Universe+ — user reviews > 352 indexed App Store user reviews of Chess Universe+ by Kings of Games, d.o.o., rated 4.70/5 from 6,288 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-universe-plus/id1658570839/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-universe-plus/id1658570839.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 5,192 · 4★ 675 · 3★ 251 · 2★ 77 · 1★ 93 ## What do users think of Chess Universe+? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Fast and responsive - 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay - 🎨 Interesting visual style - 🎓 Helpful chess lessons and puzzles - 🙌 Great for learning and improving chess skills **Cons** - 🐛 Inconsistent move evaluation - ⏱️ Frustrating time limits - 🔒 Lack of offline play options - 🎨 Childish or unappealing visual design - 💰 Excessive use of in-game currencies and paywalls **Commonly reported bugs** - Games disappearing when app is closed - Inability to confirm moves leading to accidental blunders - Pieces not moving as expected in certain positions - Rewards and currencies not functioning as intended **Most requested features** - Add support for castling and en passant - Provide more detailed chess analysis and feedback - Allow customization of game modes and time controls - Improve online matchmaking and reduce disconnections - Unlock all visual customization options for Apple Arcade users ## Newest reviews (13 of 352) ### 4/5 — Nice ➡️ better *2026-08-12, version 1.27.4* It’s amazing for normal chess and I love it but with the name chess universe+ I would think it would have all the different versions of chess like fairy chess and I think it be cool to be able to create your own chess pieces within the app so yeah great for normal chess but it’d be better if it actually included the universe+ in the game and not just in the title. ### 4/5 — Cool but also frustrating limits *2026-08-02, version 1.27.4* I’ve enjoyed playing this chess game because of all the avatars and chess sets you can unlock, mix and match, create your own look etc. However I’ve now bumped into some sort of limit and can no longer unlock the remaining few characters such as the Warlock for example. The computer play is pretty poor, it should have better calibrated levels as you progress, as on chess.com, the easy levels are really stupid and it would be better if the gameplay adjusted to match around the player’s ELO, ie: -200, 0, +200. The post-game analysis options are also limited, in particular missing the “show me” feature in chess.com which explains why a move may be good (or poor). Overall, whilst this is a more fun & appealing game, it has limitations that the developers could easily improve on. ### 2/5 — It lost all my data *2026-07-09, version 1.27.4* I have played this game for many many hours. Collected almost all the boards and sets. Beat many of the mini game challenges. Then the game forgot all my progress. I love chess but I don’t want to redo all the lessons games. Very disappointing. ### 2/5 — App is not Syncing *2026-06-25, version 1.27.4* For some reason, the app is not syncing and continues to ‘clock’ or spin when attempting to open. I have deleted the app, re-add the app. Then the app will load, however, when trying to sync my gamer ID and pull in all my data, the app continues to ‘clock’ and never syncs and pulls in the data related to my gamer ID. Fun app, until this started happening. Please fix. ### 2/5 — Game Center ID stopped working *2026-06-24, version 1.27.4* It was working well for a month but now it won’t let me use my Game Center ID. I push the allow button and it hangs forever. This just started happening June 23. Before today, I could allow use of my Game Center ID just fine. Please help. ### 4/5 — Bug *2026-06-06* Whenever I have to leave the chess board to add Hunt, Shield or Evaluate feature and come back, the row of the chess board becomes covered by Coins, diamond and + sign. Making it impossible to continue playing. I have a screenshot, but don’t see a place to share it. ### 4/5 — Very fun *2026-06-02* Not much to say really. There’s fun puzzles to riddle out and potentially help you learn new strategies and ways to play. My sole complaint is actually in visuals rather than gameplay. I absolutely hate that piece movements by the opponents has zero animation. Literally just an instant one frame snap. This is quite terrible because without any animation or hint of what piece is about to move you can easily miss the opponent’s move simply by blinking your eyes when it happens. You just have to remember to memorize everything on the board before you make your own move so you can figure out what piece your opponent magically teleported to the next spot. **Developer response:** Dear player, thnak you for reaching out, please always report any issue along with this feedback at support@chess-universe.net and let us know how we can help out and we will. Thank you and all the best in your chess adventure! Best, Miley from Chess Universe ♟️ ### 4/5 — Chess *2026-05-28, version 1.27.0* I love the game but I think it’s really hard because it’s like easy mode is like hard mode♟️. ### 4/5 — Cadence avec incrément *2026-05-05* Application très intéressante, j’aimerais bien trouver des cadences avec incrément (10+5, 15+10, etc…), en rapide ou en blitz. **Developer response:** Merci pour votre retour et pour l’intérêt que vous portez à l’application. Nous sommes ravis qu’elle vous plaise. Votre suggestion d’ajouter des cadences avec incrément, comme 10+5 ou 15+10, en rapide ou en blitz, est très pertinente, et nous la transmettrons avec plaisir à notre équipe. Des retours comme le vôtre nous aident à améliorer l’expérience pour tous. Miley, Chess Universe ♟️ ### 4/5 — Nice app but the “partial gamification” problematic *2026-04-29* I have been getting back into playing chess and this app has been helpful. However, when I started I did not understand how important “jewels” were am now short of them. Once behind on this the Arcade version provides only very slow ways to get them back, restricting access to the training exercises. I suspect there are more ways to overcome this issue in the non-Arcade version. A better way to handle this would be nice. **Developer response:** Dear player, thank you for your kind feedback. Please send us a report regarding this at support@chess-universe.net with details and we would love to help out. Title it Apple Arcade Feedback and Suggestions. Best, Miley from Chess Universe ♟️ ### 2/5 — Just use chess.com *2026-04-22, version 1.27.0* I liked the reward system this app has, but there’s a few things I see wrong with it. First, the evaluation engine the app uses frequently misjudges positions. I’ve noticed that certain brilliant moves evaluated by Stockfish will sometimes show as a blunder or an inaccuracy on chess universe’s engine. Second, the fact that you have to use a in game currency to look at best moves in game review is absolute trash. You’re telling me that I have to open another app (a superior app) just to see my game review? Terrible. Third, if you’re in the middle of a game and have to open another app to respond to a text or something, you lose the game because the app bugs out if you switch apps. Cute decorations and stuff, but yeah, just use lichess or chess.com because they do what this app does, except 10x better for free. ### 3/5 — Good game but with technical issues *2026-04-15, version 1.27.0* Game is good but has a horrible reconnection issue where if you read a message or other notification during the game you can’t continue playing. 5 stars if that gets fixed. ### 5/5 — A report on chess universe+ *2026-03-26* Now I love this game because well if you a beginner of chess well this game will tech every thing there is like check mate tower witch I lesson in the game the tells and techs you how and good ways to check mate people and you can also play with your own friends or online players and this is why I love this and why why need thank you for reading this a Have a good day😃. **Developer response:** Dear player, thank you for your amazing review. You made our day, thank you so much for appreciating our way of chess. We will continue to grow and improve thanks to your support. Best, Miley from Chess Universe ♟️ ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Irreführende falsche Angaben *2026-08-01* Was auch immer ihr unter „sehr leicht“ versteht… auf jeden fall ist es gelogen. Bei „sehr leicht“ kommen zu oft fast unlösbare Aufgaben. Eine Frechheit ist das! **Developer response:** Liebe Spielerin, lieber Spieler, es tut uns leid, dass du Probleme mit der App hattest. Bitte melde diese detailliert an support@chess-universe.net, damit unser Team sie untersuchen kann. Aktualisiere bitte auch die App. Beste Grüße, Miley von Chess Universe ♟️ ### 1/5 — Horrible app for chess *2026-07-11, version 1.27.4* Just play chess.com. No point in using this inferior version of online chess. Terrible chess bots. No anti cheat. Just a bad app ### 1/5 — Doesn’t belong in Apple Arcade *2026-07-05, version 1.27.4* This app operates like a free/pay to play app. Wait 24hrs until next match. Even within the Apple Arcade. The settings are so limited, the chess pieces move so fast that you miss where your opponent moved. ### 1/5 — Stopped Working on iPad *2026-06-24, version 1.27.4* The app was working fine for iPad up until 23 June 2026. Now it hangs indefinitely when opening the app. If I delete and reinstall the app, I’m able to play but cannot connect with Game Center to retrieve my progress. Attempting the connection with Game Center also hangs indefinitely, but worked prior to 23 June. Please address this. ### 1/5 — Maddening *2026-06-01, version 1.27.4* Nothing worse than moving a pawn forward two spaces and this stupid game glitching and only moving it forward one which can severely screw up a strategy. Has happened countless times. Please fix this issue! ### 1/5 — Non stop Cheating *2026-04-11, version 1.27.0* Rampant cheating in this game. Just look at the 1000 or lower rated players. I’ve analyzed their games and they are playing 1900+ level moves. This game is overrun with cheaters. Try it yourself and see. It’s very very easy to analyze the cheating. ### 1/5 — Games freeze up and force you to resign *2026-03-29, version 1.27.0* Multiple times now games have frozen up where my opponent’s clock is not running but it’s their turn and I can’t do anything except quit the game which then gets counted as a loss. Also, they need to add increments to the clock. ### 1/5 — NOOOO DONT GET *2026-02-28, version 1.26.2* IT IS THE WORST CHESS GAME OUT THERE!! ### 1/5 — Horrible *2026-02-26, version 1.26.2* The app is very tilted. It has player rankings. Somehow a player that has beaten a ranked player at over 2700 is only ranked 1150 themselves. The app has multiple flaws. ### 1/5 — Losses connections too much *2026-01-31, version 1.25.10* Unsure why but the app will exit mid game if it loses a connection. What is worrisome is that it wanted to connect to twitter in some of the dropped connections. There appears to be some real privacy issues with this app and I’m sure this review will get deleted like my last one. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — I ❤️ Chess *2026-08-04, version 1.27.4* I love it because it has a lot of modes and if very flexible. ### 5/5 — Dheejdjdjchcj *2026-08-02, version 1.27.4* Sucks ### 5/5 — Learning chess *2026-07-01, version 1.27.4* It is the best way to get kids interested in playing board games, versing someone and learning you can not win all the time. ### 5/5 — Love this game *2026-06-28, version 1.27.4* Fun for all ages ### 5/5 — The best *2026-06-20, version 1.27.4* I love this game cause you can play with other people and it is offline so cool if you are contemplating if you want to download this game what are you whaling for just do it ### 5/5 — Muito bom!!! *2026-06-17* O modo de aprendizado é muito divertido e educativo **Developer response:** Estimado jugador, por favor, informe de su problema a support@chess-universe.net. Por supuesto, no toleramos las trampas y tomaremos las medidas oportunas en función de las pruebas. Saludos, Miley de Chess Universe ♟️ ### 5/5 — I can play it with my family *2026-06-03, version 1.27.4* When I do this game it is fun and positive I can do and Learn lots of things and mostly I love is I can Malay it with my dad or my sister ### 5/5 — I 🐟🐹🐹🐢🐢🦆🕊️🦆🦆🕊️🕊️🦦🦦🕊️🦆🐦‍⬛🪶🦦🐿️🦦🦦🪶🪶🪶🦦🪶🪶🪶🦦🪶🦦🦦🏝️🦜🦆🦆🐦‍⬛🐹🐡💻🗓️🤖🩶 *2026-05-14, version 1.27.0* 🐶🐱🐭🐹🐰🐰🐻🐼🐨🐯🐮🐷🐸🐵🙉🙊🐔🐧🐤🐣🪿🦆🦅🦉🐺🐗🦄🫎🪱🐛🐌🐞🪰🪲🦟🦗🕸️🦂🐍🦎🦕🐙🪼🦐🦀🐡🐟🐬🦈🐋🐊🐅🦓🦍🦣🐘🦏🐪🦒🦘🐃🐂🫏🐎🐏🐑🐐🦌🐩🦮🐈🐈‍⬛🪽🐓🦌🦤🦚🦢🦩🐇🦝🦡🦫🦝🦡🦫🦥🐁🐿️🦔🐉🐲🌵🎄🪵🌱☘️🍀🪴🎋🍂🍁🪹🍄🐚🪸🌾💐🌹🥀🪷🌺🌼🌻🌝🌛🌝🌛🌚🌕🌗🌘🌒🌓🌙🌎🌏🪐⭐️🌟⚡️☄️🔥🌪️☀️🌤️🌥️☁️🌧️⛈️🌨️❄️⛄️🌬️💧💦☔️☂️🌫️ ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-04-27, version 1.27.0* I love it so much it teaches you how to play chess it is one of the best games I’ve ever played. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to play or learn chess ### 5/5 — Great for Fun, to Learn, Anything Chess! *2026-04-08, version 1.27.0* Chess universe makes chess fun with a lot to do in the game. You can play vs others, against AI’s, fill collections, customize the board and your king, and other nice features with nothing truly wrong with the game. --- *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 2026-08-25.*