# Chess — user reviews > 559 indexed App Store user reviews of Chess by Vintolo Ltd, rated 4.70/5 from 38,795 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess/id319305999/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess/id319305999.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 32,246 · 4★ 4,046 · 3★ 1,455 · 2★ 352 · 1★ 696 ## What do users think of Chess? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Great for beginners - 🚀 Smooth gameplay - 💡 Helpful puzzles and hints - 🎨 Customizable chess sets - 🎮 Fun and challenging **Cons** - 🐛 Glitchy pawn movement - 🤖 AI too easy even on hard mode - ⏱️ Stalemate issues - 💰 Paid hints for puzzles - 🔁 Repetitive AI moves **Commonly reported bugs** - Incorrect stalemate detection - Pieces disappearing or moving incorrectly - Compatibility issues on older devices **Most requested features** - Ability to replay puzzles - Undo/redo move functionality - Online/multiplayer mode - More advanced AI difficulty - Improved stalemate detection ## Newest reviews (13 of 559) ### 3/5 — Thinking *2026-08-22, version 5.9* I would like something more harder ### 2/5 — I still have 37 hints left. *2026-08-20, version 5.9* I wish to start puzzles again please, how do I do that? I wish to go back to square one ### 4/5 — You’re the worst *2026-08-13, version 5.9* You’re also the worst ### 4/5 — Beginner problem *2026-08-06, version 5.9* I wish they had it a more easier way to see which piece can go where and I wish they added more of a tutorial besides that it’s really fun. It’s a little tough for a beginner, but besides that this is really fun and addictive. ### 2/5 — Easy really easy *2026-06-26, version 5.9* This game need harder level mate ### 3/5 — Repeating moves *2026-06-26, version 5.9* It’s ok but repeating moves should force a draw, not go on forever. ### 4/5 — Chess *2026-06-26, version 5.9* This is a great game just in a actual game they don’t call stalemate for me ### 4/5 — chess *2026-06-12, version 5.9* It’s a good game I like that you can do levels on it yeah that’s it and I like that. There’s so many different things that you can choose. ### 2/5 — This is rigged😭🙏 *2026-06-05, version 5.9* I dont know if I suck at the game or what, but I keep going in easy mode cause I’m starting to play chess. Bro I keep losing on the easiest difficulty😭✌️ Please nerf the game a bit ### 5/5 — Cool App *2026-05-22, version 5.9* A friend recommended it, I downloaded, and I am satisfied withh how simple the setup is and first experience. ### 5/5 — Excellent Fun Education *2026-05-15, version 5.9* Excellent Fun Education ### 5/5 — Viel Spaß und Freude *2026-05-13* Ohne nervige Werbung! Gutes Niveau. Prima! ### 5/5 — Need *2026-04-27, version 5.9* More puzzles ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — the easy mode doesnt even work *2026-08-06, version 5.9* it’s impossible for a begineer to win against the computer even on easiest mode, it’s like the game refuses you to think for yourself so it wants you to use hints to win the game but then if you do that how are you suppose to play and learn by yourself ### 1/5 — Please fix the hints *2026-07-10, version 5.9* My little brother is even better than the AI and the hints are the worst advice possible ### 1/5 — fivefold repetition ai glitch *2026-06-12, version 5.9* pathetic the ai gets glitched breaking the rules fivefold repetition ### 1/5 — Chess *2026-06-12, version 5.9* What can you say about chess? Fun game, app is okay. Gave 1 star because It I don’t like being asked to rank things, demanding free mental capital from me. I don’t think so ### 1/5 — Frustration *2026-05-31, version 5.9* Don’t ask me 2 minutes after downloading the game. ### 1/5 — Cheating *2026-05-19, version 5.9* I watched the app cheat in real time. I even undid my move and did it over to see if the game would cheat again. Only a night can jump over other pieces, but I watched as the game moved the board moved the King next to the Rook in the corner, and the Rook immediately teleported to the other side of the King on the same turn. That’s cheating as only one piece is allowed to move per turn and only a Knight can jump. ### 1/5 — F *U *2026-05-18, version 5.9* Die ### 1/5 — Cheating *2026-02-27, version 5.9* Computer forces a “Stalemate” finish when it is about to lose, frequently, which is frustrating. ### 1/5 — Why can't the king eat pieces diagonally one square away? The opponent does. *2026-01-21, version 5.9* Why can't the king eat pieces diagonally one square away? The opponent does. ### 1/5 — Winning or losing? *2026-01-18, version 5.9* Should’ve won a game but it said stalemate? Only black king left when I had 5 pieces!! Sometimes difficult to tell why you can’t make the move you want to. Colours are too similar and on and on. Deleted 😟 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Excellent *2026-08-07, version 5.9* As a new learner the best app that I found. ### 5/5 — Great game *2026-08-03, version 5.9* I played this game, especially the puzzle feature and finished all one thousand puzzles. The only improvement I would ask is to add an icloud feature so that your progress is recorded and is restored whenever you install it on many devices. Also it would be nice to be able to revisit solved puzzles and retry them if we wanted and review the solution we made. ### 5/5 — Chess *2026-08-03, version 5.9* I love this game ### 5/5 — Thank *2026-07-20, version 5.9* I’ve always loved to play chess so thank you for making this website so I can always play my game. ### 5/5 — Was up *2026-07-02, version 5.9* It’s so good a game of chess and puzzels it soo fun sometimes idk why😭😭😭😭!?!? ### 5/5 — Fun *2026-06-28, version 5.9* Great for learning ### 5/5 — Chess *2026-06-16, version 5.9* 10/10 ### 5/5 — Ches *2026-06-11, version 5.9* Good app ### 5/5 — My experience *2026-06-11, version 5.9* I never get tired of this game, very easy to navigate, I give this a 5 star!!!!! ### 5/5 — ابراز امتنان از برنامه عالی *2026-05-31, version 5.9* Great and interesting --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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