# Chessbook - Master openings — user reviews > 187 indexed App Store user reviews of Chessbook by Chessbook, rated 4.90/5 from 2,059 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chessbook-master-openings/id6466343415/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chessbook-master-openings/id6466343415.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,906 · 4★ 104 · 3★ 25 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 19 ## What do users think of Chessbook? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Helpful for learning openings - 👍 Easy to use and learn - 🔒 Integrates with chess platforms - 💡 Personalized repertoire building - 🚀 Efficient spaced repetition - 👍 Clean and intuitive interface **Cons** - 🐛 App freezes or crashes - 🔒 Limited free moves - 💡 Inconsistent engine analysis - 🔋 App causes phone to overheat **Commonly reported bugs** - App not working on iPad - Login issues on iPhone - Inability to delete move sequences **Most requested features** - Pause after completing move sequences - Clearer instructions for beginners - Customizable notification settings - Option to input and practice specific positions ## Newest reviews (18 of 187) ### 3/5 — OK *2026-07-30, version 1.3.31* Seems like an okay chess app, it’s cool how they show you the mistakes from your games. UI is horrendous though ### 4/5 — Pretty good, not perfect *2026-07-22* I was very excited when I started using this app, got a year subscription. Now after a week or so of use I see it has warts but hey nothing is perfect. It works, and lets you build repertoires in the best way I've seen of any app. There are a few bugs and the support staff are not fast to answer questions, so don't expect much support, but all in all, "it's better than bad, it's good!" ### 4/5 — Great app, but buggy *2026-07-18, version 1.3.31* Says “failed to import lichess study when I try to import a study” ### 4/5 — Instructions on how to use the app should be better *2026-07-17* I can’t figure out how to practice my openings properly and the app has no explanation, it’s like you just have to know how to use it. When you are practicing you have to move the pieces to specific spots first before you go through any line or something. I wish it was more clear how to use the app. It could’ve been a 5 starts but this should be better ### 3/5 — Very good but… *2026-07-16, version 1.3.31* This is a very good app for building and learning personalized open repertoires and has many good features. However, the support is lacking. There are several bugs that should be easy fixes but it just doesn’t happen. With that said, I use it almost everyday. Some attention to bugs and fixes/additions and this would be 5 stars. ### 5/5 — A game changer *2026-06-27, version 1.3.31* I repeatedly heard that when learning focus on principles, practice puzzles, don’t bog down learning openings. However, building a repertoire has enhanced my understanding of the game, allows me to get into games in a solid position and improved my rating. Chessbook is the only way I’ve found to build and learn openings that work for me! 5 stars 🙌🏻 ### 2/5 — Zero support *2026-06-20, version 1.3.31* I started an account and was signing in with Google. I put in hundreds of moves to a repertoire over a month. Suddenly, I was kicked out of the app and could no longer sign in with Google. When I made a new account with the same subscription and email, all my progress was lost. I emailed support and they never replied. ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2026-06-19, version 1.3.28* The bonus moves are a great feature ### 5/5 — I got an 11 game winstreak, all in all my elo went crazy *2026-06-16, version 1.3.25* Im just some 17 year old bum nerd who enjoys chess a lot, and I wanted to get better. My tactics were good from puzzles and heavily analyzing my games and my games started to go into two cateogories, get whooped in the opening or survive the opening and whoop my oponent. I tried memorizing openings and I was able to, but once I got this app I was able to memorize way more and memorize all of it way faster. My elo was 800 and through all of the tactics study and this opening study, I reached 1400. I highly reccomsnd lichess puzzles and wintrchess.com for free game review. All in all though I was never able to actually memorize an opening tree on my own but through this app, I was able to. You will still have to study hard, but this is the best way to study. Fantastic app. ### 5/5 — Helps *2026-06-16, version 1.3.25* Walks you through openings. ### 5/5 — very useful *2026-06-16, version 1.3.25* i love this app, it helped me expand my opening knowledge quite a bit, and allowed me to freely explore the different lines of a specific opening. also I saw how masters used these openings and how they countered them. awesome app 10/10 would definitely recommend, maybe the only issue is that when studying model games, after a certain move it always gives an error and I can’t see how the match ended. I don’t know if it’s a problem with my phone or the app ### 2/5 — What happened to this app? *2026-06-09* The recent updates have made this app so much worse to use. When you go too deep in a line, it no longer shows stockfish suggestions. Even if you play the move on the board, there is no evaluation. It will often say “clear best move” when the move is even with, or WORSE than the best move. Often, moves are marked mistakes that are literally the best move in the position. And even the stockfish suggestions are wrong. It will show one move that wins and three or four options that lose, but if you open the Lichess analysis, there are several moves that keep the advantage. I love this app but I hope they fix it soon. ### 5/5 — Use this every day *2026-06-09, version 1.3.15* I’ve been using this app for 165 days consecutively. I’m 2000 on CHESScom and find this to be a valuable tool worth paying for. ### 5/5 — Low friction for keeping a repertoire *2026-05-25, version 1.3.9* I have tried to keep studies in Lichess for my repertoire, but have struggled to keep up with it. Chessbook makes it easy. After any game I can effortlessly update and improve my repertoire. Love it! ### 5/5 — Best repetition practice *2026-05-22, version 1.3.9* I usually would hate on apps but this game teaches you what to look out for in opening game practice. Try it out ### 4/5 — Please add streak widget *2026-05-20, version 1.3.9* Chess.com allows you to add a widget so that you can easily see what day your streak is at and it serves as a reminder as well to actually open the app and extend your streak so you keep learning. I think your app should add that as well, it has helped me keep a streak on chess.com and Duolingo for over 200 days but I keep losing my streak with this app I think because there is no widget on my home screen serving as an easy reminder. Great app otherwise though ### 5/5 — Good App *2026-05-14, version 1.3.2* If you try to learn an opening or whatever usually people or apps teach different moves but this is always the moves you want ### 5/5 — Great *2026-05-10, version 1.3.2* Really useful to remember the lines and it's free:D ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Chessbook not working *2026-06-18* Chessbook not working, and we don’t see any support helpline, please check and share if there were any issues with the latest release yesterday. ### 1/5 — It’s a shame for Chessbook *2026-06-12, version 1.3.25* The support team didn’t respond! They also blocked my account because of political or religious reasons; it’s a shame… ### 1/5 — App won’t open *2026-02-07, version 1.3.2* Loved the app, and have built up a streak of over 100 days. Until today, where the app just won’t open ### 1/5 — Accès illimité *2025-09-06* J’ai souscris pour un an afin de bénéficier d’un accès illimité mais ce n’est pas vrai. L’application demande constamment de souscrire un abonnement alors que c’est déjà fait. Pas de réponse. Pas de retour de leur part ### 1/5 — Potentially a good app *2025-09-06, version 1.2.161* Spoiled by extortionate fees and lack of features in the free version ### 1/5 — App not working *2025-08-30, version 1.2.161* The app doesn’t open. I’ve closed multiple times, uninstalled and reinstalled. Nothing ### 1/5 — Abonnement non activé / support qui ne répond pas à mes mails *2025-07-22* J’ai payé hier l’abonnement mais l’app reste bloqué en mode Free. J’envoie 1 mail au support puis un 2ème, aucune réponse… ### 1/5 — Dont use!! *2025-07-11, version 1.2.159* Horrible application. The openings creation is so much work! Deleting account is not possible! ### 1/5 — 2 issues with the app *2025-06-20, version 1.2.158* I think the app has fantastic potential but 2 major flaws are the 16000 moves limit. If the app can clean up transpositions then that helps because that’s usually where the issue is. Also splitting the pgn doesn’t seem to work. Secondly after days of using the app, it’s crashed and would not load on any device or web. Thankfully I only got 1 month and will likely cancel but was pinning my opening hopes on this app. ### 1/5 — Ouchh *2025-03-11, version 1.2.123* Après avoir entré plusieurs ouvertures,ils nous demandent de payer. Donc ce n’est pas gratuit . Et j’ai perdu beaucoup de temps pour rien. Je suis extrêmement fatigué,épuisé et enragé en ce moment. Si vous voulez pas payer, ne perdez pas votre temps. Je supprime. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Level Up Your Game *2026-09-01* I’ve been using Chessbook for several months. I like its approach because it enables me to learn good responses for the moves I am seeing when I play people at my own level online. Now they have added a new feature that will build an opening series for you that will be sound, likely to win against your peers, and easy to learn. I have also learned a lot working through the masters’ games it offers that begin with openings I am learning. ### 5/5 — Good *2026-08-31, version 1.3.42* It helped me learn my opening and reach 1600 ### 5/5 — Very Cool *2026-08-27* I bought a chess book but i am the kind of person who prefers intuitive and appealing ways of learning, this is very nice ### 5/5 — Great for beginners *2026-08-25* If you just want to have 1-2 openings in your repertoire and want to practice them thoroughly, this is a great way to do it. The space repetitions and practice are amazing. ### 5/5 — Can’t believe this is free *2026-08-04* I was searching for so long a good app or website to practice openings and I always herd people saying chessreps or chessable, but they are actually bad and not for people who want to learn an opening they already chose. Even though I know there is a limit to the free version, I haven’t seen a single paywall or ad since I use it. The way you can add moves is very good with nice insights, though the rest of the app may not be very intuitive (you get used to it after like a day so its not that bad). The only thing i can criticize is that there is no no-wifi mode to practice, which I think could be a great and easy addition ### 5/5 — Good Stuff *2026-08-04, version 1.3.31* Works! ### 5/5 — Really awesome *2026-07-30, version 1.3.31* Just a really cool and awesome way to help you learn and expand your opening repertoire ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-07-29, version 1.3.31* Nice app that works as a really good companion to chess.com. I’ve not paid to upgrade anything on this app so consider me an unpaid review. I’m not even sure what the premium features do but I imagine they’re worth it, because the features the app provides simply for free is amazing! My favorite thing is how it can show you moves / openings and you can try and create plans for when opponents move their pieces in different ways. I love how it connects with chess.com and shows me opening mistakes I had made! 5/5 ### 5/5 — So helpful *2026-07-10, version 1.3.31* I am learning chess, and this app helps so much with memorizing openings👌 ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2026-06-28, version 1.3.31* My mind works exactly how this app is designed to assist! If your mind doesn’t work like mine, it might be a hindrance more than advantage using this app! --- *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 2026-09-10.*