# ChessBot — user reviews > 33 indexed App Store user reviews of ChessBot by Hengyu Zhou, rated 4.00/5 from 34 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chessbot/id1065334169/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chessbot/id1065334169.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 21 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 5 ## Newest reviews (11 of 33) ### 4/5 — Review!!! *2026-05-23* Now listen, I am NOT good at chess, I didn’t even know a castle was called a rook before this app! I’ve improved a lot just one teeny tiny thing, you should add a better practice thingy (idk) just to help! AND A GLOSSARY/DICTIONARY/WHATEVER! :) ok thanks bye ❤️❤️❤️ ### 4/5 — Great. *2025-12-23* It's amazing other than the slight animation and the fact that you can't just drag the pieces. The animation is fine. I just personally wish there was a setting to it off. ### 5/5 — 👍 *2023-02-21* Отличный бот ### 5/5 — Chess *2022-05-18, version 4.4* Should be nice to, see more skins of pieces and boards!… ### 5/5 — I love it! *2022-01-22, version 4.1* It’s a great and simple app, easy to navigate and great bots, you can really learn a lot too with the guidebook of openings :) Great App!! ### 5/5 — Got checked within 5. Gonna practice more! *2021-09-20* Got checked within 5. Gonna practice more! ### 5/5 — Топовая игра!!! *2021-03-25* Это реально крутая игра , она может обиграть почти кого угодно. ### 5/5 — Ready Set Go! *2021-02-23, version 3.5* Cool design; friendly game play; strong engine. Overall the app is nice for both beginners and pros. ### 3/5 — This Game Cheats *2021-01-17* I captured Black’s queen, and black captured my queen. Two moves later the black queen reappeared in its starting position on the board, without a pawn promotion. That’s cheating. ### 5/5 — Nice way to play chess! *2020-12-19* An awesome way to play chess! By yourself, with family, or a friend! Personally, if you like straight up chess, you are definitely like this one of a kind app. It’s just straight up chess! No in app purchases new additional fees nothing like that! I recommend this app if you just love chess! Beside! It’s not a big board! Doesn’t require Wi-Fi! And you can take it wherever you want! ### 4/5 — Question about castling *2020-12-01* Aren’t you allowed to castle if the rook passes through an attacked square? The game doesn’t let you do that :P Also, the lower levels of the computer are either way too good or they play the best moves consistently and then randomly blunder Good app though ;) **Developer response:** Thanks for your response. We'll consider giving a random move when computer's strength has been set to the small value. For the castling problem, maybe the king is in check. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Bot does not follow rules *2026-03-14* The bot cheats and breaks the rules of the game ### 1/5 — Chess bot is not working *2024-03-10* Chess bot not working right computer pieces don’t work ### 1/5 — Cheating *2022-03-16* System cheats by swapping rook and kings places halfway through every game played and have photographs to prove don’t downloaded ### 1/5 — Crap of piece *2022-02-17, version 4.1* I am trying to do a fully legimidate step and this chess app doesn't let me do that! I never before has encountered such a horrible chess app! It must be corrected, otherwise this app is worth nothing! Another ridiculous "feature" of this "chess app": It does the moves instead of letting YOU do them! In short, this so-called "chess app" should NEVER BE DOWNLOADED TILL THE DEVELOPERS take the time to repair it and turn it into a real chess app.!! ### 1/5 — Awful, but free *2021-06-22* Good thing this game is free because it is worse than the DOS versions of chess back in the 1980’s! Controls do not work (e.g. selection of difficulty level, etc.). Control instructions are non-existent. But yeah, it’s free! ### 1/5 — The lowest difficulty setting is the same as the hardest *2020-11-21* I’m new to chess and trying to learn so it’s pretty annoying when the lowest setting out of 20 is the exact same as the max. The bot does not make mistakes on either difficulty and is impossible for me to beat especially as a beginner. Don’t recommend downloading this game. **Developer response:** Thanks for your response. Let us lower the computer's ability. Before that, maybe it's better to buy a chess cookbook and improve your skills. ### 1/5 — Crashes *2020-02-18* Cannot use. At first just displays logo, then if I exit the messages app and go back in, it displays nothing. I am using iOS 10. EDIT TO DEV: There is no chess button, just a plain logo. **Developer response:** Hi, Thanks for using our app. If you want to play it in iMessages, please click the "Play Chess" button when you open it in the iMessages. Then a board view will show up. ### 2/5 — It won’t let me play against a bot *2026-08-12* Idk if this is intentional, but it says I can play against a bot, all I have the option to do is play against a friend (my friends are always busy) ### 2/5 — I hate this *2026-01-04* I played this game and I hate this! I’m new to chess. They should have a difficulty the computer is on, because I can not seem to win, I play right but the computer seemingly doesn’t care. ### 3/5 — Absolutely horrible. Disgrace to the App Store *2026-03-11* You know what, I’ve learned chess in Duolingo, and I have multiple choices. But in this game, it’s so laggy, slow, unrealistic, so many moves you can’t do, and the bot ALWAYS wins even if it’s not checkmate and BRO I HATE THIS GAME. Don’t download it’s horrible, and it does not help you with chess AT ALL. just get Duolingo ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Idk *2026-01-31* 🤷‍♂️➕🤷‍♀️➕🛌➕👏🟰🤰 ### 5/5 — Downloaded for no reason *2025-12-12* I downloaded this app just to comment 5 ⭐ ### 5/5 — Очень круто *2025-11-09, version 8.4* Очень хорошо для учебы , спасибо ### 5/5 — Great Design *2024-06-19, version 7.6* Very minimal and Apple level design. Got everything simple and right! 🤩 Amazing ### 5/5 — A Valuable Assistant for Chess Enthusiasts *2024-06-07, version 7.5* Since downloading ChessBot, my chess skills have significantly improved. This app not only has a clean and intuitive interface that is easy to navigate but also offers a variety of features suitable for players of all levels. ChessBot comes with a robust chess engine that provides move suggestions, helping me make better decisions during games. ### 5/5 — Great app to improve your chess skill *2024-06-06* Very nicely designed app with all sorts of functionality to help you improve chess skills. Great for chess lover! ### 5/5 — Enhance Your Chess Skills with chessbot! *2024-05-11* I've been using chessbot for a while now, and I must say, it's been a game-changer for my chess skills. Whether you're a beginner looking to learn the basics or an experienced player aiming to improve your strategy, chessbot has something for everyone. The interface is clean and intuitive, making it easy to navigate through the various features. I particularly enjoy the puzzle section, which offers a wide range of challenges to test and improve your tactical skills. The hint feature is also helpful, providing insightful suggestions without giving away the entire solution. Another great aspect of chessbot is the ability to play against the computer at different difficulty levels. This has helped me practice and fine-tune my strategies, ultimately making me a better player. Overall, chessbot is a fantastic app for chess enthusiasts of all levels. Whether you're looking to learn, practice, or challenge yourself, this app has you covered. Highly recommended! ### 5/5 — Master Chess with chessbot! *2024-05-11* Chessbot has been a game-changer for my chess skills. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced player, this app has something for everyone. The clean interface makes it easy to navigate, and the puzzle section offers a wide range of challenges to test and improve your tactical skills. The hint feature provides insightful suggestions without giving away the solution, and playing against the computer at different difficulty levels has helped me practice and refine my strategies. Overall, chessbot is a fantastic app for chess enthusiasts looking to learn, practice, or challenge themselves. Highly recommended! ### 5/5 — Enhance Your Chess Skills with chessbot! *2024-05-11* I've been using chessbot for a while now, and I must say, it's been a game-changer for my chess skills. Whether you're a beginner looking to learn the basics or an experienced player aiming to improve your strategy, chessbot has something for everyone. The interface is clean and intuitive, making it easy to navigate through the various features. I particularly enjoy the puzzle section, which offers a wide range of challenges to test and improve your tactical skills. The hint feature is also helpful, providing insightful suggestions without giving away the entire solution. Another great aspect of chessbot is the ability to play against the computer at different difficulty levels. This has helped me practice and fine-tune my strategies, ultimately making me a better player. Overall, chessbot is a fantastic app for chess enthusiasts of all levels. Whether you're looking to learn, practice, or challenge yourself, this app has you covered. Highly recommended! ### 5/5 — Not perfect, but still a great app *2023-11-30* After the latest update, the app is even more friendly to beginners (like me). There are still minor bugs, for instance the pop-up at the top of the screen after you won the game seem to be wrong. The pop-up will tell me the computer won when it’s me who actually won. (btw, the language I used was Chinese.) I’d still recommend this app though. **Developer response:** Thank you for shouting out this issue, we've confirmed this is a bug in version 7.0 and will ship the fix in the next release as soon as possible. We'll continue to provide the best experience for chess playing and opening studing. Thank you again ❤️ --- *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 2026-08-29.*