# Chessplode — user reviews > 67 indexed App Store user reviews of Chessplode by Juan Manuel Altamirano Argudo, rated 4.50/5 from 545 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chessplode/id1439047052/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chessplode/id1439047052.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 410 · 4★ 69 · 3★ 22 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 33 ## What do users think of Chessplode? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Quick gameplay - 👍 Beautiful and fun game - 👍 Fantastic and great fun twist on chess - 👍 Lovely little game - 👍 Chess with a new challenge - 👍 Interesting variation of chess **Cons** - 🐛 Won't open or get stuck - 🐛 Issues with king movement and checkmate detection - 🐛 Crashes and freezes - 🐛 AI issues with thinking and repeating moves - 🐛 Overly difficult, even at easy levels **Commonly reported bugs** - Won't open or get stuck on certain screens - Issues with king movement and checkmate detection - Crashes and freezes, especially when AI is thinking - AI issues with thinking and repeating moves **Most requested features** - Add local multiplayer mode - Add classic chess mode - Add more basic puzzles - Add ability to go back to previous levels - Add option to remove explosions - Add Repetition end-condition - Add Resign button - Add themed boards - Add online levels and multiplayer ## Newest reviews (16 of 67) ### 4/5 — Jeu créatif *2025-10-14, version 2.3.1* Si vous en avez assez des échecs classiques, essayez ceci ### 4/5 — Great however... *2021-04-25, version 2.0* Sometimes your not put in check when you should be like when my king is next to an enemy rook or then I’ll put the king in check with a rook and have a knight protect it and the king will take it anyways despite that putting it in check? Idk other than that it’s pretty fun ### 2/5 — Just wanted to play normal chess with pops *2020-11-30, version 1.8* Seems fun but given it’s lacking the basic ability to just play some normal chess, it’s pretty dumb tbh. ### 4/5 — Good concept but some problems *2020-11-08, version 1.8* I really like the game, it’s very fun and strategic. But the kings are very annoying both on the enemy side, I keep getting stuck in the scenario where a king is the last one on the enemy side of the board but it will keep moving out of the way and some times if I manage to get close the king kills me, even though my king cannot destroy pieces. It took me a full one and a half hour to beat level two. This is still an overall great game, good for road trips and days at home. Also I wanted to pitch the idea of a local multiplayer game mode where you can play against a friend only using one device. Another idea had was themed boards, like boards but with different color pallets, such as original chess, neon, disco, etc. ### 3/5 — No game center support *2020-08-02, version 1.8* A little disappointed. While the game is cool, I was looking for something to play with my friends to help stay in touch. Would re-download the app if a turn-based feature was added. ### 5/5 — Fun to play! *2020-07-14, version 1.8* Happy to have discovered it. This game has been an inspiration to me in my own journey as an indie game developer :-) ### 4/5 — Great game *2020-06-21, version 1.8* Overall good interface, fun concept. Few things: add the En Peasant Chess rule, and add live multiplayer. ### 5/5 — Finally a chess game I can play! *2020-02-18, version 1.6.6* And they even teach you how to play chess! Love this! Yep! There are also super hard levels too! ### 5/5 — Great Stuff Lads *2019-12-28, version 1.6.6* This is absolutely world class game and very entertaining. It is nail biting game just like imad wasim against Afghanistan when he was hero of the moment and made a what a shot ### 5/5 — It VVV Good but... *2019-12-09, version 1.6.6* Love the game right but can you go back on other levels like that’s the only thing I want and the game’ll be perfect. ### 4/5 — Fun *2019-12-07, version 1.6.6* Very fun, nice aesthetic. Please add option to remove explosions. ### 3/5 — Good concept, meh output *2019-11-17, version 1.6.6* Basic idea is novel, but some improvements are needed to make this game great: -Make AI better at checkmates; currently it has trouble working with limited pieces and repeats moves, which requires closing and reopening app to get it to “wake up” and do the checkmate -Add Repetition end-condition -Add Resign button ### 5/5 — Chess with a twist *2019-11-12, version 1.6.6* I came across this game while browsing the App Store and immediately knew I would like it when I heard its concept. It takes chess to a new kind of difficulty that requires a different type of strategy to win. This is a great chess game for anyone who likes playing chess but wants a new challenge. One thing I wish this game had was the ability to play with others via local multiplayer, but otherwise, it's great! ### 5/5 — Updated: Excellent and Responsive *2019-10-17, version 1.6.5* This game has all the makings of a great game, and thanks to developer response to feedback, it has become a personal favorite. The spin on traditional chess is a good one, requiring the player to rethink every move based on the potentially explosive outcome. The UX design is clean and crisp and the UI is intuitive. Two of my three big problems which led me to review this game at 4 stars initially and eventually led to frustration and a 2-star review have been fixed! First, the developer has included more basic puzzles in the update. The new puzzles are creative and give new life and challenge to the game. Second, the AI was flawed. In a previous release, the AI would think about moves forever. The developer has stated that this issue has been fixed and I have not run into it yet since. Finally, the developer has not yet filtered user-created content to remove overly-similar puzzles, but says that this is in the works. This game started out with potential to be a truly great strategy puzzle game, and with this update it has become one of my favorite apps. Good work and thanks for listening to feedback! ### 4/5 — Interesting Twist *2019-10-14, version 1.6.1* Fantastic, but it will be many games before you advance past the basic level. ### 2/5 — Ehhhh😕 *2019-10-13, version 1.6.1* I just wanted to play normal chess and I like the concept but I wish that there was a regular chess mode. If they added a regular chess I would like it a lot more. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Won’t open *2022-04-07, version 2.1* GetsStuck on the screen where it asked are you an expert chess player: yes or no. Yes or no buttons are half off the screen. And you cannot press them so the game is just stuck. ### 1/5 — En pessant not working *2021-04-04, version 1.9* Just deleted! ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2019-11-01, version 1.6.6* AI: Way too easy even at the highest levels, no real progression, levels are just random. Multiplayer: nobody online, no ranking UI: lots of annoying things, like a share button where “next” should be ### 1/5 — not cool *2019-10-09, version 1.6.1* I literally had a mental breakdown while playing this game ### 1/5 — Horrible *2019-10-06, version 1.6* This game is horrible it took all the strategy out of chess and just made this game bad The AI mode is almost impossible and the idea of the game is just stupid ### 1/5 — Meh *2019-08-19, version 1.2* Too difficult, go next ### 1/5 — Good concept but... *2019-08-18, version 1.2* I actually enjoyed the concept of this game and I normally don’t rate games but ummmm can I just point out that you can’t even enjoy this game without it crashing 24/7 like I was about to win a very hard level and nope crashes then multiple times after that crash after crash after crash it’s just sad hopefully you can fix this ### 1/5 — Trash *2019-08-05, version 1.0.2* Its not even the normal chess -_- ### 1/5 — Horrible *2019-08-04, version 1.0.2* I was playing and got a check mate and it just said draw so I can’t even beat the first level ### 1/5 — Why does it freeze!!!! *2019-08-02, version 1.0.2* Fix that bug please!😕 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Kreativ *2025-08-25, version 2.3.1* Interessante Interpretation des Schachspiels ### 5/5 — Perfect quick gameplay *2024-09-05, version 2.3.1* Want to game for a minute or an hour? This is one of those rare, perfect gaming apps that appeals to both. No ads, simple gameplay, effortless to pick up and play a few levels. ### 5/5 — Beautiful game *2022-07-25, version 2.1* I love it. It’s so simple yet it has such a fun feature. Thank you ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2022-06-11, version 2.1* Just the game I didn’t realize I needed to be playing. ### 5/5 — Fantastic fun! *2021-05-22, version 2.0.1* Great fun twist on chess! Recommended! ### 5/5 — 😎 *2021-05-03, version 2.0.1* It’s amazing app ### 5/5 — Loved it (update) *2021-04-28, version 2.0.1* It’s like lichess atomic chess but way more different. Def a strange game ### 5/5 — EXCELLENT CHESS CHECK-UP *2021-01-28, version 1.9* This app is proving to be a superb source for learning chess or improving one’s chess game. I’ve been playing chess, on and off, for about 65 years. Highly recommend. ### 5/5 — Intéressant *2021-01-03, version 1.9* J’ai téléchargé ce jeu car je voulais apprendre les échecs et je ne suis clairement pas déçu. ### 5/5 — Lovely little game *2020-08-19, version 1.8* Lovely little 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 2026-09-02.*