# Dinosaur Chess: Learn to Play! — user reviews > 74 indexed App Store user reviews of Dinosaur Chess by Universis Technology, rated 3.80/5 from 38 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dinosaur-chess-learn-to-play/id405842432/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dinosaur-chess-learn-to-play/id405842432.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 24 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 10 ## What do users think of Dinosaur Chess? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Great for learning chess - 👍 Fun and engaging for kids - 👍 Teaches basic moves and tactics - 👍 Good for all ages - 👍 Educational value - 👍 Interactive lessons - 👍 Dinosaur theme is appealing **Cons** - 😞 No audio/sound issues - 😞 Glitchy and unreliable - 😞 Crashing frequently - 😞 Poor user interface - 😞 Rigid learning pace - 😞 Inconsistent move recognition - 😞 Lack of support **Commonly reported bugs** - No audio/sound issues reported consistently over many years - App crashes frequently, especially at the end of games - Pieces disappear or change randomly - Game freezes - Cannot save progress - Board jitters during lessons - Valid moves misread, causing error sounds **Most requested features** - Provide developer contact information - Add a two-player mode - Allow skipping learning modules - Separate profiles for multiple users - Option to turn off music - Make Kindle app version available - Turn off hint and move-back features - More accurate finger placement for moves ## Newest reviews (12 of 74) ### 2/5 — Sound issue *2016-05-08, version 2.01* Huge bogus sound issues. Does not work well right away. Sound issue is major. ### 1/5 — Audio is not working *2016-02-07, version 2.01* It looks like a fun app and a good lesson plan to learn how to play chess. The audio is not working on my iPhone that is why I have to give it this rating. ### 1/5 — No audio, busted app, impossible for a child to learn basics without audio *2016-01-25, version 2.01* Very annoyed. There's no audio. Rebooting and downloading again does not help. No app support. A child cannot learn the basics without the audio. This should be removed from the App Store. ### 3/5 — Glitches in game play *2015-11-30, version 2.01* Trying to teach myself to play. It's a great concept but there are glitches; occasionally a piece disappears for no reason and I just ran into one situation that changed a pawn into a knight randomly. For the developers, I've experienced these issues in the level 3 play. Not sure if it continues in other levels. ### 1/5 — Zero stars *2015-10-06* No sound ### 1/5 — Sept 2015 - no audio *2015-09-06, version 2.01* Audio not working on iPad. Will be disputing this charge. ### 3/5 — Great app for teaching kids chess *2015-02-11* This is a great app for teaching kids chess and I highly recommend it. Unfortunately it has a few bugs to remove (pawns illegal taking of other pieces is one) otherwise I would rate it 5 stars. ### 1/5 — Audio is broken *2015-01-28, version 2.01* This needs to be fixed to get more stars. ### 4/5 — No 2 player mode *2014-12-10* Jus bought this for the kids. They previously played ‘Chess Knight’ but it has a non-standard ‘draw’ mechanism which even my 8 year old thought was stupid. This game looks good for a child to learn chess, but it does NOT have a two player mode. Caveat emptor. ### 1/5 — No sound *2014-11-25* There is no sound on the app. Hard to learn how to play when the audio doesn't work and there are no subtitles to read. Very disappointed. ### 4/5 — Great app. Fix the crashing! *2014-10-24, version 2.01* My five year old son loves this app, and has learned a ton about chess from it. But it crashes way too much, which can be very frustrating in the middle of a game! Please fix this! ### 2/5 — Audio still broken, otherwise ok *2014-09-25* I am very disappointed that the audio on the app has not been fixed. When I bought I read reviews from April mentioning audio problems. I foolishly assumed they would be fixed. Six months later the audio is still not working- at least for the iPad. It is a shame because otherwise this would be a good app for young kids interested in chess. Unless your child is a very proficient reader, this is not the app for you. Even then the explanations require a functioning audio in order to be understood. Sadly, I recommend avoiding this app until the audio is fixed. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No audio..:( *2025-06-05* It’s been more than 10 years and still issues with the audio !! Wow.. tried all their recommendations to fix the audio but no luck.. the last step says email the developer.. who is the developer.. it would be nice if an email id is also mentioned. Would rate negative stars.. but that’s not an option !! ### 1/5 — No audio *2025-04-12* Audio stop working a while ago ### 1/5 — Sound does not work!! *2023-11-16* Sound works on all other aps, but not on this app. ### 1/5 — Bad bad bad *2020-06-02* I did not learn anything Rely glitchy and no sound ### 1/5 — Zero stars — it doesn’t work *2019-07-10* The sound doesn’t work in iPhone This is a rip off ### 1/5 — Doesn’t Work *2018-01-25* I’ve now installed this app on 4 different devices and sound doesn’t work on any of them. When a developer places a large panel on the app asking you to email if the sound doesn’t work, there is obviously a problem. I wouldn’t recommend wasting your money until they decide to rectify this issue. ### 1/5 — Dinosaur Chess *2016-09-10, version 2.5* Great engine but the app is driven by instructions given by a dinosaur - unfortunately the sound never works - at least on my iPhone 6 - it did not work in the earlier version and does not work on this version either. ### 1/5 — no audio Worthless *2016-08-18, version 2.01* Save your money. The Audio does not work. I did not read the reviews and bought it. Waste of time, money and memory ### 1/5 — Seriously? No volume! *2016-07-08, version 2.01* For an app that charges 5 bucks, it's incredibly disappointing that the sound is broken. This is an app for teaching chess to kids, ad supposedly it's great at that, but we wouldn't know because there's no audio. Deleting immediately. ### 1/5 — Crashing *2016-06-11, version 2.01* The game crashes every time towards the end of a game. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — . *2021-05-18* literally my whole childhood ### 5/5 — Club coach review *2020-05-28* An excellent fun way for a child to become a good chess player. This app was developed to help a child learn chess. The child is now a national champion. (I met him for the first time when he played a game at my chess club.) ### 5/5 — Best chess tutor for kids *2020-05-22* One of the best games my kids have played. My boy has become a good chess player due to this app. I hope the developers continue to support this app ### 5/5 — Great for learning *2019-04-29* I always wanted to play chess when I was younger, but thanks to this app I learned to play it! I teaches you very well and I love it! I totally recommend this app. ### 5/5 — great game *2016-11-07* best app so far young kids learning chess ### 5/5 — Dinosaur chess *2015-10-06, version 2.01* I think Dinosaur chess is a great game because you can learn from it also because it has games if your child loves dinosaurs they will love this game I guarantee.if your child doesn't know how to play chess they teach you how!! (Here's what you do )first they teach you how much each peace is worth how it moves and then you play a game with that piece.they also teach you some tactics then each time you win against a dinosaur your dinosaur gets bigger you can fight against new dinosaurs with your powers ### 5/5 — Crashing *2014-06-05, version 2.01* We LOVE this game! It has been wonderful for the whole family to review or learn. But, it's been crashing at the end of games since the so was updated and not the game. So sad. Please fix. :( ### 5/5 — Love it! *2014-06-05, version 2.01* This is a fun way to learn chess. I really enjoy the amazing tactics machine. ### 5/5 — Awesome for kids & grow ups! *2014-05-20* As a kid I always wanted to learn chess and no one would teach me. When I had kids I decided I would make sure my kids would learn. I got the app hoping it could make it fun for them to learn, and found it made it fun for me as well. The games,when learning how to move the pieces, reinforce the material, and aids the learning process. Multiple levels of games help to build confidence to play a "real" game. My son 7 now loves chess and belongs to a club, and we play a game nightly. Thanks for teaching me later in life and giving my son and I new activity to bond over. ### 5/5 — Great app for my Grandson *2013-11-27* I love this app because by 5 yr old Grandson doesn't have to read in order to learn how to play chess. He enjoys the challenges and seems to be learning how to win them. The only thing that would be better is if this app was a KINDLE app also. --- *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 2026-09-09.*