# Miko Chess — user reviews > 42 indexed App Store user reviews of Miko Chess by emotix, rated 4.50/5 from 222 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/miko-chess/id6471891615/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/miko-chess/id6471891615.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 180 · 4★ 11 · 3★ 8 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 22 ## What do users think of Miko Chess? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - ✨ Amazing customer service - 🤩 Wow factor of moving pieces - 👍 Intuitive iOS app - 🚀 Seamless integration with real board - 💡 Great for playing with remote opponents - 💯 Excellent mechanics and AI - 🌟 Perfect for all skill levels - 📱 Great for streaming games - 👍 Responsive and helpful support - 🤩 Magical playing experience - 👍 Works with multiple Miko sets - 🚀 Connects quickly to board - 👍 Great for practice and training - 😊 Fun and enjoyable experience - 👍 Easy to use and understand - 🚀 Connects to chess.com/lichess - 👍 Excellent value for money - ✨ Innovative technology **Cons** - 🐛 App painfully slow - 🐛 Constantly disconnects - 🐛 Half features don't work - 🐛 Motor is loud - 🐛 Piece movement is slow - 🐛 Badly built feel - 🐛 No proper practice mode - 🐛 No customizable sounds - 🐛 Cannot play purely from phone - 🐛 Not resetting pieces - 🐛 Bluetooth issues with Grand Kingdom - 🐛 App not recognizing moves - 🐛 Cannot log in - 🐛 Doesn't connect to app - 🐛 Invalid number for Kuwait **Commonly reported bugs** - App stopped resetting pieces after rebrand - App not recording moves - App no longer recognizes input moves - Bluetooth issues with Grand Kingdom Chess set - Cannot log in - Doesn't connect to the app - Invalid number for Kuwait **Most requested features** - Update for invalid numbers (Kuwait) - Fix Bluetooth issues with Grand Kingdom Chess set - Improve app performance - Add practice mode - Add customizable sounds - Allow playing purely from phone - Regular software updates for iOS app ## Newest reviews (13 of 42) ### 5/5 — Miko Grand Chess board *2025-10-26, version 1.0.29* I’m Sharvaanica A S and I received the Miko DGT Grand Chess Board after winning gold at the Under 10 World Cadet Chess Championship 2025 in Kazakhstan and it’s absolutely amazing! The board’s automatic piece movement, smooth sensors, and online play features make every game feel professional. It’s beautifully designed, easy to connect, and perfect for training from custom puzzles. I love how it brings real and digital chess together seamlessly. ### 5/5 — Great App *2025-09-07, version 1.0.26* This app works with all of my Miko chess sets. I have the NEO, Grand Wisdom, Grand Chess and the Pro and love them all. I am retired and disabled so I dont get out much. I use this app to play against the Miko AI which has 32 levels of challenging play and with the automatic piece movement, it’s like playing against a real person. I also use the app to connect to chess.com and lichess to play against my children and other players from around the world and have made a lot of friends that I play against regularly. The customer service is AMAZING !! They are very responsive and have resolved any issues I have had quickly. Thank you Miko !!! ### 5/5 — I love my Miko chess sets *2025-08-30* This app works with all of my Miko chess sets. I have the NEO, Grand Wisdom, Grand Chess and the Pro and love them all. I am retired and disabled so I dont get out much. I use this app to play against the Miko AI which has 32 levels of challenging play and with the automatic piece movement, it’s like playing against a real person. I also use the app to connect to chess.com and lichess to play against my children and other players from around the world and have made a lot of friends that I play against regularly. The customer service is AMAZING !! They are very responsive and have resolved any issues I have had quickly. Thank you Miko !!! ### 5/5 — I love my Miko chess sets *2025-08-16* This app works with all of my Miko/Square Off chess sets. I have the NEO, Grand Wisdom and the Pro and love them all. I am retired and disabled so I can’t get out much. I use this app to play against the Square Off AI which is has 32 levels of challenging play and with the automatic piece movement, it’s like playing against a real person. I also use the app to connect to chess.com to play against my children remotely and other players around the world. I have made a lot of friends this way. I love the way the pieces move by themselves and have never had so much fun playing chess. Also, customer service is AMAZING !! They are very responsive and have resolved any issues I have had very quickly. Thank you Miko !!! ### 5/5 — Lots of fun *2025-07-27, version 1.0.21* My son is really enjoying the chessboard. ### 5/5 — Fun! *2025-07-27, version 1.0.21* My son is really enjoying the chess board. ### 5/5 — Awesome Customer Service *2025-06-13, version 1.0.20* Customer service is first rate. When I purchased a Squareoff Pro board Miko app was not recording the moves made. Customer Service jumped on the issue from the very first email and did not leave my side until issue was resolved. Thank you Miko Customer Service. ### 5/5 — Excellent mechanics and AI *2025-05-28, version 1.0.17* The movement of pieces is nearly flawless and is just so cool to play physically with remote opponents. Also customer support is extremely attentive ### 5/5 — Great chess app *2025-05-10, version 1.0.17* Great chess app recommend it because it is fun and has many options. Also great support team with fast response.. ### 5/5 — Must get! *2025-05-02, version 1.0.17* This app and the chessboards are a must get! You have to experience it for yourself to fully understand the wonderful time I have been blessed with. Customer support is also speedy when you have an issue!!! ### 5/5 — Great app! *2025-04-18, version 1.0.17* I love my Square Off chess board, even bought one for my grandson. But I was having some issues when they sold to Miko. Even after downloading the Miko Chess app the issues remained. I contacted Miko support for help and the issue was quickly resolved. Everything works as advertised and we are all very happy. Great board and great app. Thank you Miko ### 5/5 — Great app! *2025-04-18, version 1.0.17* The app is quite intuitive, and the gameplay is great ### 5/5 — Outstanding *2025-03-25, version 1.0.17* Excellent chess app with numerous learning features, challenging games and clear graphics. An all in one chess app! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Hate this review screen keeps popping up *2026-06-06, version 1.0.29* This review screen pops up after each game and when I close it it freezes the app ### 1/5 — I need help *2026-04-06, version 1.0.29* I couldn’t enter my number. They say it’s invalid number. I’m from Kuwait so I hope you could do update or help me fix the issue. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2025-11-23, version 1.0.29* Avoid this product. The board looks impressive but the performance is awful. The app is painfully slow, constantly disconnects, and half the features don’t even work. The motor is loud, the piece movement is slow, and the whole thing feels badly built. There’s no proper practice mode, no customisable sounds, and you can’t even play purely from your phone without relying on the board — which defeats the point. It could have been a great idea, but the execution is terrible. For the price, this is a joke. Spend your money elsewhere. ### 1/5 — not resetting pieces *2025-09-14, version 1.0.26* see title ### 1/5 — Waste of time/money. *2025-06-02, version 1.0.19* Horrible product, horrible app, horrible customer service! No ### 1/5 — Not recognizing moves *2025-01-05, version 1.0.17* After the latest update to the app, it no longer recognizes my input moves ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2024-08-02, version 1.0.15* It won’t connect to the app or do anything at all. ### 1/5 — Can not log in *2024-07-02, version 1.0.15* App does not let you login Not working at all :( ### 3/5 — Miko *2025-01-04, version 1.0.17* Hi everyone Miko is an excellent learning site and a very difficult computer. I’ve been having either hardware issues or software issues with Bluetooth with the grand Kingdom Chess set if you could fix this problem that be greatly appreciated. Thank you. ### 4/5 — Chess.com is back ! *2025-08-28, version 1.0.25* Now that the major bugs have been fixed, it's a great app and works great with SquareOff Pro. I think it's the best value for money on the market right now. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Mike *2026-08-01, version 1.0.29* It’s just a great app. ### 5/5 — Chess *2026-07-31, version 1.0.29* I love this idea so as far With kids with disabilities ### 5/5 — I love this game *2026-05-31, version 1.0.29* It is so amazing! ### 5/5 — I am good at it kinda *2026-03-26, version 1.0.29* I read chess books ### 5/5 — Loads of Fun! *2026-03-25, version 1.0.29* So much freakin fun!! ### 5/5 — Grand Kingdom Set *2026-03-09, version 1.0.29* I was an early adopter of the Square Off company, purchasing their flag-ship product, the Grand Kingdom Chess Board. It is an excellent product, wowing my family and friends when they see the opposing chess pieces move by themselves, and equally when the pieces reset the board on completing a game. I had an issue last year when Square Off rebranded to Miko Chess, in that my Square Off app stopped resetting the pieces. I contacted the Support Team who responded quickly to my query. Although it took them some development team to resolve the issue they did keep me regularly updated on their progress and eventually the issue was resolved. I find the IOS app very intuitive and have had no further issues with my games. My Grand Kingdom Set still looks the impressive piece of technology kit I purchased on initial release, plays beautifully, still has the wow factor. Keep supporting the IOS app and continue to provide regular software updates please. All in all, a fantastic chess board and playing experience, and one that I have no hesitation in highly recommending. Keep up the great work! ### 5/5 — Miko Chess *2026-03-08, version 1.0.29* This is an amazing chess board and the customer service is amazing! They answered all my questions! ### 5/5 — Great app! *2025-12-12, version 1.0.29* Works really well and allow to play chess on a real chessboard with people from everywhere ### 5/5 — Grand Kingdom *2025-11-08, version 1.0.29* I have had the Grand Kingdom chess set for several years. It has been working perfectly. Lately I had a software glitch. I emailed support and they contacted me and resolved the issue very quickly. I was impressed with their knowledge and response. ### 5/5 — I love playing chess with Miko *2025-10-26, version 1.0.29* The app is great. It connects quickly to my Miko Chess Grand board. Even without the board, I can play chess anywhere with the app and I still get the great feedback about my games. The app is perfect for people of all skill levels. --- *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 2026-08-30.*