Clutch
Response from developer
Hi, Sorry for the bad first experience. We had a temporary server issue on June 14th which probably is what you encountered. Thanks for giving Noctie a try and for leaving feedback.
Great app
Good, but 1 recommendation
Everything is a blunder
You need SUBSCRIPTION so you can change the theme.
Would not recommend just get chess.com it’s just better, and you don’t have to pay to change the theme, and everything isn’t a blunder.
Sadly I can’t give zero stars.
Amazing
Response from developer
Hi, thanks a lot for your feedback! We actually do have a lifetime tier, even though it's hidden at the moment. Feel free to contact me at andy@noctie.ai if you want help to transition. Cheers! /Andy
What happened with update?
Original : I recently started using and bought a subscription. Things were going great until the recent update. After the update I lost all of my opening library and progress. Compounding that it’s really not clear how to navigate to rebuild that. The user flow to start practice sessions and select specific openings is TERRIBLE. As an example, I found only black opening library. There appears to be no way to find and load specific openings other than starting with the list in alphabetical order and working your way through. Im bummed - it was good and now this sucks.
Response from developer
Thanks for the review and I'm very sorry that your experience was worse after the update. We made a significant change to our openings feature to adress some limitations, but this meant that the new user interface wasn't fully matching the old one, and much less usable as you experienced. We've put back the old feature of searching for specific opening lines, without having to create an opening book – this is available in the last release of the app. We also have a release coming out tomorrow, where we've made it one step less – you can search directly in the new game dialog, like you could before. I'd love to know if these changes adress the issues you've felt since the last release. Our ambition was to make the opening feature more powerful, not less usable, so it's very important for me that users like you are satisfied. We can stay in touch at support@noctie.ai if you'd like to give more feedback!
Not a chess trainer
Response from developer
Hi, thanks for trying Noctie and leaving feedback. I just wanted to explain that the weekly position isn't a puzzle, it's a scenario where you start from an imbalanced position and try to win the game, so the idea is that the AI plays humanlike moves, which may differ between between games. The daily puzzle on the other hand is an actual puzzle, like mate in 3, and the AI will always play the same responses. You can currently play 10 games with premium features for free. You can still play against the humanlike AI as much as you want afterwards, but the automatic puzzle from mistakes and AI color feedback features are indeed premium features after the trial games.
Exactly What I Need to Reach an Expert Rating
At the club level, real improvement comes from building a solid opening repertoire, strengthening the middlegame (for example through works like Silman’s How to Reassess Your Chess), sharpening endgame skills, and—most importantly—practicing these openings against stronger opposition. This is precisely where Noctie AI stands out, and the team behind it deserves real credit.
I genuinely believe Noctie AI will continue to grow and attract more serious players. I also plan to remain an active contributor, because a committed community of improving players will only make the platform stronger. The developer appears highly dedicated and consistently works on improving both the mobile app and the desktop version.
That said, the analysis feature still needs significant improvement, and I hope future updates focus on expanding and refining it. A guided demo would also be extremely helpful, as the app offers many features that new users may not immediately discover. For example, players might become frustrated if the AI seems stuck at one level without realizing they can manually adjust the strength—from Pawn 1 up to Queen 4.
With these improvements, this app could become indispensable not only for club players but even for aspiring experts. I strongly recommend it to anyone serious about improving their chess and working toward mastery. It’s a shame more players haven’t discovered it yet—the developer may want to promote it more aggressively.
Response from developer
Thank you for the candid review! As a fellow 1900 Elo I share your ambition to reach expert level 😊 You can select individual opening lines to play, both as standalone lines, and also when using an opening book you can use the Bookmark feature (target symbol) to train a specific subset of the opening book. Feel free to drop an email to support@noctie.ai if you run into issues using these functions. You're right that the game review is currently limited to just the move quality color feedback and the automatic puzzles. We share your vision of a better game review and this is something we're currently working on to be launched later this year. A huge benefit of using Noctie compared to playing a branch against a normal computer, is that Noctie selects the most humanlike replies so that you get practical experience in the opening. You can pick a difficulty between ~600 Elo (Pawn 1) and ~2700 Elo (Queen 4) and Noctie will play like a human at that level. I'd love to talk more to you about how we can improve the app for players of your strength. If you're up for it, reach out at support@noctie.ai / Samuel
Great for improving fast!
Response from developer
Thanks for the kind words and for providing such high-quality feedback!
Needs a lot of improvement!
Response from developer
Thank you for the candid review! As a fellow 1900 Elo I share your ambition to reach expert level 😊 You can select individual opening lines to play, both as standalone lines, and also when using an opening book you can use the Bookmark feature (target symbol) to train a specific subset of the opening book. Feel free to drop an email to support@noctie.ai if you run into issues using these functions. You're right that the game review is currently limited to just the move quality color feedback and the automatic puzzles. We share your vision of a better game review and this is something we're currently working on to be launched later this year. A huge benefit of using Noctie compared to playing a branch against a normal computer, is that Noctie selects the most humanlike replies so that you get practical experience in the opening. You can pick a difficulty between ~600 Elo (Pawn 1) and ~2700 Elo (Queen 4) and Noctie will play like a human at that level. I'd love to talk more to you about how we can improve the app for players of your strength. If you're up for it, reach out at support@noctie.ai / Samuel
Exactly what I need
What happened with update?
Response from developer
Thanks for the review and I'm very sorry that your experience was worse after the update. We made a significant change to our openings feature to adress some limitations, but this meant that the new user interface wasn't fully matching the old one, and much less usable as you experienced. We've put back the old feature of searching for specific opening lines, without having to create an opening book – this is available in the last release of the app. We also have a release coming out tomorrow, where we've made it one step less – you can search directly in the new game dialog, like you could before. I'd love to know if these changes adress the issues you've felt since the last release. Our ambition was to make the opening feature more powerful, not less usable, so it's very important for me that users like you are satisfied. We can stay in touch at support@noctie.ai if you'd like to give more feedback!
annoying it defaults to blitz mode
Response from developer
Hi! Sorry for that, I'll look at changing the default to a longer time control. You can contact us at contact@noctie.ai and I can reset your premium games if you want to try more. Thanks for giving Noctie a try.
Weak in every aspect
Response from developer
Hi! You're right, the post-game review is very barebones today, and it makes sense to complement with engine review. Right now the app is more focused on the playing experience against a humanlike bot, picking what opening to play, getting puzzles from your mistakes, etc. However we're working on a greatly improved review experience that we think will be an upgrade compared to alternatives. Thanks for trying Noctie!
What we’ve all been waiting for
Excellent Training Platform
I’m not this bad
Code Problem
Response from developer
Hi, yes there might be an issue with the Apple relay e-mail blocking our e-mails. Can you mail us at contact@noctie.ai with your regular e-mail and I'll send you the code?
Great app with lots of potential
However I think opening hints could use a few more moves.. knowing only first two three moves barely helps understand the concept behind an opening. Also it would be great if we could import our games from lichess/chess.com and get flashcards based on them.
