# Play Magnus - Play Chess — user reviews > 402 indexed App Store user reviews of Play Magnus by Chess.com, rated 4.70/5 from 4,019 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/play-magnus-play-chess/id808138395/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/play-magnus-play-chess/id808138395.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3,456 · 4★ 305 · 3★ 93 · 2★ 37 · 1★ 128 ## What do users think of Play Magnus? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Very fun and easy to use - 🤩 Great for building mind and fun to play - 🚀 Simple and beautiful interface - 🤓 Genuinely really good for chess practice - 🤩 Awesome game, helps improve chess skills - 🤩 Excellent for chess training and progression **Cons** - 🐛 Premium features not unlocked despite payment - 🐛 Membership is glitchy and app crashes often - 💰 Subscription and in-app purchases are overpriced - 🐛 Frequent crashes, especially when close to winning - 🐛 Buggy, with issues like pieces not moving properly - 🐛 Crashes on newer devices, unplayable on some **Commonly reported bugs** - Frequent crashes and freezes during gameplay - Inconsistent point/ranking system, scores incorrect - Inability to change profile picture or settings - Paid features not working or unlocking properly - Compatibility issues on newer iOS devices **Most requested features** - Add a 'resign' button to quit losing games - Provide an option to undo moves after checkmate - Add a landscape mode for better gameplay on tablets - Implement a player vs player mode to challenge friends - Include an ELO rating system to gauge skill level ## Newest reviews (10 of 402) ### 4/5 — Really good *2026-07-21* Play Magnus is a really good game and a very good progressive for any kind of player the only thing is that to train you have to get Magnus trainer it’s still really good though if I could I would give 4.5 but I can’t ### 3/5 — I like the app, but… *2026-05-28, version 5.1.53* I genuinely can’t beat him at six! It doesn’t even make sense for a six year old to be at that level in chess. ### 2/5 — Paid membership don’t work *2026-05-28* I paid for the monthly membership and cant watch the videos e other things, and I can’t contact the support ### 2/5 — Pas d’assistance *2026-02-21* Je viens de prendre un abonnement et je n’ai pas tous les fonctionnalités. De plus,l’assistance n’est pas disponible Comment puis-je procéder pour améliorer la situation ? ### 3/5 — Super herausfordernd aber auch super nervig! *2026-01-21* Man noch so gut spielen aber es gefühlt nie möglich mit der richtigen Figur seine Dame zu schlagen ob wohl man nicht im Schach steht oder wenn man sogar eine entsprechende Figur hat die die Dame schlagen könnte lt Regelwerk. Man kann im Endeffekt nur hoffe das die Dame nur „versuchen“ eine für ihn unglückliche Situation ausnutzen ansonsten ist eigenartiger Weise die Dame unsterblich. Und nein es liegt nicht unbedingt an meiner Spielkulst da es beim ihm egal ist ob er Kidn oder erwachsenes Alter hat. Bitte beheben!! ### 3/5 — Magnus Age 31-35 missing *2026-01-05, version 5.1.53* Magnus is missing age 31-35. ### 2/5 — pas d’accès malgré paiement *2025-11-12* j’ai payé pour un mois car ils m’ont dit que pour utiliser le magnometer il le fallait, j’ai l’abonnement mais quand je clique sur le magnometer ils me demandent de payer alors que je l’ai déjà fait ### 2/5 — Chess excellent UX impossible *2025-09-20, version 5.1.53* The lessons and chess are first rate, but the membership is completely glitchy and the app crashes often. Very hard to make progress it loses where you are all the time. I have probably joined a dozen times trying to get it to find my membership. Get it together. ### 3/5 — Good app could be a great app *2025-07-31, version 5.1.53* I gave this app a three because while it doesn’t fail it’s hard to follow magnus moves while he’s kicking your butt! ### 1/5 — In app puchase still features not unlocked *2025-05-23* I have taken subscription to watch videos under Train with Magnus but even after purchase the videos not unlocked ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Broken *2026-08-16, version 5.1.53* Game just crashes. Start a game, make a move, game crashes. Used to be fine. “App support” button goes to chess.com. ### 1/5 — Took money didn’t unlock functions *2026-07-01, version 5.1.53* I signed up for multiple premium membership plans and was still locked out of content with no clear explanation. ### 1/5 — No bug fixes in 4+ years *2026-06-07, version 5.1.53* App crashes mid game nearly every game ### 1/5 — Paid but no access *2026-04-28, version 5.1.53* I’ve paid monthly subscription and restored purchases. All the content takes me to the sign up page. Trying to pay again tells me I’m already subscribed. Zendesk and other support links (including the one here) are dead. ### 1/5 — Crash crash crash *2026-02-02, version 5.1.53* This app has crashed every time for over 4 years. It crashes on my phone, it crashes on my IPad, it crashed on an older IPad. Can never finish a game because within a few minutes it crashes. ### 1/5 — So expensive *2026-01-28, version 5.1.53* It is so expensive ### 1/5 — Member option doesn’t work *2026-01-17, version 5.1.53* I love this app but the upgrade doesn’t work and there is no way to make a comment other that here. ### 1/5 — No features for subscription *2025-12-17, version 5.1.53* After purchasing subscription I am still unable to access app features. I emailed customer support, but have received none. ### 1/5 — Horrible Experience *2025-11-08* Even after buying membership, it doesn’t reflect in the app. ### 1/5 — Premium features not unlocked *2025-11-01, version 5.1.53* I have paid for a premium monthly membership for this app. Yet, I cannot access any of the paid content! I have contacted customer support and they have ignored all of my messages for weeks! This is completely unacceptable! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great fun *2026-07-11, version 5.1.53* This app is excellent! To be able to play Magnus is not only a challenge, it is a privilege. Hey I played Magnus yesterday and I won! Okay…he was only 5 years old, but if you think it was easy, download this app and give it a try yourself. Thank you Magnus for the opportunity to play you at different stages of your life. ### 5/5 — Good *2026-06-19, version 5.1.53* I wish it had all content free ### 5/5 — Muito bom o jogo e divertido *2026-01-15* Bom demais jogar com Magnus ### 5/5 — Excellent Chess App *2025-12-28, version 5.1.53* This app is so fun and challenging. I am doing my best to defeat Magnus at age 12 and he’s just too good. Highly recommend for chess players of any level. ### 5/5 — Very fun and easy to use *2025-10-25, version 5.1.53* 5 ### 5/5 — Simple Chess player *2025-09-17, version 5.1.53* I've been playing Chess since high school. This is a fun app. Love it. ### 5/5 — Good application *2025-09-03* Very good application for learning the chess. We can choose the Level (the years Magnus 5 at 29 years free for 30 years) others gods of chess are in this application such as judit polgar (5years free but 6-30 years it s paying ). ### 5/5 — I beat Magnus *2025-07-13* No I didn't ....:) Wow , i cannot beat him aged 8 more than a couple times and ive had 50 goes , great App super frustrating losing so much , surely ill get better and beat him if I practice for 20 years :) ### 5/5 — Awesome app *2025-07-12, version 5.1.53* Thank you for putting together such an amazing app. Great work. It’s a lot of fun to tee this up and just actually play a game that’s relevant and not mind wasting having to think and training your brain is important in life so good work. ### 5/5 — CHESS! *2025-06-07, version 5.1.53* Oh Yeah, Chess Is Good & Fun, Nothing Stops Me From Playing Chess With Magnus. It Is Play magnus. --- *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 2026-08-28.*