# Really Bad Chess+ — user reviews > 100 indexed App Store user reviews of Really Bad Chess+ by Zach Gage, rated 3.40/5 from 165 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/really-bad-chess-plus/id1551670264/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/really-bad-chess-plus/id1551670264.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 75 · 4★ 20 · 3★ 11 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 48 ## What do users think of Really Bad Chess+? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 💡 Innovative concept - 🤩 Addictive gameplay - 👍 Easy to learn - 🧠 Improves chess skills - ✨ Clean UI - 🚀 Fast gameplay - 🤔 Challenging AI - 🎨 Customizable themes - 🔄 Undo move available - 🎮 Fun for all levels **Cons** - 😠 Unfair AI starting positions - ⚖️ AI too lucky/strong - 🚫 No draws (stalemate/repetition) - 🐛 Bugs and glitches - 📱 UI scaling issues - 📉 Frustrating difficulty spikes - 🤔 Repetitive AI moves - ❌ Some moves not allowed - 📊 Imbalanced piece distribution - 👎 Poor tutorial **Commonly reported bugs** - App zoomed in, parts of board/UI cut off (recent update) - Cannot make legal moves - Game won't allow moves out of check - AI gets stuck in infinite loops - Incorrect checkmate detection - Pieces glitching - Cannot undo after checkmate - App not fitting on iPhone screen - Menu options cut off **Most requested features** - Add draws by repetition/stalemate - Option for mirrored pieces - Tutorial for beginners - Ability to play online multiplayer - Option to see solution for daily challenges - Mac app availability - Option to keep board on screen after game - Adjustable AI difficulty - More board/theme options - Animations for piece movement ## Newest reviews (15 of 100) ### 2/5 — The ai is way too lucky *2026-05-14* The games usually start out with impossible to defend attacks, the ai doesn’t even go for checkmate strategically, it just wants pieces, and on top of that, the boards are usually very unfair, I’ve started multiple times where a piece that I need is under attack and I defendable in the very first move, not to mention that most of the time, the ai gets undefendable lines that take half your pieces. ### 2/5 — Recent upgrade issues *2026-03-22, version 1.6* Recent upgrades have caused the play forked to be larger than the phone screen, th entire outer edges of the board are off the screen, also the top of the menus are off the top of the screen ### 2/5 — Bad update *2026-03-21, version 1.6* Latest update wrecked the game. ### 4/5 — Recent update is too zoomed in iPhone 17 pro max. *2026-03-21, version 1.6* Love the game. Have for years game updated today and I can not see the entire game on my iPhone 17 pro max. It feels like they are forcing me to play with iPad aspect ratio ### 1/5 — Update bug *2026-03-21, version 1.6* I love this game but the newest update makes it impossible to play. The board is too big to be seen and there is no way to change it. ### 3/5 — new but buggy *2026-03-21* the new version doesn’t fit on the phone screen - only iPad… ### 1/5 — Scaling issue on this update *2026-03-20, version 1.6* Game is no longer playable as the scaling is wrong with this update, at least on pro max phone. It’s zoomed and can’t see the menus or the whole board. ### 4/5 — New update *2026-03-20* Its a really good game but the new update seems to have broken the scaling on the iphone 17 ### 1/5 — New Update Broke It *2026-03-20, version 1.6* It used to work just fine on my iPhone 17 Pro, but now it appears zoomed in on the screen leaving me unable to see the whole board. ### 1/5 — Kein normales Schach möglich *2026-02-03* Leider ist dieses Spiel so unübersichtlich und nicht deutsch verfügbar. Außerdem kann ich kein normales Schach spielen oder es einstellen… ### 1/5 — Bad *2025-12-30, version 1.4.6* AI can go from blundering 4 pieces in a row to finding mate in 8, with no indication on when the AI’s strength changes. Absolutely infuriating game. ### 4/5 — Great game *2025-10-09* Just a suggestion- Personally, I forget the rules for each game mode and wish there was a little description or a main page. No matter what you click a game opens up. It’s highly enjoyable though! ### 4/5 — Repetitive *2025-09-14* If the bot gets in a position where it can constantly check you but never mate you, it will get stuck forever and you can do anything, it will never stop giving checks forcing you to move or block and it’s terrible (five stars bc apple hides 1 star reviews) ### 2/5 — computer wins! *2025-06-05, version 1.4.6* not everyone is over 2000 elo but luckily the computer is in this version of chess ### 3/5 — Manque *2025-03-25* Il manque la possibilité de faire des égalités, qui reste quand même une des partie les plus importantes dans les échec quand on est sur le point de perdre, c’est savoir jouer ces pion afin de forcer le pat qui motive les joueur à rester lorsqu’il pensent avoir perdu ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — WORST GAME EVER *2026-08-13, version 1.6.1* I HATE IT WAY TO HARD THIS GAME SHOULD HAVE NEVER EVER CAME OUT ### 1/5 — It’s really bad chess ♟️ *2026-07-24, version 1.6.1* Worst game ever 😁 really can’t understand it. So I deleting this right now after I’m done bye ### 1/5 — Latest update broke the game *2026-03-23* A recent update added some new game modes but completely broke the game. On my iPhone 17 Pro the entire app is now “magnified” such that I can’t see the entire board (the left and right-most columns aren’t on screen!) It broke the menu UI as well I can’t read the options because they’re all cut off. I had a 50+ day streak which I lost because of this. Most games when they break something that destroys user progress (streaks, dailies, etc) there’s some sort apology or fix made. I guarantee Apple Arcade won’t bother. Update: they fixed it today 3/23 but guess what, they fixed the other version of the game (the one not via Apple Arcade) TWO DAYS EARLIER! That’s right, the subscription service version you pay for gets updated slower than the regular version. ### 1/5 — Last update ruined the game *2026-03-23, version 1.6* I sent an email, and didn’t get a reply. :( ### 1/5 — Zoomed in *2026-03-23, version 1.6* they released an update a few days ago that made the whole screen zoomed in too much to see everything love playing this but its broken right now ### 1/5 — Aspect ratio is messed up *2026-03-22* After update the app doesn’t fit on the iPhone screen any more - too big. Needs a fix ### 1/5 — Update broke the game *2026-03-22, version 1.6* Same scaling problem as other commenters. Please fix! ### 1/5 — Game does not work correctly any more after update *2026-03-22* I really liked the Game and played it Daily for years! After the update, the GUI was wrong (to big scale - right and left part of the board cut away. So I did a backup and tried to reinstall. Reinstall has not solved the problem AND backup cannot be restored (even after several device restarts and tries). That is very frustrating… years of progress lost. ### 1/5 — Completely Unplayable *2026-03-22, version 1.6* Completely unplayable since the latest update. Full board no longer fits in iPhone portrait view and there no way to resize it or go to landscape mode. Looks like they did zero real world testing before rolling this update out. PLEASE FIX!!! ### 1/5 — Did latest update break app? *2026-03-21, version 1.6* The app is now oddly zoomed in so you can’t actually play it properly. Happened today. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — So much cavalry *2026-07-08* A fun game in an incredibly frustrating way. One wish, it would be great to see the board after victory or defeat. A second look at a surprise ending would be nice. ### 5/5 — Solid fun game *2026-03-21* A solid little game, taught me a lot about real chess. But the latest update, resolution is out - the board no longer fits the screen ### 5/5 — Jogo viciante *2026-01-18* Entrei pensando que seria um jogo normal de xadrez e saí impressionado pois o jogo é realmente muito bom ### 5/5 — Bueno *2025-07-19, version 1.4.6* Entretenido y útil ### 5/5 — love *2025-07-08, version 1.4.6* i’m addicted to this game. i don’t even play much chess, but this version is sooo fun. whoever came up with this idea is a genius ### 5/5 — Warning : “Highly Addictive” *2025-02-27* Absolutely loving this games and good concept!!! Kudos to the creator. The UI is super clean and loved every bit of it. ### 5/5 — Kesin yükleyin *2024-12-16, version 1.4.6* Oyun çok güzel,satranç alt tarafı deyip geçmeyin ben oyuna girince 7 maç atıp çıkıyorum ve bence maçlar kısa sürüyor çok uzun değil yani müq ### 5/5 — Herifler Satranç 2yi keşfetmiş *2024-12-02, version 1.4.6* Valla klasik açılışlardan klasik oyunlardan sıkılmıştım iyi oldu bu ### 5/5 — GET THIS GAME 🎮 *2024-11-24* Love this game I recommend for kids over the age of 5 it is a extremely immersive game and can improve your skills in chess due to difficult situations. By the way this is not a bot. So go get this game it will become your new favourite. As well as this parents this is a educational and fun way of spending time. ### 5/5 — One bug, otherwise perfect! *2024-08-03* I found a bug that when you are trying to make a move, it won’t let you move! I found this near the end of a match, if that helps. Otherwise really fun! Edit: It would not move any pieces when I’m in checkmate. pls fix it --- *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 2026-09-06.*