# Red Hot Pawn Play Chess — user reviews > 81 indexed App Store user reviews of Red Hot Pawn Play Chess by netAdapt Apps, rated 3.90/5 from 77 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/red-hot-pawn-play-chess/id1201313767/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/red-hot-pawn-play-chess/id1201313767.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 47 · 4★ 8 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 12 ## What do users think of Red Hot Pawn Play Chess? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use and navigate - 🌍 Connect with players worldwide - 🏆 Tournaments and ladders available - 📱 Great fit for smartphone - ✨ Simple and functional interface - 💯 Competent and reliable app - 🆓 Free to play option - ✅ Good matchmaking - 💡 Conditional moves feature - 📊 Excellent statistics provided - 🚀 Speeds up playing experience - 🌟 Clean and usable interface - 💪 Fully featured correspondence chess app - 👍 Intuitive and logical functionality - 💯 Superior and superb app **Cons** - 📉 Game limit for non-subscribers reduced - 💰 Focus on monetization - 😵 Clunky interface - 🚫 Anti-cheating system seems non-existent - 🤔 Something missing - 📱 App can be slow on notifications - 🚫 Cannot upload a photo - 🔞 Pornographic ads - 😵 Game analysis is cheating - 🐛 Glitchy, says illegal move when it's not - 🔒 Won't remember login - 🐌 Slow on notifications sometimes - 👎 New format is cumbersome - 📉 Not enough players - 😕 Basic, not a real app feel - ⏳ No actual chess timer for speed chess - ❌ Invalid credentials issues - 😫 Impossible to navigate or access games - 🤔 User interface is complicated - 🚫 Board won't self-refresh - 🗣️ Can only chat when it's your move - 🧐 Limited piece style and color options - ❌ Poorly coded login procedure - 😵 Messages flash and disappear quickly - 👎 Not that good, better apps exist - 👴 Outdated game board graphics - 🐌 Long-winded and unintuitive - ⏳ Less functionality for variable time limits - 🚫 Cannot see all games in a list - 🚫 Cannot analyze board - 🤔 Not clear on player last moves - 🚫 Opponent's taken piece not shown - 🚫 Completed games not visible - ❌ Cannot move pieces on new iPad Pro - ❌ Cannot archive completed games - ❌ Cannot see Q&A to common questions - 🚫 Players don't move in losing positions - 🚫 No place to adjudicate games - 🚫 Cannot replay or analyze games on mobile **Commonly reported bugs** - App never works - Game analysis is cheating - Glitch when submitting move, says illegal - Won't remember login - Invalid credentials errors - App does not work on iPhone 7 plus, no moves possible - Cannot sign up on iPhone - Keeps forgetting login details - Cannot move pieces in games on new iPad Pro - Board won't self-refresh - Push notifications sometimes don't work - Cannot replay or analyze games on mobile **Most requested features** - More than 50 games for free users - Hundreds of games for free users - Ability to email completed games - Improve push notification reliability - Better filtering and sorting of games - Option to change app's main top bar color and theme - More functionality for variable time limits - Easily accessible back and forward button for move review - Archive completed games - Show which piece opponent took on last move - Display completed games - More players - Dark mode option - Advanced analytics dashboard - Fix login issues - Improve anti-cheating system - Add chess timer for speed chess - More piece style and color options - Allow chat at any time - Improve UI for mobile - Add more game analysis features - Fix glitch where illegal moves are flagged ## Newest reviews (17 of 81) ### 4/5 — Red hot pawn *2026-06-20* Been playing RHP for years only because there was not a subscription needed to play up to twelve games. Now it’s down to six games for a non subscriber. Guess it’s always about the money. I do like the ease of navigating through the ads without the hassle other sites make you go through. **Developer response:** For player's with accounts over 10 years old, concurrent games are reduced to six games. This is not the case for new members. Unfortunately, running an "always on" service which needs constant maintenance, development, and support is very expensive, not to mention over 10 years of retaining your game data, so saying its "always about the money" is grossly unfair. The app, ad free, and virtually unlimited games is *10 cents* a day. A coffee a day might cost you 40 times as much. ### 2/5 — Clunky *2024-04-10* Can’t quickly see proposed moves. Have to go through “game analysis”. Can’t see Q&A to common questions. Players don’t move when in losing position, and no place to adjudicate the game. ### 3/5 — Too loose *2023-12-06* The app in itself is OK but the anti cheating system seems non existent ### 2/5 — Clunky *2023-06-04* Can’t quickly see proposed moves. Have to go through “game analysis”. Can’t see Q&A to common questions. Players don’t move when in losing position, and no place to adjudicate the game. ### 5/5 — Great App *2022-12-31* Very intuitive app with a wide range of features and players of all abilities.. ### 5/5 — Does it all real well. *2022-10-26, version v5.0.8* Competent app. Reliable. Does all u need . ### 3/5 — Okay… *2022-08-12, version v4.5.6* It’s just okay. Minimal features… ### 5/5 — Fun and functional! *2022-05-13* The interface is simple and it works. ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2022-05-10* I am on two chess sites. I am playing 1 game on one, 10 on the other. That should tell you what I think of this site. ### 4/5 — Génial *2022-01-16, version v4.5.6* Cette application rempli toutes mes attentes. ### 5/5 — Good but only good *2022-01-04* Ok game set up good matches but something missing ### 5/5 — Best Chess App *2021-12-12, version v4.5.6* It is all about the playing…. And the tournaments and ladders is cool ### 5/5 — Play Chess *2021-11-22* An Excellent chess site where you can meet players all over the globe. You can save your games & the site provides excellent statistics! ### 5/5 — Excellent *2021-05-21* A brilliant app for chess players of all abilities. Highly recommended AAA+ ### 5/5 — Red Hot Pawn *2021-04-24, version 4.5.5* Great App, perfect fit for a smartphone. ### 5/5 — Great App *2021-02-11* Great app, bit slow on notifications sometimes and can’t upload a photo, not sure if because not on Facebook? **Developer response:** Thank you for the review. Photo uploading will be coming on the next major release. For now, please use the web site to change your avatar image. ### 5/5 — Super Support Qualität *2020-12-01, version 4.5.5* Excelent Fehler Korekture ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — never works *2026-05-16, version v6.1.8* boo! ### 1/5 — Great app spoiled by pornographic ads *2020-12-21* I’ve been playing this app for year. Recently the ads have become more adult. I can’t even teach my kids on this app anymore. Shocking and irresponsible. **Developer response:** "Pornographic" ads should not be displayed, so this is unfortunate. Please send any screenshots of any inappropriate ads to our support email address so we can investigate and prevent further occurrences. ### 1/5 — Game analysis is totally cheating *2020-11-23, version 4.5.5* Game analysis is totally cheating ### 1/5 — If there was a lower rating than one star I would have chosen it *2020-03-05, version 4.5.5* I use a I phone. It is impossible to navigate the app or the site. I can not access my current games. I can not access my past game. It’s almost impossible to do something as simple as a rematch. This site used to be simple to use now it is impossible. ### 1/5 — Keep getting “invalid credentials” *2019-04-24, version 4.3.2* Using a password generator with long complex password. No issues with web GUI, only with app. ### 1/5 — RedHotPawn does not work on Iphone 7 plus *2018-12-29, version 4.3.2* The App does not work. No moves possible. ### 1/5 — Dont get it *2018-12-14, version 4.3.2* Wont remember your password. You have to sign in all the time. ### 1/5 — Would be sweet if it worked. *2018-03-31, version 4.1.9* Can’t sign up on iPhone. Nothing happens. ### 1/5 — Outdated and expensive *2018-01-13* How others can give the 4.5 stars is beyond me, The game play on the board heralds form the 1980,s. it is not user friendly, it is not intuitive so the simplest a task is long winded and often you cannot find how to do it. I expect it's OK after you have discovered where everything you want is located and how the hell you do it. The upgrade costs are £14 every quarter or £38 every year. So I assume that you need to get the upgrade to make App run the way you want it. Either way I won't be finding out as I am deleting the App. The are much better and cheaper Apps available. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2017-07-15, version 4.1.9* Doesn't work on the new iPad Pro 10.5. Can't move the pieces in your games. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Deej *2026-06-11, version v6.1.8* Best chess app out there ### 5/5 — An excellent site for new or experienced players. *2026-04-10* Have no fear, this costs nothing to play. As a non subscriber you are limited to playing 12 games at a time. But subscribe and games are unlimited. Brilliant! ### 5/5 — Red hot pawn *2026-02-14* Been playing RHP for years only because there was not a subscription needed to play up to twelve games. Now it’s down to six games for a non subscriber. Guess it’s always about the money. I do like the ease of navigating through the ads without the hassle other sites make you go through. **Developer response:** For player's with accounts over 10 years old, concurrent games are reduced to six games. This is not the case for new members. Unfortunately, running an "always on" service which needs constant maintenance, development, and support is very expensive, not to mention over 10 years of retaining your game data, so saying its "always about the money" is grossly unfair. The app, ad free, and virtually unlimited games is *10 cents* a day. A coffee a day might cost you 40 times as much. ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2025-07-12, version v5.0.9* Playing for 10+ years now, great matchmaking, found lots of online chess friends all over the world ### 5/5 — Fantastic app *2025-05-18* Great great app. Excellent functionality, appearance, easy to learn easy to use. Great. Wish there were more than 50 games though, would like to see a couple of hundred at least. That’s my only beef, Otherwise A superior, superb app! Well done! ### 5/5 — RedHotPawn *2024-08-26* Enjoyable format. Easy to communicate and find the challenge you desire. ### 5/5 — Red hot pawn *2024-06-03* Been using this app for years top notch the best out there ### 5/5 — lol *2024-01-15, version v5.0.9* B o non ### 5/5 — Like this app *2023-09-23* This app has improved over the years, they upgraded their servers I believe, which made a great difference , overall I am happy with this site ### 5/5 — Convenient on-the-go *2023-04-23* This is a handy little app that’s available all through the day and night, anytime. I just love it. Chess to go, to play anytime, anywhere. When I run out of games, there are always the interesting chess puzzles. --- *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.*