# Square Off Chess- Play & Learn — user reviews > 248 indexed App Store user reviews of Square Off Chess by InfiVention, Inc., rated 4.36/5 from 2,978 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/square-off-chess-play-and-learn/id1267805783/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/square-off-chess-play-and-learn/id1267805783.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,112 · 4★ 290 · 3★ 148 · 2★ 87 · 1★ 250 ## What do users think of Square Off Chess? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Great game - 👍 Awesome board - 🚀 Mesmerizing piece movement - 👍 Well-made product - 🚀 Impressive engineering **Cons** - 🐛 Buggy app - 🐛 Freezing issues - 🐛 Connectivity problems - 🐛 Unreliable board recognition - 🔋 Battery drain - 🐛 Glitchy firmware updates - 🐛 Piece placement errors - 🐛 Unresponsive customer support **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes frequently - Board loses connection during games - Piece movements not registered properly - Firmware update issues - Incorrect game state tracking - Opponent moves not showing up **Most requested features** - Landscape mode for iPad - Ability to stream games to the board - More timer options - Parental controls - Game history and analysis features - Integration with popular chess platforms - Improved AI difficulty scaling - Ability to take back moves against AI ## Newest reviews (12 of 248) ### 3/5 — Great concept, poor implementation *2026-07-05, version 6.0.24* I’ve had no end of trouble connecting to my chess.com account, because it uses an authentication method, not supported by the app so I had to create a new account entirely that used email authentication only. Lichess works better, but neither of these seem to have any games popping up recently, I wait forever, and just give up. I think the devs gave up on this product. ### 4/5 — App is good but……. *2026-03-15, version 6.0.22* It’s good app but there’s a problem that if i want to play with someone playing in lichess & chess.con I can’t ### 2/5 — Not a bad concept - poor execution *2025-12-03, version 6.0.22* I purchased the Square Off Pro with extremely high hopes for it. The App is okay at best, nowhere near as good as popular chess apps like Chess.com or Lichess. Also, canceling a Plus subscription is an absolute pain. ### 2/5 — Moves don’t get registered *2025-10-03, version 6.0.21* There are times when opponent makes a move on chess.com or lichess which do not register on the Square-off board and you get the impression that opponent is still thinking and as a result you wait for his move until you run out of time and lose. Also it is not possible to analyse games played on lichess or chess.com on the square-off board. ### 2/5 — No Chess.com *2025-08-15, version 6.0.19* Since some updates to Chess.com, it is no longer possible to play on Chess.com. Since the app hasn't had an update in 6 months, I'm thinking of ditching the Squate Off Pro for a device that will be directly compatible with Chess.com. ### 4/5 — Intéressant *2025-05-06, version 6.0.19* Jeu agréable avec quelques bugs du plateau de jeu (square off pro) qui demande parfois de recommencer le jeu En revanche, en jeu contre l’AI, le niveau 1 fait vraiment n’importe quoi alors que le niveau 2 est tout de suite très affuté notamment (mais pas seulement) dans les ouvertures Il faudrait plus de progressivité dans le niveau de jeu contre l’ai ### 1/5 — Awesome concept killed by greed *2025-04-12, version 6.0.19* Bought the for my son thinking it would a great way to enjoy digital & IRL chess together, but all the hidden costs were unreal after the pricey board purchase. Fell into disuse almost immediately. =( ### 4/5 — Updates have improved the game *2025-02-19, version 6.0.19* So far so good. ### 1/5 — Fraud Alert *2025-02-08, version 6.0.19* Tried to order the premium membership. Was charged three times! ### 1/5 — Not working properly! *2024-12-25, version 6.0.17* I have had to quit playing 3 times because it wouldn’t register my move. ### 4/5 — Well made board and pieces *2024-12-21, version 6.0.17* Its interesting. But, clarification, stream games doesn’t mean stream my own games from Lichess. I want to play games with both players (me and my friend) onto the board. That’s not possible (yet) Thanks for clarified information tech support. ### 1/5 — Cancel membership?? *2024-12-18, version 6.0.17* How do you cancel a membership? There isn’t any option on the app to cancel as stated in FAQs. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — The update will not work *2026-05-12, version 6.0.23* It won’t let me update my board ### 1/5 — Szabó *2026-05-05, version 6.0.23* I have payed for 6 Mounths plus. Nothing recieved and since 2 weeks no answer on my mail… ### 1/5 — This app is DEAD *2026-04-29, version 6.0.23* Bought my grand kingdom set about 6 years ago. The board is cool, but the app is absolutely atrocious. Good luck finding anyone who will actually play against you in the square off app that isn’t cheating. If you do manage to pair against somebody (even if they are a cheater) consider yourself lucky. Most times I want to use this app I will wait for literal hours in between games. On top of that the support/ service side of square off does not care about you or their own product. ### 1/5 — lol *2026-03-16, version 6.0.22* I’m tired of getting pushed to this page after EVER SINGLE GAME. So here this is a review. Funny even after you leave a review it forces you back in case you wanna change your mind. If I could give no stars I would ### 1/5 — profile ? *2026-02-19, version 6.0.22* cannot make apple rofile without phone number. well, nope ;) ### 1/5 — App analyzes wrong player *2026-02-08, version 6.0.22* Every game it analyzes my opponent like it’s me. No obvious way to fix it. ### 1/5 — Keeps asking me to rate the app after each game *2025-12-26, version 6.0.22* I don’t appreciate the pop up. I already rated it five stars before but I still get the freaking pop up after every game. It’s annoying ### 1/5 — Not compatible with Chess.com *2025-11-30, version 6.0.22* I bought it to use with my chess.com account. It has worked for 1 year but it isn’t anymore. I want my money back! ### 1/5 — Too old *2025-11-07, version 6.0.22* This app has not been updated for a couple of years now and it is too slow missing various functions and features! ### 1/5 — You can not cancel your account *2025-06-21, version 6.0.19* Do not sign up!!! They will auto renew and there is no ability to cancel or delete your account. When I try to cancel my account, mysteriously I lose connection to the server (I have a screen shot). I have tried this over and over. There is no where else to change your account settings. Run!!! This is going to be a nightmare to cancel. Not worth it. I would do zero stars if it let me. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Awesome *2026-08-01, version 6.0.24* Nice ### 5/5 — Wow - for the novice and Master *2026-06-13, version 6.0.24* In my humble opinion, this is a great play-partner, trainer and opponent. Especially cool are when the pieces are moving on their own. Super value and looks great. ### 5/5 — Love my grand kingdom & neo! *2026-06-13, version 6.0.24* Love my grand kingdom & neo! Got them a couple of years ago. It’s worth it. ### 5/5 — Wow *2026-02-25, version 6.0.22* Wow ### 5/5 — Fun at chess! *2026-02-01, version 6.0.22* Love playing against AI!such a delight! ### 5/5 — Grand Kingdom chess set *2025-11-08, version 6.0.22* 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 — Square off *2025-09-18, version 6.0.20* Très bonne application ### 5/5 — Wow so cool! *2025-04-04, version 6.0.19* This is one of the best chess apps out there ! I really enjoy all the cool features and the cool part is it’s connected to the square off chess board I received , The board itself is also amazing ! It’s so cool it moves on it’s own and you can play with other people and AI! I highly recommend it to everyone! ### 5/5 — U *2024-11-13, version 6.0.17* I like it so good like so good like I don’t even know how to explain it but it’s so good. I just wanted to read it. It five star cause it’s so good. ### 5/5 — Great app with or without the board. *2024-08-21, version 6.0.17* This app is great integration of all the current chess platforms. When paired with the square off board, you can challenge other users, bots, and other player via lichess.org or chess.com. --- *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 2026-08-23.*