Best Chess Board App

4.5😞(205K ratings)

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Experience a visually appealing and engaging chess game on your iPhone and iPod Touch. Play against friends or a customizable AI opponent with features like undo and automatic saving. Enjoy a free, ad-supported experience.

What We Love

🚀 Fun to play everyday
👍 Good free game
👍 Nice little game
👍 Very good practice
👍 Addictive
👍 Great game for anyone
👍 Good app
👍 Awesome
👍 Really nice
👍 Winner
👍 Great for long flights

Room to Improve

🐛 AD crazy
🐛 Major glitches make the game impossible
🐛 Force draw
🐛 Issues, needs fixing but has potential
🐛 Disappearing Pieces
🐛 If you want to learn chess go somewhere else
🐛 Fraudulent Advertisement Included! Beware!
🐛 Ads
🐛 Pop-up ads, app freezes, phone screen freezes, and more
🐛 The game cheats
🐛 Allows the AI to cheat
🐛 Unbelievably buggy
🐛 Cheating
🐛 Cheats
🐛 Glitches
🐛 Terrible
🐛 Annoying as hell
🐛 Intrusive ads
🐛 Breaks Rules Too Often
🐛 Biggest disappointment ever
🐛 Unbelievably buggy
🐛 Cheating
🐛 Disappointing

Chess: 2 Players! by Marina Anisovich

Play together!

Strong Contender

4.7😐(3.2K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

Engage in classic chess matches with friends or strangers. Enjoy a shared experience on a single device or connect with players worldwide for competitive online games.

What We Love

👍 Clean and simple UI
🚀 Easy to learn and play
💡 Good for playing with friends/family
👍 No ads

Room to Improve

🐛 Issues with online play (usernames already taken)
🔧 Missing features like timer customization
🐛 Bugs with castling and move taking back

Real Chess 3D by Sailendu Behera

Ultimate 3D Chess Game

Worth Considering

Chess Time - Multiplayer Chess

4.7😊(159K ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

Experience chess in stunning 3D graphics. Play against friends or the CPU with adjustable difficulty. Learn new strategies with interactive tutorials and customize your game's appearance. Save your progress and undo moves for a seamless experience.

What We Love

🎨 Excellent graphics and visuals
🎢 Smooth and responsive gameplay
🎮 Customizable board and pieces
🧠 Challenging AI opponents
🕹️ Offline play against CPU
🎶 Calming background music

Room to Improve

🎢 Huge difficulty spike between Easy and Normal modes
🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
💰 Excessive ads in free version
🔄 Repetitive CPU moves in some situations
🔒 Inability to choose color (play as Black)
🔒 Limited undo/move history options

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