Best Free Chess App

4.8😊(867K ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

#1in Games

Engage in chess with millions globally through online matches, tournaments, and lessons. Improve your skills with over a million puzzles, powerful bot opponents, and detailed game analysis. Explore various chess variants and track your progress with in-depth statistics.

What We Love

🚀 Excellent app for learning and improving chess skills
🎓 Comprehensive lessons, puzzles, and analysis tools
🌍 Large player base for quick matchmaking
📊 Detailed game statistics and progress tracking
💻 Seamless integration between mobile app and website

Room to Improve

🐛 Frequent connection issues and game freezes
⏱️ Unreliable and inconsistent game timers
🔒 Lack of transparency around anti-cheating measures
💰 Aggressive paywall for advanced features
🤖 Subpar AI opponents with questionable move choices

Chess ∙ by Optime Software LLC

Strong Contender

4.5😞(208K ratings)

FreeAds

#62in Games

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

Real Chess 3D by Sailendu Behera

Ultimate 3D Chess Game

Worth Considering

4.7😊(162K 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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