Best Free Chess App

4.8😊(825K ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

#4in Games

Engage in online and offline chess matches with millions of players worldwide. Improve your skills through interactive lessons, over 500,000 puzzles, and powerful AI opponents. Compete in tournaments and explore various chess variants.

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😞(205K ratings)

FreeAds

#82in 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

Chess without ads by Christophe Théron

Learn, play, improve!

Worth Considering

4.7😊(38K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

Learn and play chess without distractions. This app offers guided lessons for beginners and advanced analysis for experts, helping you improve your game with intelligent suggestions and post-game reviews. Play offline and enjoy a seamless, ad-free experience.

What We Love

👍 Excellent chess training tool
🚀 Customizable difficulty levels
💡 Helpful move suggestions
👍 Clean and intuitive interface
🚀 No ads or distractions
👍 Great for beginners and advanced players
💡 Allows reviewing past games

Room to Improve

🔒 Limited free version with paid upgrade
🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
💡 Desire for more chess variants and modes
🔒 Aggressive prompts to upgrade to paid version

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