Chess.com - Play and Learn
★ 4.4What it actually doesSolve chess puzzles online with more than 250 million players worldwide!
Actually does
- ✓Task management
- ✓Casual games80% of reviews
- ✓Шахматные уроки и обучение30% of reviews
- ✓Решение шахматных задач (500K+)15% of reviews
- ✓Анализ и разбор партий10% of reviews
- ✓Subscription(bonus)30% of reviews
- ✓Available in Russia35% of reviews
- ✓Leaderboard15% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Offline-first
- ⚠Варианты шахмат (блиц, пуля, Chess960, вслепую)
- ⚠Social network
Common complaints
- ✗Russian flag blocked and direct discrimination of Russian players45% of mentions
«They forbid chess players from playing under their country's flag... For four years the service has demonstrated Russophobia»
- ✗Frequent crashes when opening and using the app20% of mentions
«The app still crashes when you open it. You've released a few updates lately trying to solve the problem, but none of them have helped»
- ✗Requires VPN to access from Russia15% of mentions
«Doesn't work in RF without VPN»
- ✗Aggressive monetization, paid subscription for basic features25% of mentions
«Not only does it not work in Russia without a VPN, but it also charges for every little thing after it hooks you with tasks»
- ✗Bugs: incorrect moves, missing pieces, freezes12% of mentions
«You make a double pawn move, but then the program itself changes it to a single move... the board was missing a pawn on h1»
What people praise
- ★Effective chess learning
«It teaches me chess every time»
- ★Interesting gameplay and learning
«This app has quality instruction plus game analysis, the app is very convenient and doesn't lag, the design is very good»
- ★Convenient interface and design
«The design is very nice, everything is very convenient and clear»
- ★Regular app updates
«updates come out almost every month»
- ★Multiple game modes
«lots of different possibilities»