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title: "Chess Only - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "No ads. No network. No gimmicks. Chess Only! Instant analysis tells you why a move is good or poor instantly. Human-like engine gives you tactical puzzles; playing is studying.  - optimized for saving"
---

# Chess Only — United States
> Improve your chess by playing

![Chess Only App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/f9/13/f6/f913f613-0a89-00bd-4c69-730b8b9582d2/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-3-0-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Young-Jo Song](https://apptail.io/developer/young-jo-song-amoe)
**Category:** Games
**Rating:** 4.0/5 (29 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.tidynail.chess-only
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 1.32 (released 2026-10-21)
**Original Release:** 2021-05-25
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id1569045693)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/chess-only-QkWc/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/chess-only-QkWc/united-states)

## Chess Only Description
No ads. No network. No gimmicks. Chess Only!
Instant analysis tells you why a move is good or poor instantly.
Human-like engine gives you tactical puzzles; playing is studying.

- optimized for saving battery power
- human-like engine offering draw/resign (Elo 400 ~ 2500)
- evaluation bar with blunder alert
- try moves out of game play
- instant game analysis and hint
- game save to a pgn file
- over-the-board mode
- e-board (Millennium ChessLink) support

## Chess Only Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/52/27/91/52279111-5fac-9adf-5d4b-a1b3fc6b15f8/playing.png/1320x2868.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/70/75/1e/70751eb7-6a4c-3ed2-143c-0b5bc24fe1fa/coach.png/1320x2868.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/2b/55/c6/2b55c6b0-c0d3-b6db-85ce-67da9e63fbcb/try.png/1320x2868.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/15/86/b2/1586b200-9c5f-fe65-3e44-e1272877d027/resign.png/1320x2868.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/2f/3c/bd/2f3cbdee-24b1-b40c-9c13-b42d0b53209a/otb.png/1320x2868.png)
- [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/db/0c/74/db0c74ca-1de7-b6aa-67a2-c26639798034/new.png/1320x2868.png)
- [Screenshot 7](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/60/00/62/60006224-1527-f0ad-9b9b-7194e8fca5f1/settings.png/1320x2868.png)

## Chess Only Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 17 (59%)
- 4 stars: 4 (14%)
- 3 stars: 3 (10%)
- 2 stars: 0 (0%)
- 1 stars: 5 (17%)

## Chess Only Reviews in United States

### ***** "Just chess"
Just plays chess, can be very hard to beat on higher levels, no gimmicks, just chess. For anyone who played Chessmaster running the king engine, it has that kind of style, quite human at times, if it blunders and you miss it the engine will come back stronger. I do like the fact the engine will resign (you can refuse) or offer a draw, makes it feel much more natural. A note to the dev, the buttons are there to save a game as pgn file but can’t seem to locate the file in the files app on iPad, any ideas?
-- Captain Blunderpants, 2024-10-01

### *---- "Garbage chess"
Placed opponent in check mate multiple times and app decides to say stalemate. Stupid computer can’t win and doesn’t want to give any points so it gives stalemate. Very disappointing app.  In two moves the computer says stalemate.
-- AustenRay, 2024-04-18

### ***** "The only app to have for chess"
Real good, Just chess 
without endless popups adds of machine gun games and slot machines flashing in your face and cockblocking the function controls
-- True revu, 2023-12-29

### ***** "Exposing kids to chess doesn’t have to expose them to ads"
This is a great app to not microtransaction chess to death. 

Works well, has analysis aids if desired as well as not. Plays close enough to humans at various elos to not be a bad mismatch.
-- Michael of Atlanta, 2023-09-15

### ***** "Very Good!"
I like how it rates your play and you improve over time. There are no replays to change the outcomes.  Also no ads. Just pure Chess to help your brain and analyze and solve problems.
-- ivar jones, 2023-09-08

### ***** "Great little app"
Which chess engine are you playing against?  Fun simple and small
-- Mr. Scrooge Mcduck, 2023-03-14

### ****- "Almost perfect for this novice"
This game allows me to learn at a self-directed pace while tracking my elo. The problem is that it takes forever to correct my elo downward when I’m losing, because I can’t concede the match.

I wish I could just have two or three buttons: “concede loss”, “declare draw”, and maybe “declare win”
-- Sjedagjsgskgsd, 2023-03-06

### *---- "Screen doesn’t display correctly"
I downloaded it for play on my iPhone. When the game launches the board is stuck in an upper right corner such that the right two columns don’t appear on the screen. I can’t reach the settings button because the buttons at the bottom are also overflowing the right edge of the screen so the last one visible is the hint button. No amount of tinkering would shift the screen to the left. Even deleted and reinstalled. Same result.
-- LA2047, 2023-02-16

### ***** "One of my favorites"
I have tried a lot of chess apps this one is one of my favorites.
-- Cat113331, 2023-02-09

### ****- "Nice and simple, but could use certain features"
I like being able to analyze my games and try different variations on difficult positions. This app ALMOST let’s me do that, but there are some features it could really use to help out as a training tool.

1) Allow me to force the board into a specific position. This is great for exploring certain openings. 

2) Allow switching sides. 

3) Allow saving the board positions.
-- nageljr, 2022-12-22

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## Chess Only Discovered Keywords
- play
- chess analysis
- chess ~ pro
- play a game
- chess move
- play the game
- play game
- game play
- playing
- puzzle chess

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