Chess: Play & Train

I got greeted with a paywall and payed to train and become a “grandmaster” once I payed for this subscription. There was no actual teaching of the game I had three options play computer, with friends and settings waste of £8.99. Not a great interface either

I downloaded the app and it requires that you start a subscription before allowing you into the app. I’m a “try before you buy” person rather than the other way around. I can’t review the actual chess experience in the app as I couldn’t use it without a subscription but this is just a warning in case, like me, you don’t like having to start a subscription before actually getting to try the app.

Can’t actually get into the app without paying so really shouldn’t be labelled as a free app :( might be great if that’s what I was looking for but more we’ll never know

Thankë

The make u pay $10 before u can even begin playing a simple chess game like it’s the most special game ever and u have to pay it weekly. Insane money grab for an app that can easily be replaced

This app is literally set up to make money. All the 5 star reviews are bogus, saying basically the same thing, and the names of the reviewers are all bogus nonsense. $480 a month to learn chess from a crap app? Run.

How did this get on the App Store - at a 4.5 rating no less! Ok so… 1) Just after the splash startup screen you have to pay $10 A WEEK to even play?! No evidence of a free trail. 2) After a force quit and reload, I booted up a game against the computer - 3 levels…yes 3 levels: easy, medium and hard. No ELO rating. 3) I was playing black and my pieces were at the top of the board with no buttons to flip. No buttons to go forward or back, no time controls no options… There are way better options - STAY CLEAR of this one.

This is the single sketchiest thing I've experienced on the Apple Store. App doesn't open. Hangs on a splash screen. Thinks I've agreed to pay? Nope. Work on making something functional. This is creepy, and I'll be watching closely for unauthorized charges. You can't offer a "free trial" when there's literally nothing to try. It's just a splash screen, like a blank title page.

App is trying to charge you $10/mo at startup, not even letting you to move thru the start screen to see what are you actually buying. No, ty for $10 I can get a real chess game.

Installed app > forced into a paywall to access or create trial > pay for a week > accessing app will keep you stuck at the logo perpetually.