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Chess ◧ – Board Game Review
Chess ◧ is a Board/Lifestyle/Strategy game from TapMedia Ltd, first launched in 25th August 2014.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 407+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Chess ◧ Stand Out
FREE Chess game for the iPhone and iPad
FEATURES
- Play agains the computer
- Two player mode
- Change computer strength
- Undo moves
- Rotate board
- Hint option
- Attractive UI
TAPMEDIA PRO SUBSCRIPTION
- You will receive access to the apps in the TapMedia PRO bundle for the duration of the subscription.
- Subscription length: Monthly (includes one week free trial).
- Subscriptions with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription.
- Payments will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase.
- Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period and identify the cost of the renewal.
- Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase.
- All prices are subject to change without notification. We occasionally run promotion prices as incentives or limited time opportunities for qualifying purchases made during the promotional time period. Due to the time sensitive and promotional nature of these events, we are unable to offer price protection or retroactive discounts or refunds for previous purchases in the event of a price reduction or promotional offering.
- Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription
- You may cancel a subscription during its free period via the subscription setting through your iTunes Account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Please visit http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098
Privacy Policy: http://tapmedia.co.uk/privacy.htm
Terms of Use: http://tapmedia.co.uk/terms.htm
This Board game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Chess ◧ is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 3rd September 2019
Recent improvements include:
- Minor bug fixes
Download & Availability
Chess ◧ is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Choosing 2 Player seems to do nothing. Please fix as we would like to use this app as a virtual physical chess board and play with another person physically present.
The game interface is simple, easy to play, highly entertaining.
Great game but 2 player doesnt work.
Even Stockfish and the chess.com computer either tie or lose to this engine. Ive put it against everything by now. It totally smokes the competition. Love the gameplay and everything else, too. This appears to be a Stockfish clone.
Ok so great app but we cant see the pawns of the opponent. Is there any way we can.
Two player stinks. Kind of slow. Many glitches. Too many ads. Try some other chess game. This game is only good for players who absolutely know how to play chess.
The program seems designed to be impenetrable to the point where even just doing the suggested move every turn will result in you losing, that isnt a good learning tool.
The Chess board used to be black and white as shown in the App Store pictures. Now when you open the app the board is brown and there is no ability to change it. Please provide option to go back to original black and white chess board class color as you originally had.
When we use hints it lures us into losing.
Like the game. Could be little faster.
By far the best chess app on iOS. This chess app is very simple, and we definitely recommend it. Our only complaint is that you have to press the check every time you move to get the computer to go.
This app, is great in its simplicity, we enjoy every aspect of it.
Fantastic! More fun then playing a person and harder to win too.
We can't believe this app was free. Phenomenal.
Good solid app. Simple. Board is correct. Timer built in. Great.
Good app, sometimes it won't let us move a piece we want and make a change with the king and the tower, but if you overlook that it's good.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.4
- Size: 63.85 MB
- iOS: 9.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes
- Developer: [TapMedia Ltd]()
Last updated: 3rd September 2019 | Genre: Board, Lifestyle | Developer: TapMedia Ltd