Last updated on December 10th, 2025 at 03:37 pm
Mini Chess 5×5 – Board Game Review
Mini Chess 5×5 is a Board game from Golmium Software Inc., first launched in 28th March 2019.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 75+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Mini Chess 5×5 Stand Out
A chess variant on 5×5 board, the simplified version of the classic chess. You can play against the computer (several levels of difficulty) or use the app as a chess board when playing with a partner.
Exceptions from the standard chess rules: the pawn double-move and castling are not allowed.
This Board game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Mini Chess 5×5 is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 21st October 2025
Recent improvements include:
Improved distribution of game difficulty across levels
Pawn promotion is now fully implemented, allowing the player to choose the desired piece
Fixed a rare issue where repeated “illegal move” error alerts could appear and not clear properly
Support for Dark Mode added
New app icon
Download & Availability
Mini Chess 5×5 is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Mini Chess 5×5 on App Store
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:
We like this game, because it is super simple and does not require internet. Theres just something about its simplicity that we adore. The fact that you get no reward for winning and no punishment for losing is honestly pretty neat. Its clear they just want you to have fun. Good app, we definitely recommend it.
We really enjoy this app. Good job.
Interesting concept! Found it very useful. We think it would be very beneficial to add a training button to teach users winning variations. 5 months later & still like it. We think that it would be even more effective if at the end of the game, the user could replay the completed game in its entirety win or lose.
Please make easier levels and puzzles like chess.con would be cool.
Very hard on easy. The fun is in the play.
There were a couple minor bugs, like randomly reporting that first move as black is illegal. Usually not an issue. We think it would be cool to add more tinychess variants, like 6×6.
This app is exactly what it says it is. Mini chess. Should it be a thing? Probably not. Is it fun though? Absolutely not.
It glitched a lot and would not let us move.
This game isnt bad, we just cant win.
Error messages dont clear and block the screen.
At first was stumped and was thinking there was no way to win. But there is way for checkmate.
If you like chess give it a try. Surprisingly interesting.
It could potentially be a lot of fun, if the computer was made better, im playing at novice and once the computer realizes every move will lose its bound to be 3 fold repetition basically no way of winning unless computer moves night first:/.
This game is just terrible its extremely easy and it doesnt have stalemate or lone king in game.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 5.1
- Size: 9.81 MB
- iOS: 18.0 or later
- Languages: EN, FR, DE, IT, PT, ES
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: [Golmium Software Inc.]()
Last updated: 21st October 2025 | Genre: Board | Developer: Golmium Software Inc.