Chess With Friends

Name: Chess With Friends
Rating: 2.02656 (1092 reviews)

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Chess With Friends

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User Reviews for Chess With Friends

Save your money, don’t buy this app

This is a fun app, but recently there have been some performance issues that don’t seem to be being taken care of. Lots of the games end as “corrupted” and a few don’t let you make a move. Screen will say it’s your turn but you can’t make a move. I’ve informed Tech support on multiple occasions and there go-to reply is “uninstall and reinstall the app”. This doesn’t work but they will tell you it will over and over again. When I asked for a refund, they denied it and offered a bunch of legalese as the basis for doing so. Basically, this is them showing you a finger (I’ll let you guess which one) and saying thanks for the cash chump!There a better apps out there that offer tech support that actually works and respects the customer, don’t waste your time with this one

A1swasdsdasdasda, Apr 28, 2019

Not what I expected

After playing words with friends for so long, I expected much more from this. Upon download, I chose to link to Facebook so I could play with friends( like the name suggests) and was severely disappointed. I linked Facebook only to find not a single one of my friends was available. Nor could I invite Facebook friends. The only person on my list of friends was some random photoless entity named Brandon. Although I do know a few Brandon’s…. This was none of them. Additionally, the user interface and options are not as customizable as one would think reading the description. I will say that the game itself works as a chess game if that’s all you want. If you expect to play with your friends, this game isn’t it. The game needs a serious overhaul if Zynga plans on this game becoming even a tiny fraction of what WWF has become. Please address the connection and crashing issues immediately. What a shame.

A2ronB, Jul 27, 2021

Terribly glitchy, don’t pay for this.

I upgraded the app to the paid version to escape the barrage of obnoxious ads. But despite contacting tech support over glitches, they do zero to improve the app. It no longer provides a notification after my opponent’s play, so I have to constantly check back. It will not allow a change of personal information, screen name, etc. The messaging system is invisible to me as I type a message to my opponent, so I have to hope I typed it correctly before sending. It often takes a long time to update after my opponent has played. It is a great way to enjoy chess with friends and family, but the app is in terrible need of repair. Tech support replies with something like “yes, others are having similar problems, please be patient” but nothing is ever fixed. I need to find a better app for chess. You should too.

BenDeadB4, Feb 13, 2021

The Best Chess App👍

It’s simple and easy to understand. You get leaderboards from skill to wins, and you get to play unlimited games with people. It’s simple, easy to play and learn chess multiplayer, and has options to play a solo match’s against computerized opponents to strengthen your skills on both white and black. I’ve honestly strengthened my skills at this board game just from this app. The only money you’ll pay for it would be to remove ads or get another board for 99 cents, which is a lot better than spending 8 dollars on just boards, stats, etc. The only thing I crave to be added to the app is more positive ratings☑️

BestChessApp, Nov 13, 2018

Major Hacker Scams and fake losses

I’ve read a few reviews about game crashes and I’ve had it happen a couple of times, but that’s not my biggest issue. My issue is to insane amount of people on here trying to dupe you into a crypto currency scam. And you make matter evens worse, somehow once you flat out tell them no they end up blocking you and you get docked a loss on the match somehow!!! I mean it’s only a game, but I have 8 losses and half of them are from games that haven’t even finished because they scammer hasn’t gone yet but somehow they give me a loss on the record. Y’all need to add a report button so we can report these people and get them off the game, and fix your win loss mechanism. To get these random loses when games aren’t even over seems like the easiest thing to get right. And yet somehow here we are. For anyone looking to download this game... rule #1 to follow. If someone sends you a message... do not respond. They are a scammer 99.9% of the time and you will get a loss for no reason.

Blehgary, Jan 18, 2021

Decent Gameplay AWFUL Reliability

It is a simple easy to use app. It doesn’t have any frills such as game analysis or options for playing under certain time controls, but I don’t think those things would have really fit within the scope of this app anyway. This app is literally a way to play casual games of chess as though you were at home with a friend use a real board and pieces. The biggest problem with this app is its reliability; for some reason games constantly get corrupted destroying the game, it happens to me daily. You would think that an app with so few frills would at least be highly reliable, but that isn’t the case. If the underlying issues which cause games to become corrupted can’t be fixed then a mechanism should be put in place to automatically create a new game using the last position of the corrupted game. Even after a game becomes corrupted you can still go back and look at all the moves for that game therefore the last position of the corrupted game is available and creating a new game using that position would be a simple task.

CoKonkle, Dec 18, 2018

Free but unstable

The app is a fun and free chance to play chess with other players. That said, I have a few criticisms. First, if you don’t have Facebook, you’re kind of out of luck in terms of changing details, like a picture, on your gamer profile. Second, the app corrupts a lot of games. I’ve had more than a couple corrupted, which was a bummer because I was off to a great start. Third, the app, at least mine, freezes often. Fourth, the help buttons in the app are not helpful. Fifth, the chat feature is cemented to a specific game. So, if you close/clear the game from your history, you have no way of reading or replying to a message.So, fun, free, and simple, but you do have these issues to work around. Just wish they would actually take the time to work out these kinks.

Fang1usa, Jul 15, 2020

Rife with scammers

This used to be a good, casual game to play chess. Now it is loaded with scammers. Unfortunately you can’t look at a players chess profile (games played, losses, etc) prior to playing to try to assess if they are a real player. Then when you get stuck with one and you block dr harassment then it counts as a loss. If they stop playing for some reason it doesn’t time them out so their profile sits there for months as waiting to play. I’ve watched the profile picture change from men to women and back. That has screwed up my ranking and is definitely not worth playing new people anymore. 99% will be hello what’s your name? Where are you from? I want to get to know you better? Where can we talk? Ridiculous. I have 3 people I’ve played against for many years now and that is only reason im still on the game. Don’t get started on this one because the app developers have done nothing about this along with some of the weird bugs that crop up where it is your turn but you can’t move your pieces as well as a few other annoying glitches.

firehawk888, Dec 21, 2022

Post-Update Woes

I loved this app before the recent update. I’ve never had an issue with scammers, and I usually have ~20 active games at a time. The only thing I didn’t like was that it prohibits any player from making a move that puts them at risk, but I rather like when opponents don’t see the trap and lose their king. That’s just me. However, the update docked 4 stars just like *that*. Obnoxious ads after every single move, which is absurd when playing against a computer! Not to mention it now costs TEN DOLLARS to remove the ads when there weren’t any previously. Ridiculous. I no longer get notifications when players make a move, so I have to frequently open the app in hopes I have turns to take. Also, the chat feature has a completely white text box when typing so you can’t see anything you write until you hit send. I’ll give this app five stars when it hits the undo button and gets rid of all these new “bug fixes and improvements” *rolls eyes*.

MetalMermaid44, Feb 05, 2021

Lousy turn of events.

I love this game, but lately I have been having way too many troubles with it. Before a player would have to move within 5 days or lose. I have had players who no longer move, yet they stay onl my game. It is quite irritating. About ten of them tried to sell me on the wonders of Bitcoin Mining. When I said “Not interested” they were somehow able to disable the game. I just tried to dump the app to get rid of these non-players. I must have hit the wrong button, because now my game is active, but it is not on my screen. How do I fix these problems? I want the the game on my phone, but I want these disabled games gone. So annoying. EllieA

Solitaire A, Jun 25, 2021

Description

Brought to you by the makers of Words with Friends, New Chess With Friends is the most social and engaging way to play Chess on an iPhone and iPad. Connect with friends and family or easily discover new opponents from the active Chess With Friends community. Play multiple games at the same time, track your moves and improve your stats.

Already a Chess With Friends player? All your games, friends, stats carry over into this new version. Download New Chess with Friends and start playing today! ______________________________________ FEATURES • CONNECT with Facebook to play family and friends • DISCOVER new opponents with Smart Match or challenging who's Playing Now • TRACK your record, skill rating, and head-to-head stats to improve your game play  • CUSTOMIZE your board and pieces in the theme selector • CLIMB the global leaderboard and compare your performance to the best • RELIVE the glory or despair by replaying moves in existing and past games  • CHAT with your friends or opponents while you play • CUSTOMIZE your board with beautiful background themes and pieces • PLAY multiple games at once across multiple mobile platforms • COMPATIBLE with previous versions - Your friends and games carry over ________________________________________ * Play New Chess With Friends without third party ads between moves if you previously purchased the ad-free version of Chess With Friends on iOS. Be sure to login with Facebook or the email account you used to make the previous purchase to continue to play without third party ads between moves. ________________________________________ Already a fan? Join our active communities to discuss the game, give feedback, or find new friends to play Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChessWithFriends Twitter: www.twitter.com/ChessWFriends Instagram: https://instagram.com/chesswithfriends/ ________________________________________ ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES • Use of this application is governed by the Zynga Terms of Service. These Terms are available through the License Agreement field below, and at http://m.zynga.com/legal/terms-of-service. • For specific information about how Zynga collects and uses personal or other data, please read our privacy policy at http://m.zynga.com/privacy/policy. Zynga’s Privacy Policy is also available through the Privacy Policy field below. • The game is free to play, however in-app purchase are available for additional content and premium currency. In-app purchases range from $0.99 to $99.99. • This game does permit a user to connect to social networks, such as Facebook, and as such players may come into contact with other people when playing this game. • Terms of Service for Social Networks you connect to in this game may also apply to you. • You will be given the opportunity to participate in special offers, events, and programs from Zynga Inc. and its partners. • Must be 13+ to play. • Use of this application requires a Facebook or Games With Friends account.