Acid Ape Chess

Name: Acid Ape Chess
Rating: 3.9555554 (875 reviews)
Author: Acid Ape Studios

By: Acid Ape Studios

Totally chess!

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Features & Capabilities

Acid Ape Chess is a comprehensive multi-purpose chess suite designed for serious players who seek quality, elegance, and versatility. It offers online play on platforms such as FICS, ICC, and Lichess, allowing you to play, watch live games, and chat seamlessly. The extension supports playing against powerful UCI and CECP engines, including built-in engines like Arasan, cheng4, and Scorpio, as well as third-party engines and customized opening books.

Advanced analysis features include multi-engine evaluations, principal variation display, evaluation graphs, and integration with Syzygy 7-men endgame tablebases. Users have access to a premium online database of 260 million positions and over 4.5 million games, ideal for deep game preparation and exploration. Additional features encompass PGN support, offline tournament viewing, electronic board and clock drivers (such as DGT series), blindfold play with speech recognition, tactical puzzles, simul play, and extensive customization options for boards, pieces, and clocks. Acid Ape Chess Standard Edition offers a substantial set of these features, with an upgraded Grandmaster Edition providing the full suite.

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Version:

1.12.1 Last updated: 2025-02-25

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Creation date:

2015-10-29

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Size:

33.61MB

Email:

co*****@acidapestudios.com

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Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-21

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# 335,583 ▼ 767

For Developers

Monetize with App Pass Boost with Extension Booster

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Developed by:

Acid Ape Studios

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.acideapestudios.acidapechess

Email:

co*****@acidapestudios.com

Website:

https://www.acidapestudios.com

User Reviews

Acid Ape Chess offers a beautiful, feature-rich interface with integration to ICC and Lichess accounts and multiple engines, praised for its stability. However, many users complain the free version is severely limited and primarily an ad for the expensive paid edition, with some frustrated by high costs, especially for DGT board support. Additional issues include rude developer responses and bugs in move and PGN handling. While dedicated players appreciate its quality, the monetization strategy and lack of free features diminish the experience for many.

Pros

Beautiful and feature-rich interface
Supports integration with ICC and Lichess accounts
Includes multiple chess engines
App is quite stable and responsive
Free version is ad-free

Cons

Most advanced features require expensive paid upgrade
Free version is very limited and mostly non-functional
Poor customer support and rude developer responses
High cost for DGT board support and additional in-app purchases
Several bugs in PGN handling and en passant moves

Recent reviews

Free version NOT a version. The so called free version is completely useless. The app should be only premium since, without paying, you can do NOTHING but just stare at the screen.

Gi*****, 2023-04-14

I own a version of this app that has all the features of the paid version, seems like it was a beta version that was turned into a paid one . Custom engines, eng vs eng and online chess is possible in this version. Search online and you will find that version stored on some third party site . Save money folks