Reviews of Chessable: Study Chess Smarter

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List of user reviews and ratings for Chessable: Study Chess Smarter

Total ratings

4.52 (Rating count: 16,225)

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Review summary

Users praise Chessable for strong courses and interactive study that helps improve chess for both beginners and more experienced players. However, the Android app is plagued by stability and usability problems: frequent crashes, slow/poor video playback, and readability issues due to tiny fonts and overlapping controls. Subscription management is a frequent pain point—difficulty unsubscribing, external-site processes, and perceived high costs. These issues dominate feedback, with many still recommending the content but urging significant fixes to app reliability, UI, and billing flows. Addressing these would align the app’s quality with its valuable course material.

Pros

High-quality, engaging courses with a wide range of material.
Interactive lessons and practical study methods.
Effective at improving chess; users report better understanding and even higher ratings.
Suitable for beginners and more advanced players with ample content.
Overall positive learning experience and frequent updates to course material.

Cons

App crashes frequently on Android and has stability issues.
Text/font size is too small and readability is poor (buttons overlapping, hard to read).
Subscription management is cumbersome or unclear; in-app options often lead to external sites and higher costs.
Offline video/download issues and slow playback/lag during lessons.
Costly Pro-only content and an expensive subscription tier.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.60

All time rating average: 4.52

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30% (34)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-05-30	An*****	Frequently will not start up. It's good when it does but that's a minority of the time. Very disappointing. 😥. Since my initial review the app has started up without any issues! 😊
Frequently will not start up. It's good when it does but that's a minority of the time. Very disappointing. 😥. Since my initial review the app has started up without any issues! 😊
2026-05-28	Mu*****	bestt appp to learn openings
bestt appp to learn openings
2026-05-26	Vi*****	Good learning lessons, with constant review
Good learning lessons, with constant review
2026-05-23	St*****	Incredibly clunky. Pieces move like they're wading through treacle.
Incredibly clunky. Pieces move like they're wading through treacle.
2026-05-21	Ro*****	Login only works half the time
Login only works half the time
2026-05-18	Vi*****	no account delete options are available as mentioned in app site on app store
no account delete options are available as mentioned in app site on app store
2026-05-18	Jo*****	Great content, but performance is terrible, and some functions outright make some courses unusable vs how they function on the website.
Great content, but performance is terrible, and some functions outright make some courses unusable vs how they function on the website.
2026-05-16	CL*****	everything has become pay to learn. it was good before, 2-3 for free. Now there are only trash courses free which I can learn from other apps as well.
everything has become pay to learn. it was good before, 2-3 for free. Now there are only trash courses free which I can learn from other apps as well.
2026-05-15	Ta*****	Love the app.I was recently recommended by my friend , didn't even if the app exists .The best place to efficiently study chess
Love the app.I was recently recommended by my friend , didn't even if the app exists .The best place to efficiently study chess
2026-05-14	Lu*****	Short and sweet courses are now only for PRO members... Sorry but you're "stealing" content that creators agreed to be free. Edit: bugged as helly, settings such as piece speed reset randomly and you have to adjust them from time to time. Additionally, when you select to review one course and finish reviewing it, it immediately starts the review of the next course, I didn't tap on REVIEW ALL
Short and sweet courses are now only for PRO members... Sorry but you're "stealing" content that creators agreed to be free. Edit: bugged as helly, settings such as piece speed reset randomly and you have to adjust them from time to time. Additionally, when you select to review one course and finish reviewing it, it immediately starts the review of the next course, I didn't tap on REVIEW ALL