Reviews of Forward Chess - Book Reader

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List of user reviews and ratings for Forward Chess - Book Reader

Total ratings

4.58 (Rating count: 1,309)

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Review summary

Users praise ease of use, portability, integrated chess features (Stockfish and study tools), and a content library with reasonable pricing and active updates. Recurrent negatives focus on limited import/reading capabilities (only app-provided titles), UI bugs and instability (crashes), and the absence of PDF/import options for personal books.

Pros

Easy to use and intuitive navigation
Cross‑platform portability across Android, Windows, iPhone/iPad and the ability to carry your chess library
Built‑in chess engine (Stockfish) and study features (guess‑the‑move)
Strong content library with affordable prices and content customized for the app
Active development and responsive support/updates

Cons

Limited to app‑provided titles; cannot load or import existing books or universal formats
UI not polished; bugs and glitches impacting usability
Stability issues including crashes on startup
Lack of support for importing PDFs or personal documents (external formats)

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.60

All time rating average: 4.58

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22% (13)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-04-30	Be*****	This app should be the future of how to study Chess books. It'samazing, featuring lots of customization and chess-specific functionality that has Kindle BEAT. I love the app and I love the HUGE selection of books available at WAY better prices than anywhere else. My first book(s) is/are Volumes 1 & 2 of "Akiva Rubinstein: Uncrowned King", and I'm WAY happy I got this edition over the hardcopies! Because it costs nothing to try, check it out, and use the free sample to explore all that it does!
This app should be the future of how to study Chess books. It'samazing, featuring lots of customization and chess-specific functionality that has Kindle BEAT. I love the app and I love the HUGE selection of books available at WAY better prices than anywhere else. My first book(s) is/are Volumes 1 & 2 of "Akiva Rubinstein: Uncrowned King", and I'm WAY happy I got this edition over the hardcopies! Because it costs nothing to try, check it out, and use the free sample to explore all that it does!
2026-03-09	Da*****	Forward Chess is an amazing app (software product)! I love the portability across all my platforms - Android, Windows, iPhone and iPad)! it's the BEST eBook product in the industry! I wish I can include my Kindle books and PDF to it now!! The prices are good and the sale prices are better!! I like the constant updates made to make a wonderful product even better!
Forward Chess is an amazing app (software product)! I love the portability across all my platforms - Android, Windows, iPhone and iPad)! it's the BEST eBook product in the industry! I wish I can include my Kindle books and PDF to it now!! The prices are good and the sale prices are better!! I like the constant updates made to make a wonderful product even better!
2026-01-18	To*****	great to work through the various variations and easy to navigate
great to work through the various variations and easy to navigate
2025-12-23	Ne*****	Very clever and easy to use application for reading chess books ! Congratulations !!!
Very clever and easy to use application for reading chess books ! Congratulations !!!
2025-11-18	Di*****	Good title selection, easy to use app, good chess engine working while you read a book.
Good title selection, easy to use app, good chess engine working while you read a book.
2025-11-01	Li*****	I only just started on this app, I'm really impressed and highly recommend
I only just started on this app, I'm really impressed and highly recommend
2025-07-17	Ki*****	Carry your chess library in your pocket. It includes access to stockfish and a guess-the-move feature that makes game collection way more useful and improve-ful!
Carry your chess library in your pocket. It includes access to stockfish and a guess-the-move feature that makes game collection way more useful and improve-ful!
2025-07-08	Lu*****	A great and helpful app making e books alot easier and more fun to read, follow etc.
A great and helpful app making e books alot easier and more fun to read, follow etc.
2025-06-24	Ab*****	Worst app in existence
Worst app in existence
2025-06-15	pe*****	Exceptionally good application
Exceptionally good application