Mini Chess - Quick Chess

Name: Mini Chess - Quick Chess
Rating: 4.6 (343 reviews)
Author: OutOfTheBit Ltd

By: OutOfTheBit Ltd

Strategy Board Game

Features & Capabilities

Mini Chess - Quick Chess is a compact, fast-paced chess experience designed for mobile. Played on a 6x6 board with fewer pieces (no knights and bishops), it delivers quick, accessible matches while preserving strategic play.

Choose from three AI levels or play with a friend on the same device. Free to download and great for kids to learn chess in minutes.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

OutOfTheBit Ltd

Rating:

4.60

(343)

Version:

7.37 Last updated: 2024-12-23

Version code:

871343887

Creation date:

2015-12-15

Compatible devices:

Size:

36.69MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-04

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 92,194 ▼ 265

Other platforms

Mini Chess - Quick Chess (v6.220)

15,995 4.36

(169)

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Developed by:

OutOfTheBit Ltd

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mini-chess-quick-chess/id1048990809

Website:

http://www.outofthebit.com

User Reviews

Reviewers praise Mini Chess for its fast, accessible, bite-sized matches and beginner-friendly learning. However, they note the limited piece set (no knights/bishops), resulting in repetitive gameplay and a desire for harder challenges and more modes (like randomized starts). Some UX quirks (check notifications slowing play) and ads also detract from the experience. Overall, it's a fun, portable concept that works well for quick practice but needs more variety and features to stay engaging long-term.

Pros

Very fast, bite-sized games that let you play chess quickly.
Easy to pick up and highly addictive; great for practice.
Beginner-friendly and educational, helping with basic chess strategy.
Great for road trips or waiting rooms—portable quick sessions.
Offers multiple difficulty levels and an accessible concept.

Cons

Limited piece set (only pawns, rooks, and queens) makes the game feel incomplete and repetitive.
Gameplay can get repetitive due to the limited pieces and lack of variety.
Players crave more challenging content and additional modes (e.g., harder AI, randomized starts).
UX issue: the check notification slows the game and blocks moves.
Ads interfere with the experience, with video ads and banners irritating some players.

Recent reviews

Great fun chess game

by KB*****, 2025-11-17

This game is SUPER fun. I like how it’s generally very fast. Perfect for when you want chess, and you want to cut to the action immediately. However, the fact that there’s only Pawns, Rooks, and Queens really makes the game feel “incomplete” and “stale” after a while. While it is fun, it gets repetitive quickly. Plus, while the game generally goes by fast, I often avoid putting the AI in check, since the “check” banner fully stops the game to play a really slow animation. I think it’d be better if they and you could still move during the check notification. In addition, some of the achievements are completely unrealistic, like playing 1,000,000 matches. Assuming every match takes 30 seconds (which is a generous pace), you’d have to play for almost a full YEAR to complete the achievement. And that’s assuming you play the game 24/7 with NO breaks, and a consistent average pace of one game every 30 seconds. The later “play x matches” achievements are COMPLETELY unrealistic. I know I’ve been a bit harsh here, but that’s because I genuinely see potential in this game! It’s a super fun concept! If the achievements were made more, well… achievable, and if there was a mode to randomize the starting position with different pieces, this would be a perfect game. But as of now, it gets old pretty quickly.