Chess Tempo: Chess tactics

Name: Chess Tempo: Chess tactics
Rating: 4 (112 reviews)
Author: Chess Tempo

By: Chess Tempo App

Chess tactics and play online

Overview

Version:

4.4.1

Last updated: 2025-03-10

Ranking

#138,859 ▲ 14,154

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Chess Tempo brings a mobile-friendly interface for chess training and online play. Tactics training features over 100,000 puzzles (including premium custom sets) with both winning and defensive problems. You can play online against other users, get post-game cloud-powered Stockfish analysis, and train openings and endgames with spaced repetition. The extension also features Guess the Move and an analysis board for studying positions.

Premium subscriptions unlock advanced tools such as custom puzzle sets, repertoire training, cloud engine analysis, PGN export, and detailed progress graphs. Some features require Chesstempo website accounts; premium access is billed as in-app purchases.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Chess Tempo

Rating:

4.00

(112)

Version:

4.4.1 Last updated: 2025-03-10

Version code:

873105731

Creation date:

2019-05-04

Compatible devices:

Size:

30.10MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-25

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Ranking

# 138,859 ▲ 14,154

Other platforms

Chess tempo - Train chess tact (v4.4.1)

586,605 4.19

(2,569)

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Developed by:

Chess Tempo

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chess-tempo-chess-tactics/id1441878094

User Reviews

Users praise Chess Tempo for its huge, well-curated tactic library and strong training features, but repeatedly note UI/UX issues, reliability and performance problems, and missing undo/takeback options. Bugs in history and endgames also surface. A subset appreciates post-overhaul polish and overall value, with many considering it the best tactics app for serious training when usability and stability improve.

Pros

Extensive, well-curated puzzle library with thousands of tactics and a strong rating system.
Comprehensive training tools beyond puzzles (openings trainer, endgames, spaced repetition) and progress tracking.
Free app with valuable features and long-term reliability; highly regarded by serious players.
Recent overhaul improved UI with cleaner menus and a more polished feel.

Cons

UI/UX is confusing, clunky, and poorly labeled, making navigation hard.
Frequent loading/connection issues and slow puzzle processing degrade reliability.
No built-in undo/takeback option and misclick handling is problematic (no easy way to correct misclicks).
Bugs affecting features (solving history not showing; endgames training not allowing moves).
Puzzle difficulty can feel inconsistent, with some computer-like puzzles that are hard for average players.

Recent reviews

I was a huge chess tempo website fan for years. Loved that the tactics had tags on which tactics were involved and discussion. Loved even that horribly slow endgame practice. It was such a Web 1.0 aesthetic hiding a pearl of a site. But it wasn’t mobile friendly (again Web 1.0) so I moved away from it over the years. I just heard that they had an app and was so excited… until I get through the opening questions and tells me it is a 5 day trial and then $20 bucks a month. Actually a bit more because it’s $5 per week and there are 13 periods of 4 weeks each year. No way to skip that and get a limited option free play or anything. What a shame bait and switch. Also Apple should note that these numbers do not match the disclosed in app purchases in the app description.