# Chess - Play With Friends

> Board

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1509924265](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1509924265)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1509924265`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Pirinel Ltd
- **Category:** Board
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (82 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.02
- **Last updated:** 2023-09-11
- **First published:** 2020-04-25
- **Size:** 128 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chess-play-with-friends/id1509924265)
- **Website:** [https://chesshold.com](https://chesshold.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://chesshold.com/privacy-policy](https://chesshold.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

Chess - Play With Friends is a free multiplayer chess game that lets you challenge friends or play against random opponents online, with no registration. Host games with a unique code, and play across devices—from phones to tablets and TVs. 

Key features include thousands of daily puzzles, in-game chat, game timers, Chess960 (Fischer random chess), handicap options, spectator mode, and optional game analysis (paid).

## Rankings

- #153,872 — Overall

## Review summary

Users largely praise Chess - Play With Friends for its ad-free experience, beginner-friendly design with puzzles, and easy options to play with friends through matchmaking and private rooms. The app is considered reliable and family-friendly by several reviewers. However, recurring concerns center on fairness and access: cheating and bot players dampen multiplayer matches, the player pool is small causing long matchmaking times, and some updates introduce bugs (such as replay problems and AI pawn glitches). Overall, it’s a solid learning and casual play app with strong social features, offset by gameplay fairness and stability caveats.

### Pros

- Ad-free gameplay with no ads.
- Strong learning focus: beginner-friendly, with puzzles to improve chess.
- Good for playing with friends: matchmaking, private rooms, and head-to-head play.
- Reliable and family-friendly experience with smooth performance.

### Cons

- Cheating and bots undermine fair play in multiplayer.
- Small player pool or slow matchmaking leading to long waits for games.
- Buggy updates with issues like replaying games and AI pawn glitches.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1509924265)