** Appysmarts.com: 97/100 EDITOR'S FAVORITE!
** Previously nominated for a BAFTA (Best Interactive Media)! **
** Featured by Apple in it's "New & Noteworthy" section! **
** No Ads. No In-App-Purchases **
** Universal App optimized for iPad, iPhone. Retina Graphics.
Dinosaur Chess is the fun way to learn and play chess. Designed to be non-intimidating:
-- Learn how to play chess with 11 bite-sized interactive lessons.
-- Over 20 mini games and puzzles.
-- Play simplified and full chess against 6 beautifully animated dinosaurs.
-- Entertaining and challenging.
-- Learning and playing chess encourage concentration, improves cognitive abilities and rational thinking.
-- Can now play as a Boy Student or as a Girl Student.
-- Multi-student support
For more advanced learners:
-- 8 chess Tactics lessons.
-- The 'Amazing Chess Tactics Machine' game to practice chess tactics/puzzles.
-- Chess Engine can be set to Easy/Medium/Hard
Sign up to Professor MacDinosaur's chess class. You will grow from a hatchling, fresh from the egg, to a huge dinosaur ready to take on the Trex.
The action takes you through different parts of the dinosaur's world from jungles to forests. Here you learn the chess skills that will help you grow enough to defeat the other dinosaurs in battle.
Some Reviews:
*Excellent step by step approach by Jurassienne_Dole
Lots of examples of the basic moves and tactics and some amusing side games involving dinosaurs. Fun for kids and adults alike and plenty of challenges at all levels.
*Dinosaur Chess by Mls968
This is a great program. The lessons are interesting, and play levels go from easy to difficult. My 4 and 6 year olds are learning the game, and it's helping novice players like my wife and I too. Highly recommended to anyone who wants to introduce their children to chess!
*An excellent app by Adg6
A wonderful app. Ideal for anyone new to chess. It is even fun for experienced chess players.
*Highly Recommended - by doled
"This is a fantastic chess teaching game. This game alone makes it worth buying an iPad. My three year old now knows the piece names and basic moves. My six year old is well on her way to playing a full game. Our family has had an iPad since the day the iPad was released and this is one of the best apps we have."
*Great! - by TonySchleizer
"This game has gotten my 5 year old interested in chess. Great tutorials that get progressively harder as skills improve."
Great for getting started - by Milfordthelargebonedgorilla
"This has been fantastic for my five year old son...using this in addition to a real board and pieces has helped him immensely in understanding each of the pieces, how they move, their strengths and weaknesses...a terrific way to introduce young ones to the game without overwhelming them"
Great learning tool - by Triplescoop
"I have an adopted 7 year old boy with fetal alcohol syndrome. It is very hard for him to learn to play games. Checkers was very hard for him to learn. I thought that chess would be something that he would have to wait to learn. I bought this app even though there were no reviews. So glad I did! What a great teaching tool! I love the mini games that teach the directions that each piece can move. We play slowly but my son can play chess! I recommend this for anyone who wants to learn the basics of the game. This app is for beginners. Great for kids! Thank you to the developers of this app!"
*Super! - by Chess player
"Hats off to the developers. A fun program for kids."
*Ideal For kids - by Kingkot
"This game is ideal to teach the kids in the chess."
Overall, Dinosaur Chess is praised for its kid-friendly design and solid chess-teaching content, with clear lessons, multiple levels, and engaging visuals. However, a recurring, major downside across many reviews is persistent audio/sound failures. Additional frequent problems include crashes that disrupt gameplay and occasional glitches like misread moves or pieces disappearing. Support responsiveness appears limited. If these issues are fixed, the app could be a strong, family-friendly learning tool.
Pros
Excellent kid-friendly chess education with clear lessons on piece movement and values.
Engaging dinosaur theme and visuals keep kids interested and motivated.
Multi-level gameplay helps kids build confidence and progress in learning chess.
Good for family learning and bonding as a shared activity.
Cons
Persistent audio/sound issues across devices and updates.
Frequent crashes during or after games that disrupt learning.
Gameplay glitches (pieces disappearing, incorrect moves) that interfere with learning.
Limited or slow developer support to fix issues.
Recent reviews
It’s been more than 10 years and still issues with the audio !! Wow.. tried all their recommendations to fix the audio but no luck.. the last step says email the developer.. who is the developer.. it would be nice if an email id is also mentioned. Would rate negative stars.. but that’s not an option !!
byNo*****, 2025-06-05
Audio stop working a while ago
byco*****, 2025-04-12
Sound works on all other aps, but not on this app.