# Chess Time - Multiplayer Chess

> Chess Friends Online

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id455602152](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id455602152)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id455602152`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Haptic Apps LLC
- **Category:** Board
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (1,667 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.8.99
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-09
- **First published:** 2011-08-19
- **Size:** 42 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chess-time-multiplayer-chess/id455602152)
- **Website:** [http://www.chesstimeapp.com/](http://www.chesstimeapp.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://chesstimeapp.com/Privacy-Policy.php](http://chesstimeapp.com/Privacy-Policy.php)

## Description

Chess Time is a free online chess app that lets you play with friends or players worldwide at your own pace. It supports long-form correspondence games with multiple days per move, in-game chat, and PGN export for studying games. Premium features include no ads, more simultaneous games, a dedicated leaderboard, and daily PGN emails to help you review completed games.

Key features include auto-ELO rating, training-friendly un-rated games, move notifications, and cross-device play.

## Rankings

- #43,654 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall, users love the app’s simple, elegant UI, reliability over many years, and the ability to play with friends or people worldwide. They value learning features, including game analysis and studying past games, and the undo/reverse move option. The biggest complaints are intrusive updates that flood users with ads, concerns about cheating and the lack of a clear reporting path, and several bugs affecting gameplay (notably on iPhone Air) and rare king/queen switch or draw issues. Some users also dislike the analyzer giving an unfair advantage and miss features like watching games or an ad-free option.

### Pros

- Easy to use with an elegant, simple UI
- Long-term reliability and a global community for playing with friends and strangers
- Educational features including game analysis and learning from past games
- Strong social/play appeal; connect with friends and players worldwide
- Helpful features like reverse/undo moves

### Cons

- Intrusive ads and updates that flood the screen (including after-move Safari ads)
- Concerns about cheating and lack of clear reporting mechanisms
- Bugs and instability across devices (e.g., display issues on iPhone Air; rare king–queen switch and draw glitches)
- Analyzer-based imbalance and matchmaking issues (advantage to users with analysis tools)
- Missing features (watching/inviting friends to watch games) and desire for an ad-free option

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id455602152)