# Play Magnus - Play Chess

> Train, Learn & Play Chess

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id808138395](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id808138395)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id808138395`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Chess.com
- **Category:** Board
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (4,023 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.1.53
- **Last updated:** 2022-01-10
- **First published:** 2014-02-25
- **Size:** 260 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/play-magnus-play-chess/id808138395)
- **Website:** [http://support.chess.com](http://support.chess.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.playmagnus.com/en/privacy](https://www.playmagnus.com/en/privacy)

## Description

Play Magnus – Learn & Play Chess puts you in the seat of World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen. Challenge his Grandmaster friends like Wesley So and Judit Polgar, and explore their stories as you face them at different ages. Earn achievements and unlock new Grandmasters as they appear.

A chess coach in your pocket: use in-game hints, take-backs, and the Magnometer to guide decisions. Magnus shares strategic tips to improve, whether you aim for a Grandmaster level or simply win your next game. Connect with friends to view detailed performance stats, share memorable games, and track your rating. For more training, try Magnus Trainer and Tactics Frenzy from Magnus Carlsen’s team.

## Rankings

- #28,731 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise the app as a fun, challenging way to practice chess against Magnus and to learn, with a solid free tier and learning content. However, widespread issues include frequent crashes, billing and access problems after subscribing, buggy training modules, loss of progress, and concerns about price. Reliability and customer support problems significantly detract from the otherwise strong educational potential.

### Pros

- Fun and challenging to play against Magnus across different skill levels.
- No ads and a meaningful free tier that lets you play and learn without paying.
- Quality training content and lessons when the modules work.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and instability across devices and after updates.
- Subscription and paid-content access issues, with reports of being unable to access features after payment and poor support.
- Bugs in training modules (e.g., missing audio) and unreliable learning content.
- Progress tracking and membership recognition problems (loss of progress, sign-in/password issues).
- Perceived high price / expensive subscriptions.

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