# Chess Prime 3D

> Play online and solve puzzles

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id990477277](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id990477277)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id990477277`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Vinta Games
- **Category:** Strategy
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (62,256 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5.9
- **Last updated:** 2022-05-09
- **First published:** 2015-05-23
- **Size:** 61 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chess-prime-3d/id990477277)
- **Website:** [http://vintagames.weebly.com/chess-prime-3d.html](http://vintagames.weebly.com/chess-prime-3d.html)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://vintagames.weebly.com/chess-prime-3d-privacy-policy.html](https://vintagames.weebly.com/chess-prime-3d-privacy-policy.html)

## Description

Chess Prime 3D is one of the best designed 3D chess games for iOS devices, offering learning support for beginners, a challenge for experts, and flexible 3D/2D viewing. It supports one- and two-player modes, online play with friends or millions of players, and a powerful AI with adjustable difficulty. Solve hundreds of puzzles with hints, edit boards from predefined positions, and save or reload games. Beginners can enable a legal-moves indicator to learn faster.

Key features include stunning 3D graphics, customizable piece/board colors, a 2D mode, a strong AI engine with varied openings, a robust puzzle set, online play with chat, undo/redo, setup-from-position, and auto-save. The app works across iPad/iPhone/iPod touch and offers universal compatibility for chess enthusiasts of all levels.

## Rankings

- #5,406 — Overall
- #9 — cheese

## Review summary

Players broadly enjoy Chess Prime 3D for its intuitive UI, fun and progression-driven gameplay, and multiplayer and customization options. However, multiple reviews report persistent glitches (timers and move registration) and online matchmaking issues (connectivity and opponent balance), highlighting reliability improvements as the main area for improvement despite strong overall appeal.

### Pros

- Intuitive and easy-to-use interface with clear level progression.
- Fun, engaging gameplay with challenging progression and easy learning curve.
- Online multiplayer support to play online with friends.
- Customization options for chessboard and pieces.

### Cons

- Frequent glitches and bugs affecting gameplay (timer can get stuck, moves not registered, general instability).
- Online play reliability and matchmaking issues (connectivity problems, inconsistent online matches, unbalanced opponents).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id990477277)