Reviews of Scid on the go

By: Gerhard Kalab Game

List of user reviews and ratings for Scid on the go

Total ratings

3.68 (Rating count: 1,127)

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Review summary

The app is widely loved for practice and quick game review, and praised for its lightweight, engine-backed design. However, reliability and data handling are recurring concerns: several users report the app not working, saving/storing PGN data is problematic, and there are UI/visual display issues on certain devices.

Pros

Great for practicing chess and quickly reviewing recent games.
Lightweight, visually appealing layout, with an engine included and no ads.
Overall positive and consistently praised as a top chess app.

Cons

Not functioning reliably: multiple reviews report that the app doesn't work or crashes.
Cannot save games or locate saved PGN files consistently.
UI/visual display issues on some devices: font size problems, unreadable opponent names, and visibility problems with pieces/icons in dark themes.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.80

All time rating average: 3.68

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20% (12)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-03-13	Er*****	useless now: just doesn't work anymore.
useless now: just doesn't work anymore.
2025-12-28	Ra*****	trash 🗑️🗑️🗑️ awful game to practice
trash 🗑️🗑️🗑️ awful game to practice
2025-11-27	Kh*****	great game for mind persons
great game for mind persons
2025-08-05	Kr*****	AM REALLY SHOCKED I COULD NOT FIND THE SAVED PGN FILES IN SCID ON THE GO FILE PLZ SUGGEST HOW TO RETRIEVE THEM
AM REALLY SHOCKED I COULD NOT FIND THE SAVED PGN FILES IN SCID ON THE GO FILE PLZ SUGGEST HOW TO RETRIEVE THEM
2025-02-07	Ch*****	Scid on Android. Great for practicing.
Scid on Android. Great for practicing.
2024-11-07	Ra*****	සන්ගීත සාස්තරෛ කුමාරියෙ
සන්ගීත සාස්තරෛ කුමාරියෙ
2024-09-09	Ra*****	Best chess app
Best chess app
2024-07-23	Ta*****	Great app to review quickly recent games. The only issue is the header font size is too big, and most of the time, icannot see the name of the opponent. But really great app.
Great app to review quickly recent games. The only issue is the header font size is too big, and most of the time, icannot see the name of the opponent. But really great app.
2024-01-25	Jo*****	Doesn't seem to work.
Doesn't seem to work.
2023-10-17	Ch*****	there should also be some options to change chess pieces
there should also be some options to change chess pieces