Chess - Play and Learn Online

What it is

Chess - Play and Learn Online comes from Chess.com. It is a free chess app that has been on Google Play since February 1, 2010, and it was last updated on October 27, 2026. It is rated Everyone.

The listing says it connects you to more than 280 million players, with over 20 million games played a day.

What it does well

Breadth is the strength here. The description covers online games from one minute to 30 minutes or more, tournaments, daily correspondence games and variants such as Chess960, blitz, bullet and blindfold.

Puzzles get a lot of space. There are over a million of them, a rated mode that adjusts to your level, and Puzzle Rush, where you race a timer.

For learning, the listing names hundreds of lessons and videos made by masters, step-by-step plans covering openings and endgames, and a coach that reviews your games and gives hints as you play.

You can also play against the computer, with over 100 bot opponents, and the listing says this works offline. Board customisation includes more than 20 themes and 3D pieces, and you can view performance stats on games, puzzles and lessons.

Where it falls short

The rating split is lopsided at the bottom. Of 3,464,144 ratings, 4.1% are 1 star, while only 0.9% are 2 stars and 2.2% are 3 stars. A small group is clearly unhappy, but the listing gives no hint why.

The text also does not say which features are free and which need a subscription. It describes two-player online mode as free, but lessons, coaching and some puzzle features are not marked either way. That leaves you to find out inside the app.

Who it suits

Beginners will appreciate the lessons and coach. Experienced players get tournaments, variants and a rating. With 100,000,000+ installs and an average of 4.69, with 85.1% of ratings at five stars, it is one of the best-liked apps in this batch.

The scale of the numbers deserves a note. With 3,464,144 ratings and 85.1% of them at five stars, this is a rare case of a very large app that keeps a very high score. The 7.8% at four stars and 2.2% at three stars leave little room for a lukewarm crowd. The listing also promises help from a support team around the clock and points to popular streamers and players, though it does not say whether any of that content is free.