Chess-wise 3
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Free | Marcel J Nijman | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
After two and a half years of coding, Chess-wise has been completely rewritten. Compared to version 2, the main improvements in Chess-wise 3 are:
- Games are represented as trees, so they can have side-lines. This means when analysing moves, this will not anymore overwrite the moves of the main game
- On the new annotation screen, you can add comments and !! - or ?? to the moves
- The communication with the FICS server has been complete rewritten and is now much more stable
- The FICS interface has more features (support for multiple accounts, iMessage-like chatting, friend list)
- Improved database (re-order games in a PGN file) and setup screen (move pieces on the board)
- Landscape views for the opening and endgame browser, showing the possible moves next to the board
- Over 250 links to free training videos
- Separate screen to select the pieces orientation, when playing with 2 players
- Help file with tutorial for each major use case
Each screen has been re-designed to give a better user experience, focussing on the main actions that people want to do on that screen.
Any suggestions for further improvements (as well as bug reports) are welcome at [email protected]
Reviews
Great App!
Persianchessplayer
Best light-weight chess client for FICS I've found, and it's also free99
Decent app, needs One improvement
Typical fatso American
Overall I like this app. Pretty much everything works, but I have a problem changing the level of difficulty in the settings. It is not accessible to a screen reader and probably needs to be redone so that it is accessible. I’m told it’s a drop-down menu but I can’t access or change it from the hardest level as it’s set as the default.
I was tricked
Taraboksh
He did not bother to update his old app to latest version. Instead issued issued the update in a different app !!!!. Such attitude should be stopped. Certainly I'll not even bother to download this new app
Great app for Analysis
Chessbud
This is a great app for annotation of games. I use it to study the various positions in my chess books while entering the moves. This app allows you to enter positions with annotations and various lines. It has a number of other features like 300 tactics. I hope in the future to see some in app purchases like an option to buy more tactical exercises, Opening database etc. This app is the best app I can see in the App Store to annotate games with multiple lines in pgn form. I have searched hard to find an app like this. I am a 2100 FIDE player and really enjoy the tool to improve my game. I upgraded to the pro version and felt like I should have paid more for such a quality chess app. Keep up the good work!!!!
Rated games
Transcendental84
I can't play any rated games although I am signed in with my handle according to my client. But when I ask my opponents they tell me that they are playing against a guest. I did pay 1.99 and I am using the pro. The rates games toggle appears but my guess is that it always sends out unrated games request.
Chess-wise
Tony Ure
I think this is the best chess app on iOS. There is so much to do within this app and so many great features! Chess-wise has the best VoiceOver support out of all the chess apps I have used thus far!
How many times do I have to buy this app?
jlsthree
I find the exercises to be very useful. I have 'gone pro' in version 2 for my iPad and iPhone. I upgraded to V.3 on my iPad yesterday. Downloading V.3 for my iPhone this morning and it appears that I will be required to purchase another copy to 'go pro' again. Seriously! I'm not trying to take advantage of the developer. I get that V.3 is a completely new re-write and I am willing to support that. However, I don't believe that I should pay for one more copy when I am only ever going to use one copy at a time.
Only guest login, unless you pay in-app
sylvia.and.wilbert
It should be noted upfront that this app does not enable you to login to freechess.org with your own account. Only guest login is available unless you buy an in-app upgrade of $1.99. Why is this developer not open about this with his customers?
Basic chess playing
gapbob
I mostly wanted to use this app to play chess on FICS, but it only allows unrated games and is buggy, nor does it allow even close to adequate support for FICS in the pro version, which is basically the same but you are allowed to login with your user id, this app only allows you to log in as a guest.
