Mobialia Chess

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Mobialia Chess is a single player puzzle game. It received positive reviews from players.

The app for chess lovers: Play against AI or online at FICS or ICC

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84%

Audience ScoreBased on 1,357 reviews

graphics18 positive mentions

monetization16 negative mentions

Strong and fast chess engine with adjustable difficulty levels suitable for both beginners and experienced players.
Supports online play via FICS, allowing multiplayer games and interaction with the chess community.
Includes many features such as PGN viewer, chess problems for training, 2D/3D board options, and customizable pieces and boards.

Frequent connectivity issues and random disconnections during online games cause frustrating losses and disrupt gameplay.
Annoying, sometimes inappropriate or intrusive ads negatively impact the gaming experience.
App has stability and UI bugs including crashes, slow responsiveness during fast play, and issues with features like castling, move confirmation, and game saving.

graphics
27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
14%
19%
Users generally appreciate the game's nice and sometimes beautiful 3D graphics, noting they are visually appealing and suitable for both newcomers and experienced players. However, some mention that graphics could be further improved, with occasional flickering issues when animations are disabled, and a few find the visuals less impressive or outdated. Overall, while the graphics are considered good, there is room for enhancement to elevate the visual experience.
- “Beautiful 3D graphics.”
- “Great graphics, much better than 'paper' chess.”
- “Excellent game with nice graphics.”
- “The graphics need improvement; when animations are disabled, the images flicker continuously on the 3D board.”
- “Graphically, it's not impressive. The arrows indicating the opponent's last move along with overly kinetic animations make it feel cheap.”
- “Horrible graphics overall; the visual quality is lacking.”
monetization
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The app offers great online chess gameplay but is heavily marred by intrusive and inappropriate ads, including disruptive pop-ups and adult content unsuitable for children. While recent updates have reduced some offensive ads, many users still find the frequency and nature of ads severely detract from the experience.
- “Before, it was plagued with horrendous ads that left the game to start or switch to your browser, and those ads actually vibrated with scareware alerts.”
- “App now randomly opens ads so developers get paid for the clicks.”
- “Great online gameplay app but free version has the most annoying ads of any free online chess apps.”
stability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
83%
The game generally runs smoothly and bug-free on some devices, but many users report frequent freezing issues that disrupt gameplay and require restarting. Occasional bugs, such as AI not responding properly, have workarounds but affect overall stability.
- “It freezes and you have to reconnect, thus losing the game.”
- “Freezes and can't continue game.”
- “Freezes up in the middle of games sometimes with no way to recover.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is praised for its humor, featuring funny elements and entertaining sound effects that enhance the overall experience. Users find it both amusing and enjoyable.
- “Nice game, it is so funny and helpful.”
- “Really good, and even has funny sound effects.”
- “Really good and funny.”
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
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The gameplay is praised for its customization options, excellent user interface, and strong online features, making it one of the best chess apps. However, frequent and intrusive ads in the free version disrupt the playing experience.
- “Tons of options and settings to customize gameplay, it challenges your thinking, and has excellent in-game UI.”
- “Best online chess app I have ever seen.”
- “Great online gameplay app.”
- “Best online chess app I have ever seen, but the problem is that sometimes ads appear during gameplay and that completely destroys the experience.”
- “Tons of options and settings to customize gameplay, though it has issues with testing your thinking.”
- “Excellent in-game UI.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The app is praised for its excellent performance and efficient optimization, prioritizing user-friendliness over flashy design. Users appreciate the smooth experience and intend to keep using and recommending it.
- “Nice app with good performance.”
- “It is simply the best. At first sight after installing, I was like, 'What now?' The icons didn't look so stylish, but that was the point—to improve performance and user friendliness. I am definitely keeping this one forever and shall recommend it to my friends. Thanks, guys!”
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The provided text does not offer information or feedback related to the game's story, focusing instead on login issues across different devices. Therefore, no summary of the story aspect can be made from this input.