Simplay Chess: Review & Grow
闻涛 阮 Games iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Simplay Chess: Review & Grow is a free Games app for iPhone and iPad by 闻涛 阮. Requires iOS 16.0. Updated October 6, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 11 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 6
- 2026 · v1.1.2
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About Simplay Chess: Review & Grow
Simplay Chess — open, and you're playing. Get better as you go. No account. No levels. No tutorial. Simplay strips chess back to what it actually is: you open the app, and a game is already waiting. The whole app stays clean — a board, and nothing you didn't ask for. AN OPPONENT THAT READS YOU You never pick a difficulty. The AI reads your level and settles at just the right strength — as you get stronger, so does it, like a sparring partner who's always an even match. No more bouncing between "too easy" and "no chance." Just keep playing. AFTER EVERY GAME, SEE WHAT YOU MISSED When a game ends, Simplay builds a small deck of review cards for the moments that mattered. Each card: • Names the tactic — fork, pin, skewer, discovered attack, overloading, back-rank mate, and more • Draws the key move on the board with color-coded arrows: the move you played, a stronger alternative, and your opponent's reply • Explains the idea in plain words — not a cold engine score You see exactly where it slipped, and play it better next time. That's chess you understand as you go. SIX HANDCRAFTED THEMES From museum gold to Bauhaus red to deep midnight green — pick a board that feels like yours. Sit down. Play. See what you missed. Get better.
What’s new
Version 1.1.2 · Updated October 6, 2026
Optimized the AI engine's difficulty curve.
Play today's Queens puzzle
One queen in every row, column and color. A free daily puzzle from Fiplay, same board for everyone. It plays right here, no download.
App privacy
The developer, 闻涛 阮, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Location: Coarse Location
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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