Chess Minis ∙ Play & Learn 4+

Amazing!

Seriously so much fun! And the best looking chess app by far! Perfect for me and my kids to play. I’ve been playing chess since I was in the fifth grade so I’m always looking for something new. The best part about minis so far is that there are all the different game modes I want in a single game. There are times when I want something quick like the puzzles. Sometimes I want a faster round and sometimes I have time to get serious and play a full round. I love that there’s a leaderboard too. Can’t wait to climb! The skins and animations are also so cute! I’m already looking forward to decking out my account. Great job team!

This game is great except

I love this game and most of its artwork and puzzles however earning coins and gems is hard once you pass the training and get deep in the puzzles rewards per day is limited to 10 and there is no in game chat so when you get faced off against someone who doesn’t know its they’re turn you cannot notify them at all that it not your turn and you and your opponent sit there for 10 minutes until the timer runs out instead of participating this has happened to me multiple times .i think that in blitz mode after each move a player is given +3-5 seconds to turn players timer because after each move your timer still continues to decrease for 2 seconds before the turn is actually switched which doesn’t make sense why is my timer still going after I’ve moved my pieces

Free trial is a scam

Okay, so the game is beautiful. The artwork is incredible. The music is soothing. My 6 year old said it reminds him of stardew valley which is truly one of the best compliments he could give the game. That all said, I signed up for the free trial last week and immediately noticed there was no way to unsub in the app. Unlike other games, it’s not a sub you must repurchase every month, but it automatically charges you. I sent an email to the developer asking for the sub to be cancelled but was ignored and charged yesterday for $6.99. I’ve sent another email to the developer asking them to please reverse this and cancel the sub otherwise I will be going through my bank. It’s a shame because I think the game has potential but this is a pretty large oversight (giving them the benefit of the doubt) on their part.

Developer Response ,

Hey Juxtaposition, sorry about that experience! We'll be adding an option to do that on our roadmap of new things to add to the game. Hope you can give it another chance! We just released the 1.5 update, your 6 year old should really get to enjoy the Academy Map. All the content is free!