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Chess ∙

Board

4.5★ · 206KGamesOptime Software LLC

Your score

Shaky. 11 of 43 checks need attention.

Chess ∙

Games · US

CShaky· 63.9/100
Visibility56/100
Conversion86/100
  • Discoverability46.8

    Top 5 for 1 of 6 terms · 18% of characters

  • First impression62.9

    icon 83, shot 1 75, subtitle 30 of 100

  • Credibility66.5

    4.5★ from 206k ratings

  • Clarity100

    6 of 6 viewers described it correctly

  • Competitiveness55.5

    Shelf picks flipped on order, no preference · 49th pct

Leaderboard rank

  • #21
    Headspace: Sleep & Meditation73.4
  • #22
    Chess ∙this app63.9
  • #23
    Eat UNC63.7
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The shelf

3 of 3 simulated users picked a rival off this row.

Search results · US · Games

They were asked to find: You want something to play in the twenty minutes you spend on the bus.

  1. You
    1

    Chess ∙

    Board

    4.5206K ratings
    Get
    Chess ∙ screenshot 1
    Chess ∙ screenshot 2
    Chess ∙ screenshot 3

    Impulse Scroller passed: The wood grain everything and golden text buttons scream dated—this design is tired.

  2. 2

    Coin Master - Board Adventure

    Roll, Build, Rule!

    4.943K ratings
    GetIn-App Purchases
    Coin Master - Board Adventure screenshot 1
    Coin Master - Board Adventure screenshot 2
    Coin Master - Board Adventure screenshot 3
  3. 3

    Backgammon Classic Board Live

    Dice Game Online + Offline App

    4.253K ratings
    GetIn-App Purchases
    Backgammon Classic Board Live screenshot 1
    Backgammon Classic Board Live screenshot 2
    Backgammon Classic Board Live screenshot 3
  4. 4

    Board Kings-Board Dice Games

    Roll the Dice, Attack & Rule

    4.793K ratings
    GetIn-App Purchases
    Board Kings-Board Dice Games screenshot 1
    Board Kings-Board Dice Games screenshot 2
    Board Kings-Board Dice Games screenshot 3
  5. 5

    Chess - Offline Board Game

    The ultimate Chess board game

    4.966K ratings
    GetIn-App Purchases
    Chess - Offline Board Game screenshot 1
    Chess - Offline Board Game screenshot 2
    Chess - Offline Board Game screenshot 3

Your taps

3/6

Where the taps went

  • Chess ∙you2/6
  • Chess - Offline Board Game2/6
  • Coin Master - Board Adventure1/6
  • Board Kings-Board Dice Games1/6

Fix these first

5 changes, in order of impact.

  1. App name character use

    Your app name is only 7 characters. 23 of your 30 highest-value indexed characters are doing nothing. A brand name alone gets found by people who already know you. Add the words everyone else searches. Spend the rest of your 30 characters on one specific word people actually search for.

    visibilityApple-documented
  2. Category name repeated in name or subtitle

    Your name or subtitle repeats your category almost verbatim ("Board"). Apple indexes your primary category already and explicitly tells you not to repeat those words. Spend those characters on something your category doesn't cover. Drop the category words. Your primary category is already indexed, so repeating it buys nothing.

    visibilityApple-documented
  3. Cross-index locales unused

    You're publishing in one language, and the United States storefront supports 9 more. Each missing one is another 30-character name, 30-character subtitle and 100-character keyword field: 1,440 indexable characters you're leaving on the table in the same storefront, without translating your app. Missing: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Mexico), Vietnamese. Add metadata in your storefront's additional supported languages. Each one is another 160 indexable characters (30 name + 30 subtitle + 100 keywords) in the same storefront.

    visibilityIndustry consensus
  4. No functional word in name + subtitle

    Nothing in your name or subtitle says what the app actually does. It reads as a brand plus adjectives. Those 60 characters are the only text on your search card, so a stranger has to guess, and Apple's text matching has nothing to work with. Put one word in your name or subtitle that says what the app does: the verb or the noun someone would type into search.

    visibilityIndustry consensus
  5. Subtitle character use

    Your subtitle is only 5 characters. You're leaving 25 of 30 indexed characters empty in your second-strongest field. Fill the subtitle out to near 30 characters. Unused characters are indexable space you are giving away.

    visibilityApple-documented

What simulated users said

2 of 6 would tap your card; 0 of 6 would install.

  • Skeptical Researcher

    38, product manager · reads the one-stars first (the control persona)

    I don't see any complaints flagged here, the rating is solid with a huge number of people weighing in, and the screenshots show a straightforward chess board with no red flags.
    The card
    would tap
    The page
    would not install
  • Skeptical Researcher

    38, product manager · reads the one-stars first (the control persona)

    The one-star review tells me the AI doesn't play right and there are ads I didn't want to hear about, so I'm out.
    The card
    would not tap
    The page
    would not install
  • Deal-Driven Gamer

    22, mid-core player · hunts the monetisation model

    No video means I'm scrolling past — I can't tell what this actually plays like from still screenshots alone.
    The card
    would not tap
    The page
    would not install
  • Deal-Driven Gamer

    22, mid-core player · hunts the monetisation model

    No video means I'm backing out — I can't tell how it actually plays from screenshots alone.
    The card
    would not tap
    The page
    would not install
  • Impulse Scroller

    19, student · installs several apps a week, deletes most of them

    The icon looks fresh, the first screenshot shows an actual chess board that's easy to understand, and 4.5 stars with over 200k ratings is solid, so I'm tapping it.
    The card
    would tap
    The page
    did not open it
  • Impulse Scroller

    19, student · installs several apps a week, deletes most of them

    This looks like something I'd have installed five years ago, not something I'm downloading today.
    The card
    would not tap
    The page
    did not open it