Lichess

Raised as a usability problem by 19 people on Hacker News over 16 years (2010–2025), in 12 threads.

People raised many different problems with Lichess, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.

Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.

The newest 20 complaints

Difficulty picker is hidden in the bottom left corner, hard to find2025-04-01
A banner pops in late and pushes Play again under the cursor, causing accidental clicks that lose failed puzzle history2023-05-01
Opening any screen lags by half a second, unlike the website2023-05-01
Strength 1-8 setting is unclear; doesn't explain what each level means2023-01-23
Hard to discover; must activate engine and pick a move before seeing analysis2022-08-03
Can't find computer analysis option; enable link does nothing when pressed2022-01-16
Taps not registered properly and some UI elements misplaced on iOS2021-12-16
Bots hidden among players; newcomers can't tell how to find computer opponents2021-12-16
Browser back button is disabled after clicking a game, disorienting users2021-04-25
Couldn't find any explanation of what the game is or how it works2021-04-23
Interface is messy and ugly, making it harder for people to use2021-04-23
UI feels clunky and dated, like a 90s or early 2000s app2021-04-23
Landing page is a confusing barrage of irrelevant information for first-time visitors2021-04-23
Messages silently not shown when they resemble the previous one, with no feedback2021-04-16
Recent interface update is described as horrible to use2019-05-18
Menus are somewhat confusing to navigate2019-01-10
Interface is confusing, with duplicate menus, scattered chats, and redundant player info2019-01-10
Hard to discover the feature; it is not obvious where to find it2015-10-07
Finding a quick game requires scanning a list and comparing ratings manually2015-10-07
Can't find the clock while playing2010-11-21