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Feedback & reviews, straight to the developer.

Feature requests, bug reports and honest reviews for SwissMax and ChessZCam all reach the one person who writes the code — and what you send helps decide what gets fixed next.

  • Read personally — by the developer, not a support queue
  • Reviews are moderated — they appear publicly only after approval
  • Your email stays private — used only to reply, never published

On the ChessZCam trial? Every report during the 14 days is read and helps decide the next fix. In the app, tap Feedback on the Home screen. Prefer email? Write to admin@zonchess.com.

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A note from the developer

Message the developer.

SwissMax and ChessZCam are being built with great care, with the messy variables of a real tournament hall in mind — uneven light, crowded tables, patchy venue Wi-Fi, a nudged tripod. But they are still a work in progress, built by one independent developer and chess parent, with no company or sponsor behind them.

I am very open to constructive criticism and feature requests, so the tools can keep improving. If something does not meet your expectations yet, please tell me here first rather than leaving a harsh public review — I would much rather fix it. Let's build something great for the chess community together.

Real reports already shape every build: the ChessZCam recovery tools were built the day after a player accidentally touched the tripod at Taiping Mall, and SwissMax 0.9.6 was a round of small comforts taken straight from organiser feedback. You can follow the results in the changelog.

— zonChess · Motivace Studio, Malaysia

Getting the most out of your message

What helps us act on it.

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Reporting a bug

  • Product and build — e.g. ChessZCam Phone 1.15.0, Studio 0.20.0 or Live 1.6.0, or your SwissMax build
  • What you did, what happened, and what you expected
  • For ChessZCam, the setup — camera position, stand, light and network; accuracy depends heavily on setup and video quality
  • At a live event? Say so in the first line
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Requesting a feature

  • The problem first — what slows you down at the table, in the hall or in the edit
  • Who it is for — organiser, arbiter, coach, parent or creator
  • Check the roadmap — it may already be planned; feedback decides what moves up the list
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Writing a review

  • Honest both ways — what worked and what got in the way
  • Say where you used it — a club night, a school tournament, a live stream
  • Rating is optional — choose N/A for a plain suggestion
  • Moderated first — approved reviews show your name and message below

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