user1105: I tried using this app but when I try to play online it keeps saying game over, draw something like that, the message will be on the screen forever unless I restart my phone. and it doesn't let me play online.
Is there a better app to play FICS on Android?
http://i.imgur.com/hwUfFRX.png
http://i.imgur.com/u9bYDmP.png

user749: I like Mobialia chess mentioned by @Istvan Chung. It has decent support for most common uses of FICS.
The following are additional options. I have all of them since each of them provide unique advantage over the other based on what you are trying to do:

Chess by Jeroen Carolus is a hidden gem. There are lots of features meant for FICS including custom commands.
Yafi is also worth a try.


user7556: Mobialia is very good. My only quibble with it is that there are a fixed set of themes without a color chooser. The predefined colors look washed out and blurry on my tablet. Yafi is pretty good, but has the critical annoyance of having to go back to the console for most game management tasks.

user10165: Acid Ape Chess. I think it is the best in history of Android chess.

user827: Mobialia Chess Free includes an FICS interface; it supports premove and interfacing directly with the console.

1105: <p>I tried using <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jwtc.android.chess" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this app</a> but when I try to play online it keeps saying <code>game over, draw</code> something like that, the message will be on the screen forever unless I restart my phone. and it doesn't let me play online.</p>

<p>Is there a better app to play FICS on Android?</p>

<p><a href="https://i.imgur.com/hwUfFRX.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://i.imgur.com/hwUfFRX.png</a></p>

<p><a href="https://i.imgur.com/u9bYDmP.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://i.imgur.com/u9bYDmP.png</a></p>
 749: <p>I like Mobialia chess mentioned by @Istvan Chung. It has decent support for most common uses of FICS.</p>

<p>The following are additional options. I have all of them since each of them provide unique advantage over the other based on what you are trying to do:</p>

<ol>
<li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jwtc.android.chess" rel="nofollow">Chess</a> by Jeroen Carolus is a hidden gem. There are lots of features meant for FICS including custom commands.</li>
<li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.mg6.yafi" rel="nofollow">Yafi</a> is also worth a try.</li>
</ol>
 7556: <p>Mobialia is very good. My only quibble with it is that there are a fixed set of themes without a color chooser. The predefined colors look washed out and blurry on my tablet. Yafi is pretty good, but has the critical annoyance of having to go back to the console for most game management tasks.</p>
 10165: <p><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.acideapestudios.acidapechess&amp;hl=en" rel="nofollow">Acid Ape Chess</a>. I think it is the best in history of Android chess.</p>
 827: <p><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alonsoruibal.chessdroid.lite">Mobialia Chess Free</a> includes an FICS interface; it supports premove and interfacing directly with the console.</p>
