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20+ Best Pocket Chess Alternatives for iPhone (2026)
Pocket Chess is B tier, #17 of 27 in chess learning. Here is everything that competes with it on iPhone, in tier order.
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All 26 alternatives, in tier order
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Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 850,261 ratings · score 99Chess app listing online games, tournaments, 500,000+ puzzles, lessons, a visual coach, and computer opponents. - 2
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 5,518,106 ratings · score 97Free education app for learning languages in short lessons, with added Chess, Math and Music courses. - 3
Free download · ★ 4.7 · 101,769 ratings · score 95Free chess app for kids with online and offline games, puzzles, bot opponents, and video lessons, with parental. - 4
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 27,073 ratings · score 95Chess coaching app with spoken lessons and move feedback from coach Dr. Wolf, aimed at beginners and intermediate. - 5
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 5,982 ratings · score 93Chess learning app covering openings, tactics and endgames, using a spaced repetition trainer called MoveTrainer. - 6
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 5,043 ratings · score 92Free chess app offering 30,000+ tactics, lessons, and openings that adjusts to the player's ability as they play. - 7
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 38,613 ratings · score 91Chess app with introductory lessons, a coach that suggests and comments on moves, trainer levels, and game analysis. - 8
$9.99 + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 23,645 ratings · score 91Offline chess app with beginner lessons, move suggestions, 50 trainer levels, game analysis and PGN import. No ads or. - 9
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 2,504 ratings · score 88Chess training app with 147 structured courses covering tactics, strategy, openings, the middlegame and endgames, from. - 10
Free download · ★ 4.7 · 29,165 ratings · score 88Free chess app for online games with friends or players worldwide, plus puzzles, clans, tournaments and game analysis. - 11
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 20,240 ratings · score 87Chess app for playing the AI, friends or online opponents, with tutorials, puzzles and post-game analysis. - 12
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 3,705 ratings · score 84Chess puzzle trainer with daily puzzles, offline puzzle packs, and an Elo-based progress mode for practicing tactics. - 13
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 161,844 ratings · score 80Free 3D chess game with CPU and Pass n Play modes, interactive tutorials, and customizable boards and pieces. - 14
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 6,357 ratings · score 80Free chess app with online matches, Play vs Computer islands with rewards, chess lessons, and a friends mode. - 15
n/a · ★ 4.7 · 6,604 ratings · score 80IOS chess app for playing online against players worldwide, with tutorials, lessons, and interactive challenges. - 16
Free download · ★ 4.7 · 26,973 ratings · score 79Online chess app with multiplayer games, computer opponents, puzzles and rated play on ChessFriends.com. - 18
Free download · ★ 4.9 · 2,147 ratings · score 79Builds and trains a chess opening repertoire with spaced repetition, gap finding and Lichess or Chess.com game review. - 19
Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 3,037 ratings · score 78Chess app with AI opponents, Lichess bots, game analysis, puzzles, and online play on chess.com and Lichess. - 20
Free download · ★ 4.8 · 12,701 ratings · score 68Chess training app with lessons and bite-sized games made with Magnus Carlsen and Grand Masters, plus optional paid. - 21
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 2,894 ratings · score 62Free offline chess app for training with tactics, openings, endgames, puzzles and best move hints. - 22
Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 2,326 ratings · score 62Chess opening trainer with spaced repetition, timed drills, tactics, and repertoires built from real Lichess games. - 23
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 4,024 ratings · score 61Chess app where you play and learn against World Champion Magnus Carlsen and Grandmaster opponents, with in-game hints. - 24
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 647 ratings · score 60Interactive chess course for child and adult beginners with coached tasks, hints, explanations and an ELO rating. - 25
Free · ★ 4.6 · 3,536 ratings · score 59Plays chess in 3D against the computer, with human vs computer, computer vs computer, and human vs human modes. - 26
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 3,635 ratings · score 53Free chess app for kids with quests, puzzles, and games against fantasy bosses and other kids. - 27
Free download · ★ 4.8 · 2,205 ratings · score 43Chess tactics course with 2,200 basic and 1,800 auxiliary exercises in 50 topics, with hints and an ELO rating tracker.
Questions people ask
- What is the best alternative to Pocket Chess on iPhone?
- Chess.com - Play and Learn, S tier, #1 in chess learning.
- Is there a free alternative to Pocket Chess?
- Yes: Chess.com - Play and Learn (S tier, #1) is free to download, with in-app purchases.
- Does anything rank above Pocket Chess?
- Yes. 16 apps rank above it in chess learning: Chess.com - Play and Learn (#1), Duolingo: Learn Languages (#2), Chess for Kids: Learn to Play (#3) and more.