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24 alternatives to AR Chess by BrainyChess

Play Chess in Augmented Reality

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. AR Chess by BrainyChess launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Experience the familiar chess in an exciting way inside AR

    2018 · its alternatives →

  2. 2

    Classic chess in Augmented Reality

    2018 · its alternatives →

  3. 3
    BoardBoss▲105

    Bring board games to life with the power of AR

    2019 · its alternatives →

  4. 4

    Solve sudoku puzzles like magic with the power of AR

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Oak▲225

    Turn your table into an Augmented Reality playground

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Chess for macOS

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Transform Your Chess Skills with AI-Powered Training

    Jan 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Chesster▲117

    3D Chess for your iPhone and iPad

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    PlayAR▲122

    Augmented reality games to get you moving

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Augmented Reality Labyrinth

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Amuse your mood with hand gesture controller based AR game

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    The first augmented reality spellbook for D&D 5e

    2019 · its alternatives →

  13. 13CE

    We built ChessBoss at the TechCrunch Disrupt hackathon this week. It didn’t make the top 10 but I thought Hacker News might think it’s pretty cool. https://devpost.com/software/chess-boss There are these really cool smart chessboards that can suggest moves and track your games... but they’re $400 and weigh 19 pounds. And of course there are apps that can analyze games but tracking and inputting games by hand is a huge pain. Or fully-digital chess apps... but board games are way more fun in real life! We wondered: “why can’t you just do that in software and bring the best…

    2019 · devpost.com · its alternatives →

  14. 14PA

    Thought I would post in celebration of 1 year of my website being online. I've been working on it on and off and currently the website allows users to play Hex, Tumbleweed, Amazons, and Connect 6 against friends or against practice bots. I've been a long time player of some of these games and I felt for a long time that the world could use a few more popular abstract strategy games compared to Chess or Go. If you try it, let me know what you think. I'm always looking for new games or new features to add :)

    Oct 2025 · abstractboardgames.com · its alternatives →

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    A unique chess trip with exciting instant duels awaits you

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Play with digital versions of LEGO in AR

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Solve sudoku puzzles like magic with the power of AR

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Augmented Reality Cups and Ball Guessing Game

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Scan score sheets and generate chess games in seconds.

    2024 · chessscanner.com · its alternatives →

  20. 20KF

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Aimchess▲129

    Learn chess your way with AI tools and data driven approach.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    AR Pong▲76

    Augmented reality beer pong for iOS

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Augmented Reality Tactical Strategy Game for ARKit

    2017 · its alternatives →

  24. 24

    iOS app to play piano songs on any real piano with AR

    2022 · its alternatives →

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