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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 →
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Solve sudoku puzzles like magic with the power of AR
2017 · its alternatives →
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Chessmaster AI▲232Transform Your Chess Skills with AI-Powered Training
Jan 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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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 →
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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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Solve sudoku puzzles like magic with the power of AR
2018 · its alternatives →
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- 19Chess Scanner▲123
Scan score sheets and generate chess games in seconds.
2024 · chessscanner.com · its alternatives →
- 20KFKung Fu Chess▲140
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Augmented Reality Tactical Strategy Game for ARKit
2017 · its alternatives →
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