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24 alternatives to BrainyChess

Play, practice, analyze, and save chess games online!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. BrainyChess launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   BrainyChess for iMessage▲72

   Play chess in iMessage for free!

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Chesscademy▲135

   A fun and free way to learn chess.

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Chesster▲117

   3D Chess for your iPhone and iPad

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Memorado▲83

   Brain games on your iPhone

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Manikin Puzzle Challenge▲54

   A simple and addictive brain puzzle game

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   AR Chess by BrainyChess▲12

   Play Chess in Augmented Reality

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Test your (soft) skills▲70

   Amazing brain and knowledge trivia

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Brain It On!▲61

   Deceptively challenging puzzles for your brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Tricky Turn▲64

   Welcome to a battle against your own brain!

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Az▲70

    Relaxing word puzzle game for iOS

    2021 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Math Hopper▲55

    Think fast to build up the Fever-O-Meter

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Halfchess▲69

    Learn to be a better Chess player, playable in your browser

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    SharpMind▲6

    Your next big step to gaining elo!

    2025 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Free Online Chess▲22

    Play chess online for free against computer or friend!

    Jan 2026 · free-online-chess.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    CheckerBoardify▲61

    Most challenging puzzles you'll ever play

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Quirky Chess▲7

    Master chess with Stockfish AI or challenge friends online

    2025 · speedmat.ing · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ChessME - iMessage App▲6

    Play Chess directly in iMessage ♙ ♔ ♕ ♖ ♗ ♘

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    LearnChess▲29

    Stop playing chess. Start understanding it.

    Jul 2026 · learnchess.ai · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Checkmate! Play chess inside iMessage▲6

    Currently FREE right now in the App Store for iMessage

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    OffChess▲13

    Chess Puzzles App

    2025 · offchess.com · its alternatives →

21. 21IB
    I built a tool to download your chess games▲6

    Hi HN, here is my humble weekend project. I couldn’t find any similar utilities online that would let me download all of my chess games, so I decided to make one. It’s definitely imperfect, so please let me know if you have any feedback!

    2023 · chessgamedownloader.fly.dev · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Chess▲8

    offline chess game app

    2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Lichess▲5

    Free chess experience for anyone, anywhere.

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24RA
    Room.ai: Play chess and video chat on one page (no signup needed)▲5

    2020 · room.ai · its alternatives →

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