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24 alternatives to Chess

offline chess game app

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Chess launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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OffChess – Offline chess puzzles app▲369
Hi HN! I'm the developer of rdx, a mildly popular ad-free, privacy and user friendly Reddit client. This time, I made something for a very specific use case: solving chess puzzles with no internet. Why? Well, my Wi-Fi is terrible in the bathroom—and that's where I do some of my best thinking. I tried printing out “mate in X” puzzles to solve offline, but they weren’t fun without interaction. So I built OffChess. OffChess is an iPhone/Android app that contains over 100,000 chess puzzles, fully offline and completely ad-free. You can solve puzzles by category (Mate in…
2025 · offchess.com · its alternatives →
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Simple Chess: Play & Analyze▲2
Play chess online or offline, analyze games with an engine.
Jun 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Chessmaster AI▲232
Transform Your Chess Skills with AI-Powered Training
Jan 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Noctie▲284
Practice chess with a genius owl
2024 · noctie.ai · its alternatives →
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Free Online Chess▲22
Play chess online for free against computer or friend!
Jan 2026 · free-online-chess.com · its alternatives →
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Chess Multiplayer Online▲5
Play real-time chess with friends and players worldwide.
Jan 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Chess and Video Chat, no login required▲124
2020 · rootshirechess.glitch.me · its alternatives →
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BrainyChess▲83
Play, practice, analyze, and save chess games online!
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Chessmate▲79
Chess for macOS
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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BoardWalrus▲60
Play Chess in Slack with your fellow workspace members
2023 · its alternatives →
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3Chess▲106
Play three player chess online free for web and mobile
2023 · 3-chess.com · its alternatives →
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e4e5▲73
Casual, minimal chess app
2020 · e4e5.app · its alternatives →
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Chess Art for Kids: pre to Grandmaster▲4
Kids play offline chess and learn. Different strength levels
2021 · metatransapps.com · its alternatives →
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Half chess▲76
A casual chess game where games only last 5 minutes
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Aimchess▲129
Learn chess your way with AI tools and data driven approach.
2020 · aimchess.com · its alternatives →
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Board Defenders▲75
Puzzel games based on the chess rules
2015 · ludusstudio.com · its alternatives →
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Animal Domino: Play Board Game▲93
Offline board game
2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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DualChess▲25
Chess — but a mini-game decides every capture
Jun 2026 · dualchess.com · its alternatives →
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ChessBout▲12
Multiple-choice chess duels & daily challenges ♟️
May 2026 · chessbout.com · its alternatives →
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My 6 Weeks Project, MultiplayerChess.com▲79
Play chess online for free on Chess.com with over 250 million members from around the world. Have fun playing with friends or challenging the computer!
2011 · multiplayerchess.com · its alternatives →
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Quirky Chess▲7
Master chess with Stockfish AI or challenge friends online
2025 · speedmat.ing · its alternatives →
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Not Chess▲76
A puzzling chess-like game
2020 · notchess.crevasse.co · its alternatives →
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ChessEye▲82
2D chessboard scanner & analyzer to calculate the best moves
2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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No More Kings▲72
A challenging puzzle game based on the rules of chess
2015 · montoyaindustries.com · its alternatives →

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