Chess Dojo

1.1.5

Gerhard Kalab

4.63

234 reviews

10,000+
Downloads

Free

Play chess against human-like chess personalities

Chess Dojo offers offline chess battles against 30+ human-like personalities, adapting to your skill level. It also supports Chess960, takebacks, and Bluetooth-enabled E-Boards, with post-game reviews for external analysis.

Pros & Cons

Offline-first experience
Diverse human-like personalities with dedicated opening books
Comprehensive E-Board Bluetooth support across multiple brands
Takeback and Chess960 features for varied practice

No explicit online multiplayer or live games noted
Limited in-app engine analysis beyond blunder review
PGN import/export is not explicitly stated; analysis relies on external apps (e.g., PGN Master) for deeper review

About Chess Dojo

Chess Dojo is a board app developed by Gerhard Kalab.

Download Statistics

Chess Dojo has been downloaded 27 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 350 times.

User Ratings

Chess Dojo is rated 4.63 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 230 ratings.

App Information

Chess Dojo is FREE to download. The APK download size is 43.58 MB. The latest version available is 1.1.5. The last update was on December 30, 2025.

Technical Requirements

Chess Dojo requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play September 2021.

Description

● Improve your chess proficiency by playing against human-like chess personalities.

More data about Chess Dojo

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	27 thousand
Recent downloads	350
Rating	4.63 based on 230 ratings
Ranking	Not ranked
Version	1.1.5
APK size	43.6 MB
Number of libraries	19
Designed for Android	5.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Google Play Rating history and histogram

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Downloads over time

Chess Dojo has been downloaded 27 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 12 downloads per day.

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gkalab3@gmx-topmail.de

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Comments on Chess Dojo for Android

★★★★★ Mike the Spike · Nov 17, 2022

I got my Square Off Pro last week and although the computer is amazing I found the user interface disappointing. On finding out that Chess Dojo works with Square Off Pro I immediately installed the app on my tablet. The free version comes with a few gaming styles while strength levels can be individually set. And for about 3 euros a whole load more styles can be installed. All in all I think Dojo has the more intuitive user interface and is easier to work with.

★★★★★ Sanon St vil · Feb 21, 2023

Chess Dojo is an excellent app to download as a chess player. You will notice a great improvement in your games and ELO. I recommend this app.

★★★★★ Chris Groves · Jan 2, 2022

The Pro Version is excellent, and plays great chess. Now that running your own chess engines on the latest versions of Android is so difficult, this app really is the future. As mentioned by an earlier reviewer DGT USB support would be a really useful feature which would enable all traditional DGT E-Board/Smart board users to connect. It would also be great if a help screen was included detailing the playing styles of the personalities. Thanks for a great app.

★★☆☆☆ Ahmed E. Shalaby · Sep 16, 2025

The app plays nothing like humans as it claims. Essentially it's working two programs (Patricia and Rodent) while adjusting some of their parameters to make it aggressive or defensive. The review feature is useless, and I had to opt for copying the game to chess com or lichens then analyze it on their engine. You cannot take back moves. There is no opening analysis. It's a good attempt but so far away from the chess com bots, noctie or chessiverse.

★★☆☆☆ Der Ludditus · Aug 3, 2022

A complete disappointment. The only good thing is that the app works well, but I paid for nothing. No description of the "personalities". "Analysis" is a huge misnomer: there's NO analysis at all. (The developer of two PGN-reading apps should know what analysis means.) Heck, the app doesn't even display the list of moves, something that even most half-decent chess apps do! Where are those 5-star reviews coming from?! EDIT: So I need another app to see the analysis. That's utterly ridiculous.

Google Play Rankings for Chess Dojo

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Technologies used by Chess Dojo

Chess Dojo is requesting 14 permissions and is using 19 libraries.

Permissions

Your location

approximate (network-based) location, precise (GPS) location

Network communication

view network connections, pair with Bluetooth devices, full network access, Google Play billing service

System tools

access Bluetooth settings, reorder running apps, prevent phone from sleeping

Extra

android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT, android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE, com.kalab.chessdojo.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Ad network libraries

None found

Social libraries

None found

Development tools

Android Jetpack core

Android Architecture Components

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Firebase

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Kotlin

AndroidX App Startup AndroidX Emoji / Emoji2 Android Library Icon

AndroidX Emoji / Emoji2 AndroidX ProfileInstaller Android Library Icon

AndroidX ProfileInstaller AndroidX Preference Android Library Icon

AndroidX Preference Jetpack WindowManager Android Library Icon

Jetpack WindowManager Jetpack Navigation Android Library Icon

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AndroidX Test Skydoves Libraries Android Library Icon

Skydoves Libraries

Trust & Safety: Permissions include location, Bluetooth, internet, foreground service, wake lock, and billing. The app supports offline play and E-Board use; privacy considerations center on Bluetooth/Location usage—please review the privacy policy. Includes a dynamic non-exported permission (DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION).

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