Chess

4.23

AI Factory Limited

4.59

1,566,262 reviews

50,000,000+
Downloads

Free

Learn chess with our in-game tutor-choose your challenge, from starter to master

AI Factory Limited’s Chess is a long-running, award‑winning Android chess app that combines a powerful tutor with a rich feature set. It supports Chess960, online play via Google Play Games, and a comprehensive learning path from Novice to Master, all in a free, ad‑supported package. It has a 4.59 rating from 1,567,096 ratings and is ranked in the BOARD category across multiple regions (Iran, Norway, Indonesia).

Pros & Cons

Tutor-guided learning with a structured, level-based progression
Chess960 support for varied gameplay
Completely free with all options unlocked and ad-supported
Online and local play including hot-seat and Google Play Games integration

Ad-supported free version may display third-party ads
Some competitors emphasize offline play, openings, puzzles, and dedicated training which are not highlighted in this app's data
Online play relies on Google Play Games and ads may impact the experience

About Chess

Chess is a board app developed by AI Factory Limited.

Download Statistics

Chess has been downloaded 99 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 800 times. It is ranked in the top 100 board apps.

User Ratings

Chess is rated 4.59 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 1.6 million ratings.

App Information

Chess is FREE to download. The APK download size is 42.51 MB. The latest version available is 4.23. The last update was on June 4, 2026.

Technical Requirements

Chess requires Android 6.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play August 2010.

Description

★ Top Developer (awarded 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015) and many years "Editors Choice" ★

More data about Chess

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	99 million
Recent downloads	800
Rating	4.59 based on 1.6 million ratings
Ranking	Highly ranked
Version	4.23
APK size	42.5 MB
Number of libraries	48
Designed for Android	6.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	Contains ads

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Google Play Rating history and histogram

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Downloads over time

Chess has been downloaded 99 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 27 downloads per day.

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Developer information for AI Factory Limited

AI Factory Limited

Support@aifactory.co.uk

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Comments on Chess for Android

★★★★★ Nandha Kumar · Jan 3, 2026

The game is good to play. For online match I need level system for better track of my progress.

★★★★☆ Miika Moore · Jul 18, 2026

I love chess I play every day. This is a good to app, im able to learn more skills, and I'm able to try different strategies everyti.e I play. The better I become I'm able to change the levels and face harder levels as I go. It's truly amazing 👏 I must admit.

★★★★★ Shiji K. M · May 9, 2026

This app will improve our concentration and teach us to play chess. I love this app

★★☆☆☆ Swaroop Kumar Rajaboina · Nov 12, 2025

I am facing a problem while adding new online friends. When I type the name of a friend, it is showing their account, but I am not able to click on it. The search tab is hiding my friend's account. Only a small portion of the logo is visible. Please fix this issue by removing the search tab after searching the name.

★☆☆☆☆ Jocelyn M · Mar 9, 2026

Multiplayer doesn't work. I invite my husband to play he sees the invite but can't accept.

★☆☆☆☆ Florin Baraitaru · Nov 4, 2025

The level of advertising (especially by Temu) makes it practically unusable. The ads are extremely intrusive and often difficult to close, which completely ruins the experience. I’ve decided to uninstall the app and will not return to it — I don’t want to support or encourage this kind of behavior from developers or Google app store.

★☆☆☆☆ Mickey Gemini · Mar 8, 2026

CAN'T E EVEN USE THIS APP ANYMORE BECAUSE IT TRAPS YOU ON ADS AND DOESN'T LET YOU LEAVE. LITERALLY CAN'T USE THE CHESS AT ALL. AT. ALL.

★☆☆☆☆ Srivatsan · Nov 8, 2025

Day by day ads getting increased, earlier it was one per game then it was two per game, and now it's coming mid of the game as well. I am uninstalling only for adds, it's annoying.

Google Play Rankings for Chess

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
85	Indonesia	Board	Top Free
106	Iran	Board	Top Free
131	India	Board	Top Free
142	Russia	Board	Top Free

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Technologies used by Chess

Chess is requesting 16 permissions and is using 48 libraries.

Permissions

Network communication

view network connections, view Wi-Fi connections, full network access, receive data from Internet

Your accounts

read Google service configuration

Hardware controls

control vibration

System tools

prevent phone from sleeping

Extra

android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, com.applovin.array.apphub.permission.BIND_APPHUB_SERVICE, com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE, com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID, uk.co.aifactory.chessfree.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Ad network libraries

AdMob

Facebook Audience Network Open Measurement Android Library Icon

Open Measurement Unity Ads Android Library Icon

Unity Ads

AppLovin

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SafeDK

Social libraries

Google Play Games Services

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AndroidX Activity Android Activity Saved State Android Library Icon

Android Activity Saved State AndroidX Loader Android Library Icon

AndroidX Loader Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) Android Library Icon

Google Cloud Messaging (GCM)

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Kotlin

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Android Support Library Document File Android WorkManager Android Library Icon

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Okio

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Trust & Safety: The app uses ads and requires network access, wake lock, foreground service, and push notification permissions. It includes ad network integrations (AppLovin, Unity Ads, AdMob) and standard ad ID access, which is typical for a free, ad-supported Android game.

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