lichess (legacy)

8.0.0

lichess.org mobile 1

3.93

160,551 reviews

10,000,000+
Downloads

Free

Lichess.org legacy chess application

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About lichess (legacy)

lichess (legacy) was a board app developed by lichess.org mobile 1. It was removed from Google Play Mar 15, 2026 and is no longer available for download.

Download Statistics

lichess (legacy) had been downloaded 16 million times before it became unavailable.

User Ratings

lichess (legacy) was rated 3.93 out of 5 stars, based on 160 thousand ratings.

App Information

lichess (legacy) was free to download. The APK download size was 49.18 MB. The last available version was 8.0.0. The last update was on December 6, 2022.

Technical Requirements

lichess (legacy) required Android 5.1+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play February 2015.

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More data about lichess (legacy)

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	16 million
Rating	3.93 based on 160 thousand ratings
Version	8.0.0
APK size	49.2 MB
Number of libraries	24
Designed for Android	5.1+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Downloads over time

lichess (legacy) has been downloaded 16 million times.

Changelog of lichess (legacy)

Mar 15, 2026Unpublished
Dec 6, 2022UpdateVersion 8.0.0
Oct 26, 2022UpdateVersion 7.16.1
Sep 20, 2022Installs10,000,000+ installs
Aug 11, 2022UpdateVersion 7.16.0
Apr 14, 2022UpdateVersion 7.15.2
Mar 8, 2022UpdateVersion 7.15.1
Feb 24, 2022UpdateVersion 7.15.0
Dec 28, 2021UpdateVersion 7.14.1
Nov 21, 2021UpdateVersion 7.14.0
Oct 22, 2021UpdateVersion 7.13.1
Sep 28, 2021UpdateVersion 7.12.0
Jun 29, 2021UpdateVersion 7.11.3
Jun 8, 2021UpdateVersion 7.11.2
May 23, 2021UpdateVersion 7.11.1
May 11, 2021UpdateVersion 7.11.0
Mar 27, 2021UpdateVersion 7.10.0
Mar 15, 2021UpdateVersion 7.9.0
Feb 21, 2021UpdateVersion 7.8.1
Feb 13, 2021UpdateVersion 7.8.0
Feb 6, 2021UpdateVersion 7.7.2
Jan 23, 2021UpdateVersion 7.7.1
Dec 27, 2020UpdateVersion 7.6.1
Sep 16, 2020UpdateVersion 7.5.0
Aug 28, 2020UpdateVersion 7.4.0
Aug 1, 2020Installs5,000,000+ installs
Jul 11, 2020UpdateVersion 7.3.0
Jun 6, 2020UpdateVersion 7.2.0
May 16, 2020UpdateVersion 7.1.1
Feb 29, 2020UpdateVersion 7.0.4
Sep 26, 2019UpdateVersion 6.3.0
Sep 12, 2019UpdateVersion 6.2.0
Jun 6, 2019UpdateVersion 6.1.4
May 30, 2019UpdateVersion 6.1.3
Mar 27, 2019UpdateVersion 6.1.2
Feb 3, 2019UpdateVersion 6.1.1
Sep 23, 2018UpdateVersion 6.1.0
Jul 1, 2018UpdateVersion 6.0.4
Jun 17, 2018UpdateVersion 6.0.3
Jun 14, 2018UpdateVersion 6.0.2
Apr 18, 2018UpdateVersion 5.6.1
Apr 13, 2018UpdateVersion 5.6.0
Apr 2, 2018UpdateVersion 5.5.0
Mar 21, 2018UpdateVersion 5.4.2
Feb 20, 2018UpdateVersion 5.4.1
Feb 18, 2018UpdateVersion 5.4.0
Dec 19, 2017UpdateVersion 5.3.1
Dec 3, 2017UpdateVersion 5.3.0
Nov 25, 2017UpdateVersion 5.2.1
Oct 26, 2017UpdateVersion 5.1.2
Oct 10, 2017UpdateVersion 5.0.1

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Developer information for lichess.org mobile 1

lichess.org mobile 1

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Comments on lichess (legacy) for Android

★★★★★ somendra sharma · Feb 17, 2026

This is way better than the newly introduced other version of Lichens. But recently there is a bug which prevents visualization of moves of the solution of puzzles. Please do something for this bug, I want to use the Legacy version only

★★★★★ Joy C.T · Jan 5, 2026

Zero Cost, Zero Ads: Every feature on Lichens—including the top-tier Stock fish 17.1 engine analysis, unlimited puzzles, and "Studies"—is completely free. There are no "Gold" or "Platinum" tiers; everyone gets the same elite tools.

★★★★★ Suryakant Kulkarni · Mar 1, 2026

Best Chess App in the world ❤️🔥. I love this app. Free And Best 👌.

★★★★★ Matthew Sorensen · Feb 7, 2026

Better than the new app at the moment. Never had any issues with it.

★★☆☆☆ J Stu · Jan 17, 2026

Puzzle analysis stopped working. Tapping the microscope at the bottom used to enable analysis of the current puzzle. This feature stopped working a few days ago.

★★☆☆☆ Mihaly Nemeth · Feb 26, 2026

Fantastic! Wide variety of settings and learning skills. And, no intrusive ads! Thank you. UPDATE! Something happened to this app. I loved its Puzzles feature, but recently many puzzles don't make sense at all!!! No solution can be found and when clicked on the "View the solution" then it shows super-inconsistent moves, for example taking back last move... As a solution? What happened? Harnessing AI? Just guessing, but Puzzles became unusable, sorry to say.

★☆☆☆☆ Dr. Strange · Jan 17, 2026

Full of bugs you cannot analyze your games anymore, puzzles don't show the solution

Technologies used by lichess (legacy)

lichess (legacy) is requesting 5 permissions and is using 25 libraries.

Permissions

Network communication

view network connections, full network access, receive data from Internet

Hardware controls

control vibration

System tools

prevent phone from sleeping

Ad network libraries

None found

Social libraries

None found

Development tools

Android Jetpack core

Android Architecture Components

Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable Firebase Android Library Icon

Firebase

Android Jetpack Annotations Android Jetpack Widgets Android Library Icon

Android Jetpack Widgets Android Jetpack AppCompat Android Library Icon

Android Jetpack AppCompat AndroidX Activity Android Library Icon

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)

Android Transition Support Library

Android Support Library collections Kotlin Android Library Icon

Kotlin

Android Support VectorDrawable

AndroidX Legacy: Support Library core utils AndroidX Cursor Adapter Android Library Icon

AndroidX Cursor Adapter

AndroidX Local Broadcast Manager

Android Support Library Print

Android Support Library Document File JetBrains Annotations Android Library Icon

JetBrains Annotations IntelliJ IDEA Android Library Icon

IntelliJ IDEA Chromium Android Library Icon

Chromium

PhoneGap / Apache Cordova

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