Lichess

0.25.3

lichess.org

3.93

11,084 reviews

1,000,000+
Downloads

Free

The one open-source chess game

iOS version

Pros & Cons

Open-source and free, supported by a volunteer community.
Extensive feature set including real-time play, tournaments, puzzles, and analysis.
55-language localization enables wide global reach.
Highly customizable boards, themes, and system colors.

Competitors may emphasize engine-powered puzzles, tactics, and explicit learning paths more prominently, based on keyword trends observed in competing apps.

About Lichess

Lichess is a board app developed by lichess.org.

Download Statistics

Lichess has been downloaded 3.9 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 240 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 board apps.

User Ratings

Lichess is rated 3.93 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 11 thousand ratings.

App Information

Lichess is FREE to download. The APK download size is 95.58 MB. The latest version available is 0.25.3. The last update was on June 26, 2026.

Technical Requirements

The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play May 2024.

Description

Lichess is a free/libre, open-source chess application powered by volunteers and donations.

More data about Lichess

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	3.9 million
Recent downloads	240 thousand
Rating	3.93 based on 11 thousand ratings
Ranking	Top ranked
Version	0.25.3
APK size	95.6 MB
Number of libraries	22
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Google Play Rating history and histogram

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Downloads over time

Lichess has been downloaded 3.9 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 7.9 thousand downloads per day.

Changelog of Lichess

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Developer information for lichess.org

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Comments on Lichess for Android

★★★★★ TSS GAMER · Jul 5, 2026

This chess app is the best among all of them you can find every single puzzle and analyze games for free

★★★★★ Salman Farsi · Jun 19, 2026

Incredible app for beginners and masters just need some improvement like in computer analysis we want to see that Wich move was brilliant and great and others Wich the analysis don't show it only shows inaccuracy blunder and mistakes, and it needs more customization options, and we need hint move arrows it only shows piece but not the coordinates that where is the best position while practicing but overall masterpiece great apk creators said we promise that lichens is forever free for every

★★☆☆☆ Denis Rotich · Jun 26, 2026

When watching other players it doesn't update automatically, even when a game is over, it just hangs on that page, even when a new game is in progress. Terrible UI also the older version was much more responsive

★☆☆☆☆ Gwilym Dawson-Stanley · Jun 27, 2026

I loved the old version of the app, it was functional and easy to read just like the website, but I'm really struggling with the new one. It is far more unintuitive and everything just takes an extra step at least, and the puzzles are so annoying to navigate to. It's legitimately a better experience to use the webpage on my phone, this should absolutely not be the case

★★☆☆☆ rupendra mukhia · Jul 6, 2026

Its good bt tournaments are frustrating. Like when you're playing ur last game and then ur opponent who is at a lower rank than u will just not move until the tournament is over and then the fact that any win after the timeout of the tournament doesn't count is rly bad. Bro lichens devs pls make the win count if the match started in the tournament and ended after the timeout. Bcuz its super irritating ur losing opponent can just stall and ruin ur day as well 😭😭😭 pls make the win count. Pls

Google Play Rankings for Lichess

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
23	Germany	Board	Top Free
29	France	Board	Top Free
15	Austria	Board	Top Free
38	Canada	Board	Top Free
19	Switzerland	Board	Top Free
22	Czech Republic	Board	Top Free
22	Spain	Board	Top Free
22	Netherlands	Board	Top Free
66	United States	Board	Top Free
24	Poland	Board	Top Free

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Technologies used by Lichess

Lichess is requesting 9 permissions and is using 22 libraries.

Permissions

Network communication

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

Hardware controls

control vibration

System tools

run at startup, prevent phone from sleeping

Extra

android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, org.lichess.mobileV2.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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Android Jetpack AppCompat Android Jetpack Media Android Library Icon

Android Jetpack Media Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) Android Library Icon

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AndroidX App Startup Google gson Android Library Icon

Google gson Android WorkManager Android Library Icon

Android WorkManager AndroidX Emoji / Emoji2 Android Library Icon

AndroidX Emoji / Emoji2 AndroidX ProfileInstaller Android Library Icon

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Chromium

AndroidX Preference Jetpack DataStore Android Library Icon

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Jetpack WindowManager Flutter Android Library Icon

Flutter

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AppAuth

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