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Android Apps > Board > Lichess
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Lichess

by lichess.org · Board · Free
On Google Play since May 2024 · Data updated 2026-11-08

Lichess is made and published by lichess.org. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with lichess.org. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to lichess.org and are shown as published on Google Play.

AppBrain's verdict

PopularTop 10
Rating on Google Play
3.91
14,938 ratings
Installs
5.2 million
Last updated
October 22, 2026
Ads
No ads
Size
93.5 MB

Lichess is popular, with 5.2 million installs. Users are divided: 3.9 stars from 14,938 ratings. Its best ranking is #9 in Top Free, Board in Switzerland.

Official page on Google Play

User feedback

Ratings and reviews on Google Play

Comments on Lichess for Android

★★★★★ Elina Dichenski · Oct 17, 2026
A wonderful app which allows you to learn, analyze games and solve tasks for free. I really appreciate this opportunity to improve my tactic, so definitely recommend everyone lichens
★★★★★ Yash Kumar · Oct 18, 2026
Hats Off 👒 Developer's Thanks for developing chess games and stock fish and also very thankful for your time ❤️👍
★★★★☆ Fahimul Hoque Chowdhury · Oct 29, 2026
Lichess-Take Take couple are a great platform to counter the "Chess Mafia". However, the Elo system is kind of broken. Every new user is automatically given 1000+ elo. Please fix it to make it more in line with FIDE standard. Every new user should be given only a 100 elo.
★★★★☆ Debojyoti · Oct 30, 2026
Well I was using old app after this one it's fresh looks good and lichens has always been my favorite but in this app two things 1. I can't find take back option - I know it's stupid to have that but sometimes obvious moves due to mouse slip becomes blunder, and it happened to me and also my opponent, so I take back it's good to play fair game 2. In analysis board there is a bug every time I try to enable show threat the app closes that's all fantastic app so far
★★★★★ Hans · Oct 6, 2026
Open source, free and the best chess app I ever used by far!
★☆☆☆☆ Charlie · Oct 7, 2026
Terrible like all online chess platforms full of smurfs/cheaters, don't use an app just play IRL.
★★☆☆☆ Tamás Németh · Oct 23, 2026
The old app had better UX and nicer design overall. The new buttons are ugly, missing icons and the quick launch is missing. Feels like a lot of unnecessary extra features were added, but the core experience got worse. It needs a good UX designer and a lot of polish. Lichess was always about spotless UX, pure chess. Now it's gone. Edit: the icons are missing from the modal after the game for analysis, new opponent etc.
★☆☆☆☆ Ibrahim Alshathri · Oct 4, 2026
Terrible app, use something else You play against a cheater you reject a rematch with the cheater the game still match you against the cheater
★☆☆☆☆ კობა hotmail · Oct 23, 2026
It's horrible. When the game is done something pops up, and you can't see the board anymore. The white lichens is so much better and smoother. This one is hard to play.

Google Play Rating history and histogram

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Store listing

By lichess.org, from Google Play

“The one open-source chess game”

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Description by lichess.org Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
Lichess is a free/libre, open-source chess application powered by volunteers and donations.
Today, Lichess users play more than five million games every day. Lichess is one of the most popular chess websites in the world while remaining 100% free.

The following features are available right now:
- play real time or correspondence chess
- play arena tournaments
- play against online bots
- solve chess puzzles from a wide variety of themes, online or offline
- race against the clock in Puzzle Storm
- analyse your games with latest Stockfish locally or on the server
- board editor
- study chess with a collaborative and interactive study feature
- learn board coordinates
- play over the board with a friend
- watch live chess broadcasts from all major chess tournaments
- watch Lichess TV and online streamers
- use a chess clock for your over the board games
- many different board themes and piece sets
- custom background themes
- system colours on Android 12+
- translated into 55 languages

Recent changes:
We continuously update the application with new features, improvements and bug fixes.

Release versions and more informations are available at:
https://github.com/lichess-org/mobile/releases
Official page on Google Play Also on the App Store

Safety and technology

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Ads
No ads
Price
Free
Libraries
22
App size
93.5 MB
Content rating
Everyone

Technologies used by Lichess

9 permissions · 22 libraries
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Releases

Updates seen on Google Play
Version
0.30.3
Launched
May 2024
  • Oct 22, 2026UpdateVersion 0.30.3
  • Oct 15, 2026UpdateVersion 0.30.1
  • Oct 1, 2026UpdateVersion 0.29.1
  • Sep 16, 2026UpdateVersion 0.28.4
  • Aug 12, 2026UpdateVersion 0.26.4
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Installs

Tracked by AppBrain
Last 30 days
390 thousand
Per day
13 thousand
30-day average
Play install range
5+ million
Launched
May 2024

Installs over time

Lichess has been installed 5.2 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 13 thousand installs per day.

Rankings

Google Play top charts
Highest rank
#9
Chart
Top Free
Board
Country
Switzerland

Google Play Rankings for Lichess

Top rankings

Rank Country Category List
10 Germany Board Top Free
9 Switzerland Board Top Free
9 Sweden Board Top Free
20 Canada Board Top Free
20 France Board Top Free
10 Poland Board Top Free
11 Austria Board Top Free
11 Netherlands Board Top Free
12 Denmark Board Top Free
14 Czech Republic Board Top Free
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Ranking history in Germany

About the app and developer

About Lichess

Lichess is a board app developed by lichess.org.

Install Statistics

Lichess has been installed 5.2 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 390 thousand times. It is ranked #9 in board.

User Ratings

Lichess is rated 3.91 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 15 thousand ratings.

App Information

Lichess is freely available from Google Play. The app size is 93.45 MB. The latest version available is 0.30.3. The last update was on October 22, 2026.

Technical Requirements

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

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Developer information for lichess.org

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Frequently asked questions about Lichess

Is Lichess free?

Yes. Lichess is free on Google Play.

Is Lichess still available?

Yes. Lichess is on Google Play, and the last update we saw was on October 22, 2026.

Does Lichess contain ads?

No. Google Play does not list Lichess as containing ads.

How large is Lichess?

Lichess is 93.45 MB.

Is Lichess suitable for children?

Google Play rates the content of Lichess as suitable for everyone.

How many times has Lichess been installed?

Google Play lists 5,000,000+ installs for Lichess.

How do people rate Lichess?

Lichess scores 3.91 out of 5 stars, from 14,938 ratings on Google Play.

Who made Lichess?

Lichess was developed by lichess.org. It is listed in the board category on Google Play.

What are the best alternatives to Lichess?

People looking at Lichess also look at these board apps: Chess, ChessBack, Chess - Play and Learn Online, ChessLink, MoveSense: Chess Analysis.

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