Chess.com AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Chess Games

The best Chess Game alternative to Chess.com is Lichess, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Chess.com and many of them are Chess Games so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Chess Game alternatives to Chess.com are OffChess, Noctie.ai, DecodeChess and Chessify.

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  1. Lichess icon

    Lichess

     156 likes

    Lichess is the most complete chess experience, with a simple interface that focuses on the game, a massive array of game related tools and a huge, worldwide community.

    68 Lichess alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
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    Lichess vs Chess.com Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    vondelphia
    4

    lichess.org community is awesome!

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Pure,nice, freandly, and yetpowerful

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Jane C
    Positive
    0

    Chess.com got pretty clunky with too many features and things going on. Lichess is just so much simpler. Gets the basics of what a chess site needs much better than other chess sites

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    • Lichess is Free and Open SourceChess.com is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. OffChess icon

    OffChess

     7 likes

    Explore 100,000+ offline chess puzzles across all levels, featuring real-game tactics like forks, pins, and mate puzzles, adaptive difficulty, personalized themes, detailed stats, opening-specific challenges, and hints for improving your play anytime, anywhere.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  4. Noctie.ai icon

    Noctie.ai

     3 likes

    Noctie.ai is a personal AI chess coach with a human touch. We aim to teach chess in a joyful and effective way – just like you would with a loved and respected human coach.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    DecodeChess

     4 likes

    Explore the first AI chess tutor that explains the why behind moves, offering personal feedback and rich analysis for players up to a 2000 ELO rating. Perfect for discovering chess beauty and logic, DecodeChess combines master insights with engine precision and is free to use.

    57 DecodeChess alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  7. Chessify icon

    Chessify

     5 likes

    Chessify is a multi-service chess platform that offers training tools for amateur and professional players. The company provides a cloud platform for chess analysis.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  8. KNights icon

    KNights

     1 like

    KNights is a chess game. As a player, your goal is to defeat your opponent by checkmating their king.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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  10. ChessMD icon

    ChessMD

     1 like

    Improve your chess with unlimited game review, interactive engine analysis, and several other state-of-the-art training utilities.

    54 ChessMD alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  11. Chessmaster icon

    Chessmaster

     14 likes

    Chessmaster is a chess playing computer game series which is now owned and developed by Ubisoft. It is the best-selling chess franchise in history, with more than five million units sold as of 2002.

    58 Chessmaster alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Chessis icon

    Chessis

     2 likes

    Chessis is one of the best Chess Analyzer apps. It helps you to improve your chess by analyzing your games and providing you with game reports which contain Blunders, Missed Wins, Best Moves, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Game Analysis & Game Review
     
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    Shotgun King

     2 likes

    Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • itch.io
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  15. Magic Chess 3D icon

    Magic Chess 3D

     1 like

    Magic Chess 3D is a magical game of kings and queens of England that will teach you how to play chess. Tap a chess piece to make a move. Attack the opponent’s pieces to capture the king. It's as simple as that! The more you play, the sooner you'll become the chess master!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
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