ChessBase Mobile Chess
ChessBase GmbH Games iPhoneiPadiPod touch
ChessBase Mobile Chess is a free Games app for iPhone and iPad by ChessBase GmbH. Rated 2.9/5 from 18 ratings. Requires iOS 15.6. Updated May 2, 2026.
- Rating
- 2.9
- 18 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 1 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- May 2
- 2026 · v2.3
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About ChessBase Mobile Chess
ChessBase Mobile is the training, playing, and analysis platform for chess players who track their progress by the numbers. ChessBase Mobile is built by ChessBase, the company behind the standard desktop software used by world champions and club players alike for over 30 years. Solve tactics puzzles rated by difficulty and watch your Elo rise or fall with every attempt. No participation trophies, your rating reflects exactly where you stand. The tactics database draws from positions in real games, not synthetic exercises, so the patterns you train are the patterns you encounter at the board. Puzzle Fight puts you head-to-head against another player in a timed series of 24 tactical positions. Both players solve the same puzzles simultaneously. The one who solves more, faster, wins - and gains Elo. Structured competition, not a casual minigame. Play live games in Blitz and Rapid formats against opponents worldwide. Premove support, clean interface, no clutter. The ChessBase Online Database contains over 14 million games. Search by player, position, or opening. Review grandmaster games, study endgame structures, track opening trends - the same database used by professionals, accessible from your phone. Cloud analysis with several engines, including Fritz and Lc0. Basic cloud analysis with Fritz is free. For deeper analysis, scalable cloud servers are available, from Large to Gargantuan, paid per minute in ducats. Lc0 brings neural network evaluation for positions where classical engines struggle. The engine panel shows evaluation, depth, and principal variation. Build and maintain your opening repertoire in the cloud. 300 opening overviews with repertoire suggestions help you get started with new systems. A live opening book provides up-to-date statistics for every position. Three practice modes let you drill your variations until they stick. Annotate your games with comments, symbols, variations, arrows, and markings. Save games and analyses in cloud databases that synchronise across all your devices. Share positions and games via link, image, GIF, FEN, QR code, or PGN. Upload and download PGN files for full compatibility with desktop software. AI Kibitzer provides live commentary during games and puzzles — with personality. Chess-legend anecdotes, opinions, the occasional bad joke. Like a friend with too much chess trivia sitting next to you. Audio output included. Available in 27 languages. Customisable board colours, piece sets, and notation display. Light and dark mode across all screens, or set to follow your device preference. No ads. No energy systems. No artificial gating. Open the app, train, close the app. Free to use, all functions are available at no cost. ChessBase Premium unlocks expanded cloud storage and unlimited database search results. Free: search the online database (max 50 games displayed), up to 10 cloud databases (10 MB total), cloud clipping for up to 10 games. Premium: unlimited database search, up to 200 cloud databases (500 MB total), cloud clipping for up to 400 games. Privacy policy: https://en.chessbase.com/pages/security Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ratings & reviews
2.9
18 ratings
What’s new
Version 2.3 · Updated May 2, 2026
Puzzle Fight: Competitive 24-puzzle matches against real opponents with Elo rating. Solve faster, score higher, gain rating points. Redesigned tactics training with per-puzzle Elo tracking. Your rating adjusts after every single attempt, not after a batch. AI Kibitzer: Live AI commentary with personality, references chess legends, narrates your game, available with audio output. Configurable per mode. Cloud analysis with several engines, including Fritz and Lc0. Free basic tier for Fritz, scalable cloud servers for deeper analysis. Light and dark mode across all screens, with device preference support. Premove support in live games. Queue your next move while your opponent is thinking. Performance and stability improvements.
App privacy
The developer, ChessBase GmbH, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Name
Used for: App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- User Content: Gameplay Content
- Contact Info: Email Address
- Identifiers: User ID
Used for: Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChessBase Mobile Chess | 2.9 / 5 (18 ratings) | Free | May 2, 2026 |
| Chess Studio Lite | 4.4 / 5 (11) | Free | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Chess-Studio | 4.7 / 5 (117) | 3.99 USD | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Chessify - Magic Chess Tools | 4.4 / 5 (397) | Free | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Chess at ICC, play & learn | 4.2 / 5 (367) | Free | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Chess Prep Pro Openings | 4.5 / 5 (21) | Free | Jul 11, 2026 |
| Chess Tablebase for Stockfish | 4.8 / 5 (21) | Free | Mar 24, 2026 |