ChessSnap
Junqing Zhang Education iPhoneiPadiPod touch
ChessSnap is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by Junqing Zhang. Requires iOS 15.0. Updated September 2, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 2 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 2
- 2026 · v2.0
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About ChessSnap
Turn handwritten chess scoresheets into PGN in seconds. Just snap a photo. ChessSnap uses AI to read your moves, validates them with chess rules, and delivers a clean PGN ready for analysis in Lichess, Chess.com, or any engine. HIGHLIGHTS No more typing Capture and convert instantly. Smart move validation AI recognition + rule-based verification. Learns your handwriting Improves with every game. Multiple player profiles Perfect for coaches, families, and clubs. 11 notation languages Including English, German, French, Spanish, and more. Cloud sync Access your games on all devices. Share instantly Open in Lichess or Chess.com, or export PGN. FREE TRIAL & LIFETIME Free trial: 5 scans in total, 1 player profile Lifetime, one-time purchase: Unlimited scans Up to 10 player profiles One purchase. No subscription, nothing to renew. PRIVACY Your data stays private. No ads. No tracking. EU-based secure storage. PERFECT FOR Tournament players Coaches Chess parents Anyone digitizing scoresheets Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.chesssnap.app/privacy
What’s new
Version 2.0 · Updated September 2, 2026
Version 2.0 SEE THE WHOLE GAME AT A GLANCE A new bar above the move list maps the entire scoresheet: green where the game replays cleanly, red where it breaks. Drag it to jump straight to a problem instead of scrolling through ninety moves. FIND THE CAUSE, NOT JUST THE BROKEN MOVE When a game stops replaying, ChessSnap searches the whole scoresheet for the earlier misreading behind it. You get up to three positions worth checking, with suggested moves to compare against the paper. When the evidence is weak, ChessSnap says so instead of guessing. ORDER AND MISSING CELLS Missed cells, repeated cells and rows written in the wrong order are detected and fixed in one tap. A last cell holding the result instead of a move can be removed the same way. ONE PURCHASE INSTEAD OF A SUBSCRIPTION The free trial is now 5 scans in total. Lifetime access is a single in-app purchase, with nothing to renew. Plus smaller fixes to photo viewing, undo and redo, and long games.
App privacy
The developer, Junqing Zhang, 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:
- Identifiers: User ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Contact Info: Email Address
- User Content: Photos or Videos, Other User Content
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality, Other Purposes
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: Other Usage Data
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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