Chess Premium Downloads & RevenueChess Premium · App Store
Chess Premium is #6 in Games › Board Paid in India and charting in 14 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026Full timeline · 25 events
- 📈Chess Premium entered the top 10Top Paid · Board · RU
- 📈Chess Premium entered the top 100Top Grossing · Board · RU
- 📈Chess Premium charting in a new countryColombia
- 📈Chess Premium entered the top 100Top Paid · Strategy · RU
- 📈Chess Premium entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · All Apps · IN · Top Paid · Games · PL
- 📈Chess Premium charting in a new countryPoland
- 📈Chess Premium entered the top 10Top Paid · Board · GB
- 📈Chess Premium entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Games · IN · Top Grossing · Board · IN
- 📈Chess Premium charting in a new countryPhilippines
- 📈Chess Premium entered the top 10Top Paid · Board · IN
- 📈Chess Premium entered the top 10Top Paid · Board · ID
- 📈Chess Premium entered the top 10Top Paid · Board · FR
- 📈Chess Premium entered the top 100 in 3 chartsTop Paid · Games · ID · Top Grossing · Board · ID · Top Paid · Games · NL
- 📈Chess Premium charting in a new countryNetherlands
- 📈Chess Premium entered the top 100Top Paid · Strategy · FR
- 📈Chess Premium entered the top 100Top Paid · Games · SE
- 📈Chess Premium charting in a new countrySweden
- 📈Chess Premium entered the top 100Top Paid · Strategy · DE
- 📈Chess Premium entered the top 10Top Paid · Board · AE
- 📈Chess Premium entered the top 100Top Paid · Strategy · AU
- 📈Chess Premium entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Board · DE · Top Paid · Strategy · IT
- 📈Chess Premium charting in a new country in 2 chartsGermany · Japan
- 🆕Chess Premium first spotted by AppInsider#62 in Top Paid · Board · Australia
- 📦Chess Premium version 2.21No release notes
- 🆕Chess Premium released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Games › Board PaidChess Premium at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A premium, offline chess game for iOS featuring a sophisticated AI and clean design, targeting players seeking an ad-free experience without subscriptions. The app maintains strong visibility in the Board Paid category across diverse regions including India, Indonesia, and the US, while also ranking in Strategy charts in several markets.
Similar apps: Chess.com, Lichess, Stockfish Chess
Board Game Realistic Abstract medium sessions multiplayer Premium
#chess #offline #ai opponent #strategy #no ads #classic
Chess Premium on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Chess Premium’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 0 linked to your identity and 3 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Chess Premium downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Chess Premium's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Chess Premium makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| India | Games › BoardPaid | #6 |
 United States | Games › BoardPaid | #35 |
| United States | Games › StrategyPaid | #111 |
 Russia | Games › BoardPaid | #18 |
 Saudi Arabia | Games › BoardPaid | #16 |
 Indonesia | Games › BoardPaid | #18 |
 Canada | Games › BoardPaid | #34 |
 France | Games › BoardPaid | #48 |
 Italy | Games › BoardPaid | #31 |
 Japan | Games › BoardPaid | #141 |
| India | Games › StrategyPaid | #43 |
 United Arab Emirates | Games › BoardPaid | #17 |
| Australia | Games › BoardPaid | #47 |
 United Kingdom | Games › BoardPaid | #102 |
 Germany | Games › BoardPaid | #89 |
 Brazil | Games › BoardPaid | #59 |
| France | Games › StrategyPaid | #87 |
| Saudi Arabia | Games › StrategyPaid | #70 |
| United Arab Emirates | Games › StrategyPaid | #47 |
| Russia | Games › StrategyPaid | #116 |
| Indonesia | Games › StrategyPaid | #87 |
| Italy | Games › StrategyPaid | #122 |
| Australia | Games › StrategyPaid | #167 |
| Canada | Games › StrategyPaid | #196 |
Apps near Chess Premium on the chart
Games › Board Paid, around #6.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisGrowing fastest in United Kingdom ▲ +43%
New ratings by country (5)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 72% | ▼ -18% |
| United Kingdom | 3.8 | 16% | ▲ +43% |
| Australia | 1 | 4% | – |
| Germany | 1 | 4% | – |
| India | 1 | 4% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Chess Premium
From the 54 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the clean interface and ad-free experience for learning chess, but report significant frustration with game logic bugs like false checks and illegal moves. While many enjoy the difficulty levels, others criticize the AI's behavior and technical glitches that disrupt gameplay.
Mixed but leaning positive (65% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and ads. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Fun: “Chess is a fun way to waste your time”
- Features & content: “The levels are pretty good”
- Price & subscription: “Game is awful don’t waste your money”
- Ads: “Without ads is way better”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Don’t waste your money like I did”
- Ads: “Scam - paid and still see ads”
- Features & content: “Option to turn off stalemate?”
About Chess Premium
No ads. No internet required. Just chess, beautifully designed for your iPhone and iPad.
Whether you're picking up chess for the first time or looking for a worthy opponent at 2am, Chess Premium delivers. Play against a sophisticated AI with adjustable difficulty — from patient teacher to ruthless opponent — or hand the phone to a friend for a classic two-player match.
What makes it Premium:
• Stunning visuals built for Retina displays — not ported from another era
• AI engine that actually challenges you, with difficulty levels that grow with your game
• Offline play, always available — no Wi-Fi, no account, no nonsense
• Auto-saves instantly when you take a call or switch apps
• Undo support, configurable player names, and full score tracking
No subscriptions. No ads. Buy once, play forever.
Download Chess Premium and play your first game in seconds.
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