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Chess without ads is #40 in Games › Board Free in Germany and charting in 1 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperChristophe Théron
CategoryGames
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.7 (1.1k)
Version2026.09.01
Age rating4+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)5M+ worldwide
Full timeline · 4 events
- 📈Chess without ads entered the top 100Top Grossing · Board · DE
- 🆕Chess without ads first spotted by AppInsider#97 in Top Free · Strategy · Germany
- 📦Chess without ads version 2026.09.01No release notes
- 🆕Chess without ads released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.7 ★
1.1k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#40
Games › Board FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
61
▲ +30% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Chess without ads at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Board Game Minimalist Abstract medium sessions Premium
#chess #strategy #educational #offline #puzzle #single-player
Chess without ads on the App Store
App details
App ID
522314512
Publisher
Christophe THERON
On the store since
Aug 2012
14 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 15.0+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
4
EN FR DE ES
Size
46 MB
Also listed in
Board, Strategy, Education
Chess without ads downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Chess without ads'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.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Chess without ads before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not on any Top Grossing chart: monthly active users × spend per user for its category, measured on the charted apps nearest the bottom of the charts.
Business model: Subscription-led
How Chess without ads makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchases
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | PRO, 1 week subscription | |
| 2 | PRO, for life (SALE!) subscription | |
| 3 | Learn chess | |
| 4 | PRO, 1 month subscription | |
| 5 | PRO, 3 months subscription | |
| 6 | PRO, for life (regular price) subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | Games › BoardFree | #40 |
| Germany | Games › StrategyFree | #65 |
Apps near Chess without ads on the chart
Games › Board Free, around #40.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.7 ★
1.1k ratings
Measured
Ratings
1.1k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
61
▲ +30% vs the 2 weeks before
Lifetime rating
4.7★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
78/100
faster than 89% of Games apps
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.
About Chess without ads
Beginner or advanced, become a chess master, without ever being disturbed by ads.
Do you want to master the most prestigious, the classiest game ever, while having fun?
It's EASY! For starters, there are no ads to distract you. There's no account to create, and you don't even need to be connected to the Internet.
So, how does it work?
If you are a beginner, let yourself be guided by the introductory lessons included. The lessons are SHORT and EASY. Right from the start, you begin playing by moving pieces, and you learn the rules of the game while having fun. The first 40 lessons are free.
Once you know the rules, you start playing real games! The coach shows you the moves a Grandmaster would pick. Not just one move, but THE 4 BEST MOVES.
Sounds too simple? But think about it... How did you learn to speak as a child? Did you take grammar and spelling lessons? Of course not. You listened to the adults talk and then you went for it! Because that's how you learn!
This app allows you to do just that, AND IT WORKS!
From the very first games, you start learning effortlessly. You immediately enjoy playing, and after a while you notice that the right moves come to mind naturally, as if they were obvious.
Gradually, you deactivate the suggestions and play by yourself. At the end of each game, the coach shows you the good and bad moves you've made. You can better understand what happened, and you can even try out other moves to improve.
If this sounds unbelievable, you should read the user reviews for our app. It has one of the highest satisfaction ratings on the App Store, in all countries.
FOR BEGINNERS, THIS APP...
• contains introductory chess lessons that are suitable even for children. The first 40 are free.
• shows you all the possible moves of a piece when you touch it.
• explains why certain moves are forbidden.
• can suggest 4 to 6 excellent moves at any one time. The green button lets you show or hide these suggestions.
• can tell you when you can mate your opponent, so you can look for the winning move by yourself.
• can warn you when your opponent is about to play a dangerous move.
• provides many trainer levels of increasing difficulty.
• knows and applies perfectly all the official rules of chess.
• is a very competent teacher of a very high level.
• analyzes your games and shows you how to improve.
FOR EXPERTS:
• Both USCF and FIDE rating scales are supported.
• This app has one of the strongest chess engines for mobile devices (3040 USCF Elo).
• On current devices, as incredible as it sounds, it plays at the world champion level.
• The chess engine displays its thinking, up to 20 moves ahead.
• You can analyze a game by replaying it. The app indicates bad moves by coloring them red. The 4 best moves in each position are shown in green.
• This app supports variations: you can test other moves and then return to your original game.
OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE:
• The coach can comment on the game as you play (optional).
• When th
Do you want to master the most prestigious, the classiest game ever, while having fun?
It's EASY! For starters, there are no ads to distract you. There's no account to create, and you don't even need to be connected to the Internet.
So, how does it work?
If you are a beginner, let yourself be guided by the introductory lessons included. The lessons are SHORT and EASY. Right from the start, you begin playing by moving pieces, and you learn the rules of the game while having fun. The first 40 lessons are free.
Once you know the rules, you start playing real games! The coach shows you the moves a Grandmaster would pick. Not just one move, but THE 4 BEST MOVES.
Sounds too simple? But think about it... How did you learn to speak as a child? Did you take grammar and spelling lessons? Of course not. You listened to the adults talk and then you went for it! Because that's how you learn!
This app allows you to do just that, AND IT WORKS!
From the very first games, you start learning effortlessly. You immediately enjoy playing, and after a while you notice that the right moves come to mind naturally, as if they were obvious.
Gradually, you deactivate the suggestions and play by yourself. At the end of each game, the coach shows you the good and bad moves you've made. You can better understand what happened, and you can even try out other moves to improve.
If this sounds unbelievable, you should read the user reviews for our app. It has one of the highest satisfaction ratings on the App Store, in all countries.
FOR BEGINNERS, THIS APP...
• contains introductory chess lessons that are suitable even for children. The first 40 are free.
• shows you all the possible moves of a piece when you touch it.
• explains why certain moves are forbidden.
• can suggest 4 to 6 excellent moves at any one time. The green button lets you show or hide these suggestions.
• can tell you when you can mate your opponent, so you can look for the winning move by yourself.
• can warn you when your opponent is about to play a dangerous move.
• provides many trainer levels of increasing difficulty.
• knows and applies perfectly all the official rules of chess.
• is a very competent teacher of a very high level.
• analyzes your games and shows you how to improve.
FOR EXPERTS:
• Both USCF and FIDE rating scales are supported.
• This app has one of the strongest chess engines for mobile devices (3040 USCF Elo).
• On current devices, as incredible as it sounds, it plays at the world champion level.
• The chess engine displays its thinking, up to 20 moves ahead.
• You can analyze a game by replaying it. The app indicates bad moves by coloring them red. The 4 best moves in each position are shown in green.
• This app supports variations: you can test other moves and then return to your original game.
OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE:
• The coach can comment on the game as you play (optional).
• When th
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