Chessful: Train & Analyze
Chess tactics, puzzles, coach
Free · In‑App Purchases
Understand your mistakes. Train smarter. Improve every game with clear insights and adaptive training built from how you actually play.
Understand why you lose. Train what you actually miss. A private chess coach in your device — powered by Stockfish, built around your own games.
No ads. No accounts. Fully offline.
— WHY CHESSFUL —
Most chess apps help you play more. Chessful helps you play better.
Instead of confusing engine numbers, Chessful explains every mistake in plain language and turns it into focused, daily training.
— UNDERSTAND YOUR MISTAKES —
After every game, Chessful shows you:
• Where you went wrong
• What you missed
• Why it mattered
Nine mistake categories — from hanging pieces to back-rank weaknesses — explained without jargon.
— TRAINING BUILT FROM YOUR GAMES —
Your daily plan adapts to your weaknesses, not a generic curriculum.
Hang pieces? You'll see more puzzles on hanging pieces.
Lose endgames? Endgames take priority tomorrow.
Spaced-repetition review locks in what you've learned.
— TRACK FIVE SKILLS, NOT JUST RATING —
Watch your real progress across:
• Tactics
• Defense
• Positional play
• Endgames
• Openings
— PLAY 40 OPPONENTS WITH PERSONALITY —
Eight tiers, from Novice to Master.
Aggressive, defensive, positional, tactical, endgame specialists — each with a distinct style.
Win twice to advance. Optional Game Center leaderboards and achievements.
— STOCKFISH, ON YOUR DEVICE —
The world's strongest open-source engine, embedded with neural-network evaluation.
No cloud calls. No latency. No data leaves your phone.
— PRIVATE BY DESIGN —
• No accounts
• No tracking
• No ads
• Your games stay on your device
— DESIGNED FOR FOCUS —
Calm dark interface. No streak guilt. No notifications begging you back.
Native on iPhone, iPad and Mac — with a 3D board on the larger screens.
— PREMIUM —
Unlock unlimited analysis, the full daily training engine, deeper coach hints, all 40 opponents, and your full skill profile.
Monthly, yearly, or one-time lifetime — your choice.
— WHO IT'S FOR —
You'll feel at home in Chessful if you:
• Want to improve but feel stuck
• Find engine numbers more confusing than helpful
• Prefer structure over endless scrolling
• Want a chess tool that respects your attention
Free to download. Start with one game. See what you've been missing.
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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A faster, clearer Chessful — built from your feedback.
• Mistake explanations rewritten for clarity — fewer chess terms, more "why it mattered"
• Smoother board animations and drag-to-move on every screen
• In game evalutations, and best move suggestions
• Game Center sign-in now lives where you'd expect it
• Crash fixes in the move list and faster app launch
The developer, Antti Aittamaa, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Antti Aittamaa
- Size
- 130.3 MB
- Category
- Board
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 32 more
- English, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Support the Developer Huge Support $9.99
- Support the Developer Supporter $4.99
- Support the Developer Coffee $1.99
- Chessful Pro Lifetime $59.99
- Chessful Pro Yearly $29.99
- Chessful Pro Monthly $4.99
- Copyright
- © Aittamaa 2026
