Chess Call
Board
Free
ChessCall is the easy way to play chess with the people you already know. It works like a chat app: pick a contact, send them a link, and once they join you play a real game of chess while messaging back and forth with text and voice.
CHALLENGE YOUR CONTACTS
Start a chat with anyone in your contacts and challenge them to chess. They tap your invite link and you're playing, no usernames, no sign-ups, just your Apple devices and iCloud.
A REAL GAME, WITH A CLOCK
Full chess rules, castling, en passant, promotion, check and checkmate, plus a proper chess clock. Choose 3, 5, or 10 minutes, or play with no clock at all.
CHAT WHILE YOU PLAY
Send text and voice messages right inside the game. Voice notes can play automatically so you never miss a word, and you can turn that off whenever you like.
YOUR PRIVATE RIVALRIES
There's no global leaderboard. Instead, ChessCall quietly keeps the head-to-head score between you and each contact, so you always know who's ahead.
PRACTICE ANY TIME
No one around to play? Practice offline against the built-in opponent and set the strength anywhere from beginner to expert.
ON YOUR WRIST
ChessCall runs on Apple Watch too. Play a full multiplayer or practice game right on the watch, no iPhone needed. And when it is your move in a real game, the watch shows the board so you can answer from your wrist with or without the iphone near by.
WORKS EVERYWHERE
A universal app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Your games sync through your own iCloud.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
ChessCall has no servers of its own. Your games and messages live in your iCloud and are shared only with the people you play. No ads, no tracking, no analytics.
Requires an iCloud account. Playing with others requires each player to have ChessCall and be signed into iCloud.
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Now available on all apple devices, incl TV, vision Pro Watch and Phone
The developer, Jan Cordes, 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
- Jan Cordes
- Size
- 10.8 MB
- Category
- Board
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later. - Apple TV
Requires tvOS 17.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Frequent
Contests
Contains
Messaging and Chat
- Copyright
- © 2026 Jan Cordes