TacticSnap: Chess Scanner
Scan, analyze, find the move
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Turn any chess screenshot into a position you can explore. Scan the board, check uncertain squares, and analyze the best lines with Stockfish—right on your iPhone.
See a chess position worth exploring? TacticSnap turns a screenshot or photo into an interactive board in seconds.
Share an image with TacticSnap from Photos or another app, choose one from your library, or take a photo. The app finds the board, recognizes the pieces, and opens the position ready for analysis.
POWERFUL ON-DEVICE ANALYSIS
• Analyze positions with Stockfish 18
• Adjust engine depth from 18 to 26
• Follow up to five candidate lines
• Play moves and explore alternative variations
• Move backward and forward through your analysis
BUILT FOR REAL-WORLD SCREENSHOTS
• Automatically extracts the board from the surrounding image
• Highlights uncertain squares for a quick review
• Lets you replace or remove any detected piece
• Supports either side to move and board rotation
YOUR CHESS LIBRARY
• Save imported positions automatically
• Reopen recent analyses in one tap
• Recognize positions by their original cropped board image
• Keep favorites and positions that still need review organized
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Recognition and engine analysis happen on your device. TacticSnap does not require an account, contains no ads, and does not upload your screenshots for processing.
Whether a tactic appears in a video, a lesson, a message, or a social post, TacticSnap gets you from screenshot to analysis with fewer steps.
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Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Franceco Albano
- Size
- 120.3 MB
- Category
- Board
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 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 Italian
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Franceco Albano