ChessCam
Play & record real chess games
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Play on a real chessboard with your phone camera. Record your games, play Lichess or Stockfish over the board, share them live and review them with analysis.
ChessCam turns your phone into a camera that follows a real chessboard. Point it at the board, scan the position and play: every move is recognized and recorded as you play.
Play against Stockfish bots on your own board, connect your physical board to Lichess, or record over-the-board games with a friend. Share a live link so others can follow the game on another device, then review every game afterwards with engine analysis.
KEY FEATURES
• Camera recognition: your moves on a real board become digital moves in real time
• Play bots: face Stockfish-based opponents at different levels on your own board
• Play on Lichess: use your physical board for online games on Lichess
• Record over-the-board games: player names, clocks and the full move history
• Clocks: classical, rapid and blitz, with increment, delay and multi-period controls
• Fix move: correct a misread move with one tap
• Finish by hand: place both kings in the centre to record a win or a draw
• Live watch links: let friends follow your game on another device
• Analysis and review: key moments, engine evaluation and a mistake deck to practise
• History: save, favourite, resume and export games as PGN or FEN
• Voice: hear each move announced, hands-free
PRIVACY
Board recognition runs on your phone. Video is never uploaded, and your games are stored on your device. ChessCam sends anonymous diagnostics (crashes and performance, no moves or images) to help fix bugs; you can turn this off in Settings. If you choose to help improve recognition, ChessCam also sends moves and board images from your camera games without any account or device ID. This is off until you allow it. Game data is only sent to others when you share a game live or play on Lichess.
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• Faster, more reliable move recognition: ChessCam now relies on where a piece moved from and to, so you rarely need to nudge a piece
• Finish a game with the kings: place both kings in the centre to record the result, even after clearing the board
• When you leave a game, ChessCam asks who won, so finished games no longer stay open
• Advanced time controls: increment, delay and multi-period controls for camera and phone games
• Player names for over-the-board games, shown in History, PGN and live viewing
• Favourites in History, and resume a camera game where you left off
• Lens picker for phones with several cameras, with sharper focus after scanning
• Fix move (Beta): correct a misread move with one tap
• Many fixes for the camera, clocks and Lichess games
The developer, MARIUS EIDSNES PHILLIPS, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- MARIUS EIDSNES PHILLIPS
- Size
- 53.3 MB
- Category
- Board
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 14.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 14.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Marius Phillips