TrickMate
A card-powered twist on chess
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
TrickMate is real chess with one addition: a deck of 50 Tricks that bend the rules.
Swap two of your own pieces. Move a pawn twice. Bring a captured piece back from the graveyard. Your opponent can see it coming - and if they are holding a Cancel, they can stop it dead.
Nearly every Trick is restricted, so the deck rarely lands the finishing blow on its own. It buys you a tempo, an escape, a second chance. The chess still has to be good.
- Real chess underneath, fully validated on the server
- 50 Tricks across 15 types, drawn as you play them
- Play several games at once, a move a day or all in one sitting
- Get told when it is your move, even with the app closed
- Sign in with a phone number to keep your games on every device
- Ratings, rankings, and your record against every opponent
- Nudge an opponent who is holding things up, or concede gracefully
- Free, no ads
Signing in is optional. Your phone number is stored as a one-way hash and is used only to recognise you across your own devices.
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Play on your Apple Watch.
TrickMate now has a watch app: see whose move it is, play a move, and play a Trick from your wrist. Pair it with the code your phone shows under Play on another device.
Also in this update:
- Play the computer, without waiting for an opponent.
- A Trick can no longer deliver checkmate outright.
- The app now tells you when a new version is waiting in the App Store, instead of saying you are up to date.
- Nudges, slaps and punches make a sound.
The developer, FlrtAlert, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Proximity Corp
- Size
- 27.2 MB
- Category
- Board
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Proximity Corp