# CheckMate: Learn & Play — Offline chess, bots & puzzles

> Offline chess, bots & puzzles (iPhone/iPad app by Suvysoft.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/checkmate-learn-and-play/id6826593917 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Suvysoft](https://appshunter.io/developer/1875120622)
- Category: Games, Education, Board, Puzzle
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-11-06
- Data updated: 2026-11-07

## What is CheckMate?

CheckMate is a calm, offline chess app for iPhone. It's for anyone who wants to play, practise and learn at their own pace, with no account and no ads.

PLAY THE COMPUTER
• 10 AI opponents, from Nova (beginner) to Kairo (full strength)
• Bullet, blitz and rapid clocks from 1 to 30 minutes
• Tap or drag to move, with legal-move dots and last-move highlights

PLAY A FRIEND
• Pass and play on one iPhone, with clocks for both sides

CHECKMATE PUZZLES
• 54 hand-picked mate-in-1 and mate-in-2 puzzles
• 15 new puzzles a day, on a progress path you can follow

LEARN CHESS
• 20 short lessons, from the board and how each piece moves to castling, tactics and endgames
• Each lesson ends with practice on the board

MAKE IT YOURS
• 5 piece sets and 6 board themes
• Light and dark mode, move sounds and haptics

BUILT FOR EVERYONE
• Works fully offline, even in flight mode
• Full VoiceOver support: every square announces its coordinate and piece, and every move is read out in words
• Dynamic Type up to the largest accessibility sizes

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
CheckMate collects no data. There is no account, no analytics, no tracking and no ads. Your progress stays on your iPhone.

## Is CheckMate safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess CheckMate.

## Is CheckMate legit?

CheckMate: Learn & Play appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for CheckMate is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-11-06

No release notes.

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