# ChessGaze — AI chess board scanner

> AI chess board scanner (iPhone/iPad app by Kadir Erdem Demir.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chessgaze/id6761785112 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Kadir Erdem Demir](https://appshunter.io/developer/1891464279)
- Category: Sports, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 66 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-05-23
- Data updated: 2026-09-08
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chessgaze/id6761785112/reviews.md

## What is ChessGaze?

VisionChess turns your phone's camera into a smart chess assistant. Point it at any real chess board and it instantly detects all pieces using on-device AI.
                                                                                                                                                                                        
FEATURES                                                                                                                                                                              

- Real-time piece detection using YOLO AI model running entirely on your device                                                                                                        
- Automatic board detection — just point and play
- Live move tracking with standard chess notation (e4, Nf3, Bxc5, O-O)                                                                                                                
- Built-in chess clock with configurable time controls                                                                                                                                
- Move history with PGN export for chess.com and lichess                                                                                                                              
- Turn announcements via text-to-speech                                                                                                                                               
- Supports multiple board styles, including themed 3D-printed sets (Pokemon, Drago, H.C. Andersen)
- Works in both landscape and portrait orientation                                                                                                                                    
- No internet required — all AI processing happens on your phone                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                    
HOW IT WORKS                                                                                                                                                                          
                
1. Point your camera at a chess board                                                                                                                                                 
2. VisionChess automatically detects the board and all pieces
3. Start a game and the app tracks every move in real time                                                                                                                            
4. Share your game in PGN format to analyze on chess.com or lichess                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                    
PRIVACY                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                    
No accounts required. No ads. No tracking. Camera data is processed entirely on your device and never sent to any server.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.117 — 2026-09-07

Burst move improvements. 
Detecting a single board when there are multiple boards on scene

### 1.0.114 — 2026-09-05

Burst capture moves are optimized
Board is being re detected if it is moved after game starts.

### 1.0.113 — 2026-09-03

Improved piece and hand detection for more accurate, reliable recognition.
New About page — find our socials, website, and contact under Settings.

### 1.0.111 — 2026-09-02

Rapid exchanges and recaptures are now reconstructed instead of freezing the board.
Games start more reliably — the board is confirmed before the clock starts.
New warning when a second chessboard is visible to the camera.
Detection-stability fixes.

### 1.0.110 — 2026-08-28

• "Choose starting position" now asks the board orientation, so manually set-up games use the correct coordinates.

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