# CrispChess — Chess through human eyes

> Chess through human eyes (iPhone/iPad app by Christian Strobele.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crispchess/id6788864039 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Christian Strobele](https://appshunter.io/developer/6788864041)
- Category: Games, Education, Board
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 59 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-30
- Data updated: 2026-11-02

## What is CrispChess?

CrispChess shows you chess the way people play it, not only the way engines do. Everything runs on your device, without an account.

HUMAN LENS
See what players at your rating actually play in any position, how many of them would find the engine's move, and whether the position is a trap that catches most of them. After a game, compare your moves with players of your level instead of with a machine.

SCAN A BOARD
Choose a photo of a real chessboard or an image of a printed diagram, and CrispChess reconstructs the position so you can analyse it or play it out. Recognition runs on the device.

YOUR GHOST
Play against an opponent built from your own games: it plays your openings and otherwise plays like a player of your estimated rating.

SPEAK YOUR MOVES
Tap the microphone and say "knight to f3" or "castles", in English or German. The app matches what you said against the legal moves; no audio leaves your device.

OPPONENTS FROM RESEARCH
Beyond classic engines: human-like Maia bots, DeepMind's searchless transformers, a state-space network and chess-trained language models, each with a strength rating we measured by playing them against each other.

PLAY AND LEARN
• Adjustable built-in opponent and optional strong engines.
• Rapid, blitz, classical and custom clocks; Chess960, King of the Hill, Three-check.
• Tactical puzzles, drills, hints, opening explorer and full analysis.
• Import, export and study PGN games and custom positions.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No account, advertising, analytics or tracking. Games and preferences stay on your device. Models and engines download only when you choose them.

CrispChess is free and open source.

## Is CrispChess safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess CrispChess.

## Is CrispChess legit?

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


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 2.3.1 — 2026-10-30

No release notes.

## More apps by Christian Strobele

- [CrispSudoku](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crispsudoku/id6788990894)
- [CrisperWeaver](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crisperweaver/id6789600762)
- [Word Universe](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/word-universe/id6790143931)
- [CrispAudio](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crispaudio/id6791876962)
- [CometBeat](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cometbeat/id6791962816)

All apps by Christian Strobele: https://appshunter.io/developer/6788864041

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