
Knight Rise: Play, Analyze
Engine. Daily puzzles. Replay.
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Knight Rise turns any chess game or position into instant study, on-device and offline. Review a finished game move by move, play the engine, play friends online, learn from scratch, and earn 104 badges. Available in English, Spanish, and French.
The engine runs entirely on your iPhone. No account required, and your analysis never leaves your device.
GAME REVIEW
Drop in any game and see exactly where it turned.
- Import by PGN, by a game link, or pick a recent game you played.
- The engine grades every move, from best to blunder, with an accuracy score per side.
- Step through move by move. The best move is shown square to square and highlighted on the board.
- Plain-language coaching explains why, with a key idea and a lesson for each slip.
- Choose the analysis depth and reopen recent reviews instantly.
PLAY FRIENDS ONLINE, FREE
- Play by Link: send a game through any messenger. Your friend taps the link and replies. iPhone and Android.
- Game Center: invite friends or auto-match for turn-based games.
- Live online: link a lichess account to play in real time, with chat and reactions.
- Local 1v1 over Wi-Fi and chess by iMessage, still here, still free.
LEARN CHESS, FREE
The Learn tab is always free, with a guided path for beginners.
- Learn the Board, the Pieces (3D collectible cards), and the Rules: 21 lessons from the very basics to forks, pins, skewers, and back rank mates.
- 42 practice puzzles grouped by difficulty, from beginner mates to famous games.
- FEN Wallet: save any position to play or check later.
PLAY THE ENGINE
- Four difficulty levels, beginner to full expert.
- Real clocks with Fischer increment: Bullet, Blitz, Rapid, Classical, Custom, or Unlimited.
- Optional move cap, takebacks, draw offers, and hints. Play from any position by pasting a FEN.
104 ACHIEVEMENTS AND DAILY GOALS
Earn badges for captures, mates, special moves, streaks, online play, and milestones, all synced with Game Center. Stack free Pro time across a dozen earn paths, up to a full year. Plus three daily goals with streak rewards.
DAILY PUZZLE
One curated endgame every day. Grow your streak and unlock permanent badges.
SCAN AND STUDY
- Point your phone at a digital board and Knight Rise reads every piece with an on-device vision model, or send a screenshot through the Share Sheet. In Safari, an in-page Analyze button appears on major chess sites.
- Drag pieces on the study board, copy or paste a FEN, with four themes and an evaluation bar.
GAME HISTORY
Every game saved on-device. Step through any game, export a PGN, copy a FEN, or save the board as a PNG.
DESIGNED FOR LEARNING, NOT CHEATING
Knight Rise is built for review and training. You confirm this on first launch, and engine help is automatically off during live online games.
PRO
The Learn tab, Game Review of your own games, playing the engine, the daily puzzle, and all online and local play are free. Pro unlocks the Share Sheet and Safari extensions and camera scan.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No tracking, no analytics. The only network calls are ones you start, like importing a game by link.
Terms of Use: https://www.knightrise.app/terms/
Privacy Policy: https://www.knightrise.app/privacy/
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What's New in Knight Rise
1.6.2
June 17, 2026
UI updates for a better and clearer analysis experience.
Subscription plans
ChessUp Pro Monthly
ChessUp Pro Monthly
$2.991 Month
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$0.99
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