Pocket Chess

Pocket Chess

Chess Puzzles

14K ratings
1248 reviews
Free
In-App PurchasesWith Ads

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • August 14, 2021
  • October 24, 2025

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Enhance your chess skills with hundreds of challenging chess problems and puzzles. This app focuses on simplified boards to help you quickly recognize chess patterns and improve your game.

Hundreds of chess problems
Checkmate in 2 and 4 puzzles
Simplified boards for pattern recognition
Improve chess game
Learn chess patterns faster
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What's New in Pocket Chess

0.33.1

October 24, 2025

Tech update Thank you for playing!

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In-App Purchases

$5.99

Medium Coin Bundle

Medium Coin Bundle

User reviews

Tech support needed

It keeps freezing up on me otherwise it’s a nice little app

Greedy company

$5 to remove ads is crazy!! If I spend send $5 than you force unwanted ads. The type of good game that’s kill by greed.

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Fun but game freezes entire phone after every other level

Okay

I want to like it but it doesn’t quite know what checkmate is. It doesn’t take into consideration that the king has to make a move. I get it’s not real chess but driving me nuts 😆. Also tons of ads

Good Concept, Terrible Execution

This app has the potential to be fantastic. It’s fun and thoughtful challenges are ruined however, by it freezing and crashing literally every other puzzle. If you pick a piece to move, then decide to move another instead, you can pretty much guarantee that the app will stop responding and lock your phone up for 10-12 seconds before it reverts to Home Screen. Thankfully, it does a pretty good job at remembering where you left off, but having to force close every one or two challenges makes me want to throw my phone through a wall.
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Reported Bugs

3 issues

Progress data loss

Bug

Incorrect checkmate solutions

Bug

Game freezing after certain moves

Bug

Requested Features

4 requests

Ability to review past puzzles

Feature

More advanced puzzles and levels

Feature

Option to disable audio/music

Feature

Sync progress across devices

Feature

FAQ

What does Pocket Chess do?

Pocket Chess offers a collection of hundreds of chess problems and puzzles designed to help users improve their chess skills. It features simplified boards to facilitate faster recognition of chess patterns.

What kind of chess puzzles are available?

The app provides a variety of puzzles, including 'Checkmate in 2' and 'Checkmate in 4' problems, along with many others. These are designed to be thought-provoking and help users practice tactical situations.

Is Pocket Chess free to download?

Yes, the app is free to download. However, it does contain in-app purchases and advertisements, which are common for free mobile applications.

How does Pocket Chess help improve my game?

By presenting numerous chess problems and puzzles on simplified boards, the app helps you learn to recognize chess patterns more quickly. This focused practice is designed to enhance your overall chess strategy and tactical abilities.