# RankUp Chess — The best chess training app

> The best chess training app (iPhone/iPad app by Nathan Jewell.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rankup-chess/id6824754401 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Nathan Jewell](https://appshunter.io/developer/1837100630)
- Category: Education, Games
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 29 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-30
- Data updated: 2026-11-02

## What is RankUp Chess?

RankUp Chess is the best chess training app for smart people who never learned chess, or never got good at it. You pick things up fast. Chess just never clicked. RankUp fixes that with short lessons from zero, real games against opponents at your level, and a coach that tells you the strength of every move the moment you play it. Soon you are the person at the table who can actually play.

Chess is the classic workout for focus, planning, and patience. RankUp teaches it from zero with short, hands-on lessons, then gives you everything you need to keep improving: puzzles, practice opponents, and a coach that rates every move the moment you play it.

INSTANT FEEDBACK ON EVERY MOVE
- Each move is graded from brilliant to blunder the second you play it
- See the Elo level of every move: was that a 600 move or a 1,600 move?
- A running estimate of how strong you are playing this game
- When you go wrong, tap to see the better move on the board

LEARN FROM SCRATCH
- 8 courses and 78 lessons, starting with how each piece moves
- Over 300 exercises you solve on the board, with hints when you are stuck
- Tactics, checkmate patterns, strategy, endgames, and how to think like a coach

PRACTICE AGAINST BOTS THAT MATCH YOU
- 8 opponents from a friendly 300-rated beginner to a full-strength engine
- Free hints and takebacks so you learn instead of just losing

REVIEW EVERY GAME
- Accuracy scores, a performance rating, an evaluation graph, and the better move explained in plain English
- Retry your mistakes right on the board

PUZZLES THAT BUILD PATTERN RECOGNITION
- 16,500 rated puzzles that adapt to your level
- Train by theme: forks, pins, back-rank mates, and more
- Puzzle Rush and a daily puzzle to keep your streak alive

OPENINGS AND ENDGAMES
- 32 openings with every move explained, plus a drill that quizzes your repertoire
- 14 textbook endgame drills against the engine

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
- No account, no sign-in, no ads, no tracking
- Everything runs on your device and works offline

Chess is the game smart people are expected to know. RankUp gets you there one move at a time, and makes you sharper along the way.

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Privacy Policy: https://rankup-chess.vercel.app/privacy

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RankUp Pro | $29.99 | per year |
| RankUp Pro | $4.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RankUp Pro Lifetime | $79.99 | one-time |


## Is RankUp Chess safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess RankUp Chess.

## Is RankUp Chess legit?

RankUp Chess has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for RankUp Chess is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-10-30

No release notes.

## More apps by Nathan Jewell

- [rackline.ai - AI Deer Scoring](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/racklineai-ai-deer-scoring/id6751832231)

All apps by Nathan Jewell: https://appshunter.io/developer/1837100630

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