Best Chess Puzzles To Improve Skills Apps & Games

218+ iOS apps & games curated and reviewed

4.7 avg rating

19 free apps & games

Updated July 2026

The best chess puzzles to improve skills apps on iPhone average 4.7★ across 218+ titles — we've ranked them by what real users actually keep on their phones. Updated July 2026.

Top Picks for Chess Puzzles To Improve Skills

#1

Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) by Emmanuel Mathis

Practice puzzles every day

Editor's Choice

🎮 Games

4.7😊(3.7K ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

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Sharpen your chess skills with a vast library of puzzles for all levels. Practice daily, offline, or track your progress with adaptive challenges. Analyze your moves with a built-in engine and customize your experience with various themes.

What We Love

👍 Simple and easy to use
🚀 Offline functionality
💡 Wide variety of puzzles
🎯 Helpful for improving tactics

Room to Improve

🐛 Some puzzles have flawed or ambiguous solutions
🤔 Difficulty levels not always accurate
📊 Lack of explanation for best moves

#2

Pocket Chess by Lessmore GmbH

Chess Puzzles

Strong Contender

🎮 Games

4.6😊(14K ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

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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.

What We Love

🚀 Improved chess skills
👍 Challenging yet fun puzzles
🤩 Addictive and engaging
🧠 Helps develop tactical thinking

Room to Improve

🙄 Excessive ads
💰 Expensive to remove ads
🐛 Some puzzles have issues

#3

Chessly: Chess Puzzles by ENVISIONAIRY LLC

Chess Puzzles

Worth Considering

🎮 Games

5.0(1 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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More Chess Puzzles To Improve Skills apps to explore

Chess - Play & Learn Online

Chess - Play & Learn Online

Board game and Puzzle learning

Engage in online and offline chess matches with millions of players worldwide. Improve your skills through interactive lessons, over 500,000 puzzles, and powerful AI opponents. Compete in tournaments and explore various chess variants.

Online multiplayer chessOffline play against AIExtensive puzzle library

free with in-app purchases

Online chess game

Play chess online with millions of users, participate in tournaments, solve puzzles, and analyze games. This free and open-source application offers a comprehensive chess experience for players of all levels, with features for learning and casual play.

Real-time and correspondence chessArena tournamentsChess puzzles

Magnus Trainer - Train Chess

Magnus Trainer - Train Chess

Learn from the World Champion

Master chess with engaging games and interactive lessons created by Grand Masters and the World Chess Champion. Learn fundamentals, openings, and endgames through bite-sized challenges and puzzles for all skill levels.

250+ unique lessonsBite-sized chess gamesThousands of puzzles

free with in-app purchases

Fun for beginners and pro's!

Engage in mind-teasing chess challenges designed for all skill levels, from beginners to seasoned players. Test your strategic thinking with various puzzle difficulties and enjoy a fun variation of the classic board game.

Tutorial levels for beginnersSimple tap and drag controlsMate in 1 challenges

free with in-app purchases

Play Chess and Solve Puzzles

Engage in the classic game of chess with customizable graphics and multiple difficulty levels. Play against AI or a friend, with features like move undo, hints, and time controls. Enjoy a rich chess experience with detailed game history and board customization.

HD graphics5 difficulty levelsHint option

free with in-app purchases

Chess King - Learn to Play

Chess King - Learn to Play

Chess: Beginner to Master

Master the game of chess with this comprehensive learning app. It offers interactive lessons, puzzles, and analysis for all skill levels, from beginner to advanced. Improve your tactics and strategy with a personal chess trainer, available online and offline.

100+ learning coursesInteractive theoretical lessonsHigh-quality, double-checked puzzles

free with in-app purchases

Chess Puzzles: Tactics Trainer

Chess Puzzles: Tactics Trainer

Adaptive Training • Improve

Enhance your chess skills with adaptive tactical training. Solve millions of real-game puzzles to build pattern recognition and increase your rating. The system adjusts to your level, offering structured sessions for steady progress.

Adaptive puzzle difficultyMillions of real-game chess puzzlesThemed tactical training (forks, pins, etc.)

free with in-app purchases

Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf

Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf

Beginner friendly coaching

This app provides personalized chess coaching with an AI companion who explains moves, identifies mistakes, and offers interactive lessons. It caters to beginners and intermediate players with a comprehensive curriculum and adaptive difficulty.

Personalized AI coachingAudible explanations of movesOver 50 interactive lessons

free with in-app purchases

Daily Chess Puzzles

Daily Chess Puzzles

Learn tactics and tricks

Engage in thousands of chess puzzles to sharpen your tactical skills. A daily challenge awaits, with puzzles sourced from a top chess platform. Compete with friends and climb global leaderboards to track your progress.

Thousands of chess puzzlesDaily ChallengeLearn tactics and tricks

Lotus Chess – Trainer

Lotus Chess – Trainer

Learn. Train. Improve.

Master chess openings, tactics, and endgames with a personalized training system. Analyze your games, identify weaknesses, and learn winning strategies against human opponents. Improve your chess skills from beginner to competitive levels.

Personalized opening courses from your gamesImport games from Chess.com/LichessMaster endgames with step-by-step lessons

free with in-app purchases

Play online and solve puzzles

Engage in classic chess with stunning 3D graphics and versatile play modes. Challenge yourself with puzzles, play against AI or friends online, and learn with helpful move indicators. Save games, customize the board, and master openings.

3D and 2D board viewsSingle player and two player modesOnline multiplayer with chat

free with in-app purchases

Chessreps - Master Openings

Chessreps - Master Openings

Learn Chess Openings Fast

Learn chess openings effectively with a science-backed system that uses real game data. Master your repertoire through spaced repetition and four distinct training modes. Solve tactics relevant to your chosen openings and track your progress for rapid improvement.

Real-game data for relevant trainingSpaced repetition for automatic recallFour training modes: Learn, Practice, Drill, Time Trials

free with in-app purchases

Chess Puzzles Tactics Training

Chess Puzzles Tactics Training

Infinite Chess Puzzles Tactics

Enhance your chess skills with an extensive collection of puzzles and tactical exercises. Tailor your training by customizing puzzle difficulty and Elo ratings to target specific weaknesses and accelerate improvement, suitable for players of all levels.

Infinite chess puzzlesTactics trainingCustomizable puzzles

100 Levels, Puzzles, 2-Player

Master the game of chess with this comprehensive app. Learn step-by-step, play against adaptive AI across 100 difficulty levels, and sharpen your skills with thousands of puzzles. Enjoy offline play and track your progress with an ELO rating.

100 difficulty levelsInteractive learning coachThousands of chess puzzles

Chess Puzzles Set

Chess Puzzles Set

Chess puzzles for 2-3 moves

Enhance your chess skills with a collection of 1,000 puzzles. These challenges range in difficulty, focusing on 2-3 move tactical sequences to sharpen your game.

1,000 chess puzzlesVarying difficulty levelsFocus on 2-3 move tactics

free with in-app purchases

Chessable: Study Chess Smarter

Chessable: Study Chess Smarter

Openings, Tactics & Endgames!

Master chess openings, tactics, and endgames with a science-backed system. Learn from top players and retain moves through spaced repetition. Track your progress and join a community of players improving their game.

Spaced repetition system1,000+ chess coursesLearn from top players

Chess Tiger Pro

Chess Tiger Pro

Learn, play, improve!

$17.99 | 17% OFF

Master chess with interactive lessons and Grandmaster-level move suggestions. Learn rules effortlessly, play real games, and analyze your performance with detailed feedback. Suitable for beginners and experts alike, this ad-free app helps you improve your game at your own pace.

Ad-free learning experienceIntroductory chess lessons for beginnersGrandmaster-level move suggestions

free with in-app purchases