SocialChess • Online Chess

Play Friends, Learn, No Ads!

Price
In-App PurchaseYes
LaunchedJun 29, 2011

Total Ratings

United States

11K
5 star
9.3K
4 star
1.3K
3 star
290
2 star
96
1 star
270

Description

A polished, full featured way to play chess against friends or random opponents online. Play fast chess with a clock, or play many correspondence games at a time making moves whenever you have a chance every day or so.

"Social Chess Is The Best Way To Get Your iCheckmate On" -CultOfMac.com

DESIGN PRINCIPLES

* No Advertisements!
* Beautiful, clean, intuitive layout.
* Features are chosen and implemented carefully.
* Your privacy is respected. We will not spam or share any user info.
* Game features are driven by your feedback.

GAME FEATURES

* Statistics - ELO Rating, Wins, Losses, Draws.
* Elo Charts & Per Opponent statistics.
* Advanced features such as Conditional Moves and Premoves.
* Receive push notifications when a game is updated.
* Play even when there is no internet connection. Moves are sent later.
* Play up to 5 games at a time, or increase it to 100 with In-App purchase.
* Search for opponents by username, email, or we'll match you with a random opponent.
* Claim Victory if opponent does not make a move in the time allowed.
* Optional Takeback move.
* Chess960
* Analysis Board to work out your strategy.

SOCIAL FEATURES

* User Profile including picture, comments, etc.
* Map view of your opponent's location.
* Chat and Group Chat
* Browse your opponent's games, and their opponent's games.
* Elo Rankings

Screenshots

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Version History

Releasing updates every 6 days on average. Last update 64 days ago.

2024.03.3Nov 20, 2024

* bug fixes and improvements

2024.03.2Nov 20, 2024

* bug fixes and improvements

2024.03.0Nov 09, 2024

* bug fixes and improvements

2024.02.0Feb 17, 2024

* bug fixes and improvements

2024.01.1Feb 11, 2024

* bug fixes and improvements

2024.01.0Feb 09, 2024

* bug fixes and improvements

2023.05.2Jul 12, 2023

* bug fixes and improvements

2023.05.1Jul 03, 2023

* bug fixes and improvements

2023.05.0Jun 20, 2023

* bug fixes and improvements

2023.04.0May 05, 2023

* bug fixes and improvements

2023.03.0Apr 05, 2023

* bug fixes and improvements

2023.02.2Feb 11, 2023

* bug fixes and improvements

2023.02.1Feb 07, 2023

* bug fixes and improvements

2023.02.0Feb 05, 2023

* bug fixes and improvements

2023.01.0Jan 19, 2023

* bug fixes and improvements

2022.04.4Jan 04, 2023

* bug fixes and improvements

2022.04.3Dec 31, 2022

* bug fixes and improvements

2022.04.2Dec 16, 2022

* bug fixes and improvements

2022.04.1Dec 11, 2022

* bug fixes and improvements

2022.04.0Dec 08, 2022

* bug fixes and improvements

2022.03.4Nov 12, 2022

* bug fixes and improvements

2022.03.3Nov 09, 2022

* bug fixes and improvements

2022.03.2Nov 01, 2022

* bug fixes and improvements

2022.03.0Oct 28, 2022

* bug fixes and improvements

2022.02.1Mar 25, 2022

* bug fixes and improvements

2022.02.0Mar 20, 2022

* bug fixes and improvements

2022.01Feb 12, 2022

* bug fixes and improvements

2021.17Sep 21, 2021

* bug fixes and improvements

2021.15Jun 25, 2021

* bug fixes and improvements

2021.13May 14, 2021

* bug fixes and improvements

2021.12May 11, 2021

* bug fixes and improvements

2021.11May 10, 2021

* bug fixes and improvements

2021.10Mar 13, 2021

* bug fixes and improvements

2021.09Mar 06, 2021

* bug fixes and improvements

2021.08Mar 05, 2021

* bug fixes and improvements

2021.07Mar 04, 2021

* bug fixes and improvements

2021.06Mar 02, 2021

* bug fixes and improvements

2021.05Feb 19, 2021

* bug fixes and improvements

2021.04Feb 12, 2021

* bug fixes and improvements

2021.03Feb 10, 2021

* bug fixes and improvements

2021.02Feb 02, 2021

* bug fixes and improvements

2021.01Jan 27, 2021

* bug fixes and improvements

2020.29Dec 15, 2020

* bug fixes and improvements

2020.28Nov 22, 2020

* bug fixes and improvements

2020.27Nov 18, 2020

* bug fixes and improvements

2020.26Nov 10, 2020

* bug fixes and improvements

2020.25Nov 05, 2020

* bug fixes and improvements

2020.24Nov 01, 2020

* bug fixes and improvements

2020.23Oct 30, 2020

* bug fixes and improvements

2020.22Oct 26, 2020

* bug fixes and improvements

2020.21Oct 25, 2020

* Computer Analysis
* Background Colors
* Board Animation Editor
* Too many improvements to list
* Bug fixes

2020.20Oct 21, 2020

* Computer Analysis
* Background Colors
* Too many improvements to list
* Many bug fixes

2020.19Oct 19, 2020

* Computer Analysis
* Too many improvements to list
* Many bug fixes

2020.03Jun 25, 2020

* Bugs fixed

2020.02Jan 28, 2020

* bug fixes

2020.01Jan 10, 2020

* bug fixes

2019.36Dec 04, 2019

* various enhancements and fixes

2019.34Dec 03, 2019

* various enhancements and fixes

2019.32Oct 22, 2019

* improved profile and chat image caching
* iOS 13 image parsing fixes

2019.30Oct 15, 2019

* bug fix

2019.28Oct 14, 2019

* bug fixes and minor enhancements

2019.26Oct 12, 2019

* fast game prompt bug fix

2019.24Oct 10, 2019

* improvements to touches for faster game play
* fixed certain situations when premoves could not be made
* fixed occasional issue with opponent profile data not updating

2019.22Sep 28, 2019

* support for Sign in with Apple
* improved support for iOS 13
* various improvements and fixes

2019.20Sep 16, 2019

* auto next game improvements for iPad
* premove and conditional move improvements
* reduced memory requirements and performance increased
* improved Dynamic Type support

2019.18Sep 08, 2019

* new board added
* performance improvements

2019.16Aug 30, 2019

* Bug fixes and improvements

2019.14Aug 28, 2019

* Bug fixes and improvements

2019.12Aug 20, 2019

* Bug fixes and improvements

2019.10Aug 16, 2019

* Bug fixes and improvements

2019.08Aug 14, 2019

* Fixes and enhancements to previous major update.

2019.06Aug 08, 2019

* Fixes and enhancements to previous major update.

2019.04Aug 06, 2019

* Design refresh
* Server-side game archives
* Multi-device synchronization
* Conditional Moves and Premoves in Fast games
* Customizable notification sounds
* Takeback reworked
* Direct chat outside of games
* Group chat
* Links to games in chat history
* Network latency display in fast games

...Too many improvements to list!

2019.02Aug 02, 2019

* Design refresh
* Server-side game archives
* Multi-device synchronization
* Conditional Moves and Premoves in Fast games
* Customizable notification sounds
* Takeback reworked
* Direct chat outside of games
* Group chat
* Links to games in chat history
* Network latency display in fast games

...Too many improvements to list!

2.97.3Dec 11, 2017

Bug fixes and improvements

2.97.2Dec 05, 2017

Bug fixes and improvements

2.97.1Nov 08, 2017

* bug fixes

2.97Nov 06, 2017

* iPhone X support
* Many bug fixes

2.96Apr 02, 2017

* Bug fixes

2.95Mar 29, 2017

* Many bug fixes and enhancements

2.91Sep 17, 2016

* Bug fixes and improvements

2.90Sep 13, 2016

* Many bug fixes and improvements.
* iOS 10 support.

2.83Apr 23, 2015

* Board sounds
* Elo charts & opponent statistics
* Additional chess sets added
* Many bug fixes and improvements

2.82Dec 31, 2014

* Bug Fixes

2.81Dec 19, 2014

* Bug Fixes

2.80Dec 16, 2014

* Facebook Login
* Bug Fixes

2.73Oct 25, 2014

* Bug Fixes

2.72Oct 20, 2014

* Bug Fixes

2.71Oct 11, 2014

* Bug Fixes

2.7Sep 23, 2014

* iOS 8 and iPhone 6 support.
* Bug fixes.

2.62Jun 05, 2014

*Bug Fixes

2.61May 23, 2014

* Bug fixes
* Chat now supports images
* Chess960 PGN includes FEN

2.60May 07, 2014

* Optimized for iOS 7
* Connectivity improvements
* Fast game "lack of material" detection
* Bug fixes

2.52Dec 14, 2013

* Bug Fixes
* Fast game clock accuracy improvements.
* Network connectivity error detection/recovery improvements.

2.51Dec 09, 2013

* Bug Fixes

2.50Nov 25, 2013

* Now you can play fast chess with a clock!
* New seek graph to find matches!
* Many bug fixes.
* Note: This may be the last update supporting iOS 6.x and below. Future updates will require iOS 7.x.

2.49Jul 04, 2013

* Random Chess960
* Misc Fixes & Enhancements

2.48Apr 03, 2013

* Bug Fixes

2.47Feb 13, 2013

* Memory Leak fixes

* PGN Export format fixed.

* Games may not be cancelled during first 12 hours. This prevents users from flooding/cancelling games.

2.46Jan 11, 2013

* Bug Fixes

2.45Jan 06, 2013

* Chess960
* Unrated Games
* Board Styles
* Bug Fixes and Enhancements

2.40Dec 14, 2012

* Board Styles
* Conditional Moves
* Bug Fixes and Enhancements

2.36Sep 19, 2012

* Support for iPhone 5 and iOS 6
* Bug fixes
* Minor enhancements

2.35Aug 29, 2012

* Localized in French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Russian.

* Performance optimizations to memory, scrolling speed, and data syncing.

* Misc enhancements and many bug fixes.

LaunchedJun 29, 2011

Other Information

In-App Products

1. 1 Year Membership$14.99
2. Annual Membership$14.99
3. DecodeChess 1 Year$41.99
4. 1 Year Gift Membership$14.99