Alternatives to Chessify
Cloud-powered Stockfish analysis on your phone. If that's not for you - or you want to try something different - here are apps that overlap on features and use cases.
8 alternatives at a glance
Ordered by weighted overlap with Chessify across use cases, features and platforms - not a quality ranking.
| App | Free tier | Paid from | Offline mode | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Chess | See review | Web, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS | ||
| ChessBase | €199.90 one-time | Not listed | Windows, Web, macOS | |
| Chessvision.ai | $5.99/mo | Not listed | Web, iOS, Android | |
| Chess.com | $4.17/mo | Not listed | Web, iOS, Android | |
| Lichess | Free only | Web, iOS, Android | ||
| Chess King Learn | See review | Web, iOS, Android, macOS | ||
| ScanChess | $4.99/mo | Not listed | Web | |
| ChessAtlas | $6.99/mo | Not listed | Web, iOS, Android |

Forward Chess
Forward Chess, LLC
Interactive chess ebook reader with embedded engine.

ChessBase
ChessBase GmbH
The professional's database and analysis suite.

Chessvision.ai
Chessvision.ai (Pawel Kacprzak)
Point your camera at any board - get instant analysis.

Chess.com
Chess.com, LLC
The default home of online chess.

Lichess
Lichess (charity)
Free, open-source chess. Forever.

Chess King Learn
Chess King (CHESSQUEEN INC, ex-Convekta)
Huge Convekta course catalog in one app.

ScanChess
SudoAI
Photograph a handwritten scoresheet and get a rule-checked PGN; photograph a board and get a FEN.

ChessAtlas
ChessAtlas
Build an opening repertoire that survives spaced repetition.