Alternatives to RV Chess
Free, unlimited Stockfish 18 game review in the browser - no account, no daily cap. 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 RV Chess across use cases, features and platforms - not a quality ranking.
| App | Free tier | Paid from | Offline mode | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chess.com | $4.17/mo | Not listed | Web, iOS, Android | |
| Lichess | Free only | Web, iOS, Android | ||
| Chess Pangolin | £2.99/mo | Not listed | Web | |
| Forward Chess | See review | Web, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS | ||
| Shredder Chess | $8.99 one-time | iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, Web | ||
| TacticForge | $5/mo | Not listed | Web, iOS | |
| Chessnut Air | $249.99 one-time | iOS, Android, Windows, macOS | ||
| Chessy | $7.99/mo | Not listed | iOS, Android, macOS |
Chess.com
Chess.com, LLC
The default home of online chess.
Lichess
Lichess (charity)
Free, open-source chess. Forever.
Chess Pangolin
CHESS STALLION LTD
A coached game review whose explanations are board-checked - and that says so when it has no answer.
Forward Chess
Forward Chess, LLC
Interactive chess ebook reader with embedded engine.
Shredder Chess
Stefan Meyer-Kahlen
A classic standalone chess engine for offline play.
TacticForge
Code Maker Inc. (Toronto, Canada)
Puzzles cut from your own Lichess and Chess.com games, tagged by motif and brought back until they stick.
Chessnut Air
Pendo Technology Ltd. (Chessnut)
Affordable electronic board with multi-app support.
Chessy
Elazar Stefansky
A chat window instead of a dashboard - an AI coach that answers about your own games.