ChessCall Chat, call,
checkmate.
ChessCall is a chat app where you also play a real game of chess with the people you already know. Clock, voice notes, and all.
Everything a game between friends should be
Message back and forth, then start a real game right inside the conversation. Full rules, a proper clock, and a few things a chat app has never had.
Chat & chess together
Text and voice notes in the same conversation you play in. Voice messages can auto-play so you never miss a word.
A real clock
Castling, en passant, promotion, check and mate, plus 3, 5 or 10-minute clocks, or no clock at all for a slow game.
Chess Call
Start a game over a FaceTime audio call and talk while you move. Hang up any time and you’re back to chatting.
Practice anytime
Play the built-in engine or the pro-strength Patricia engine at any level, from a gentle beginner to a real challenge.
Play from your wrist
When it’s your move the Apple Watch shows the board and lets you answer, no need to reach for your phone.
Review & rivalries
Every finished game is saved to review move by move with analysis, and a private head-to-head score follows each rivalry.
Reach the people you already know
No friend codes, no directories to search. ChessCall connects you the way a messaging app does.
Add your number or email
Stored only as a private fingerprint, tied to your iCloud account. It’s never shown to anyone.
Contacts connect on their own
Anyone in your contacts who also uses ChessCall is reachable automatically, with nothing to send.
Or just send a link
Not on ChessCall yet? Send an invite link in Messages. One tap and you’re playing.
Board on top, conversation below
Your games stay yours
- ✓No servers of our own. Games and messages live in your iCloud and are shared only with the people you play.
- ✓No ads, no analytics, no third-party trackers, nothing that follows you around.
- ✓Contacts are matched on your device; only a one-way hash ever leaves it, never the numbers themselves.
- ✓No account to create and no password to forget.
Try the beta & tell us what breaks
ChessCall is in active beta. Games run on your own iCloud, so both players just need an Apple device signed into iCloud. Found something odd? There’s a “Send Bug Report” button right in the app.