ChessGPT: AI Chess Coach is a mobile app aimed at chess training scenarios, published on the App Store by developer Gary Lee. Its positioning is to use GPT-type artificial intelligence to provide chess training and coaching-style explanations.
Main capabilities and usage: the app centers on playing and explanations. Free users can play 5 moves per day, after which they need to subscribe to ChessGPT+ (price shown as $4.99) to continue. Version update records show that the app once switched to Apple Intelligence to provide an advanced AI coach and other features, and added a custom board setup analysis mode, a famous games mode, and a general chat mode. The app contains ads, and settings also offer a ChessGPT+ subscription, including a free trial.
Applicable scenarios: suitable for entry-level users who want to play chess on a phone or tablet and obtain AI explanations.
Platforms and requirements: the app is for iPhone (requires iOS 26.0 or later), iPad (requires iPadOS 26.0 or later), Mac (requires macOS 26.0 or later, and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or newer), and Apple Vision (requires visionOS 26.0 or later). The age rating is 4+, and it has not been verified as suitable for macOS.
Limitations and user feedback: user reviews on the store page focus on the app's obvious shortcomings. One review said the app seemed unable to correctly recognize the board, and that winning within 10 moves was judged as a mistake; a user claiming to be 2000 Elo said the bot's playing strength is roughly equivalent to a 500 Elo human, and the text explanations did not match the board position; another review pointed out that the app often confuses pieces, its strategy explanations are self-contradictory, it gets common opening names wrong, and it makes basic errors such as losing material by move 3. Multiple users criticized the free quota of only 5 moves per day, considered the paywall setup unreasonable, and suggested switching to official training software such as Stockfish, Leela, or Fritz.
Privacy and data: the developer states that the app may process location (coarse location), identifiers (device ID), usage data (product interactions, advertising data), purchase history, diagnostic data (crash data, performance data), etc., some of which may be used to track across other companies' apps and websites. This statement has not been verified by Apple. The app has not yet indicated which accessibility features it supports.
