Quiet Chess

No ads, ever. No subscriptions. Works fully offline. No tracking and no accounts. Quiet Chess is chess on a plain board, designed for iPhone and iPad. Play the computer, or pass the device across the table to a friend. Open the app and the game is where you left it, with no menu in the way and no clock running. The computer plays at seven levels, from Beginner, gentle enough for a first game, to Relentless. Each level shows an approximate rating, so you can find your footing. Play as White, Black or a random side. The computer takes a moment over each reply, so its moves read as considered rather than instant. Tap a piece to see its legal moves, then tap where it should go, or drag it there. A pawn that reaches the last rank promotes through a small picker on the board itself. Castling, en passant, checkmate, stalemate, threefold repetition, the fifty-move rule and insufficient material…