Check'd
Your move, in every message.
Check'd brings chess directly into your iMessage conversations.
Play async with friends, challenge the computer, solve daily puzzles, and enjoy a seamless, privacy-first experience without leaving the chat.
Why Check’d
- Seamless iMessage Integration: Send moves as interactive messages. The board updates instantly for both players.
- Play vs Computer: Practice anytime with 3 difficulty levels (Easy, Normal, Hard).
- Interactive Tutorials: Master special moves like castling and en passant with mini-games.
- Daily Puzzles: Thousands of unique puzzles with daily rotation, streaks, and fastest‑time leaderboards.
- Tactical Alerts (Pro): Smart on‑board warnings for hanging pieces, forks, pins, and mate threats.
- Privacy First: No accounts, no servers. Game state stays on-device and inside the message thread.
- Play Anywhere: Fully offline-capable once installed.
- Full Chess Rules: Castling, en passant, promotions, 50-move rule, and threefold repetition.
- Takeback Requests: Ask to undo your last move (Pro).
- Smart Engine: Strong on-device analysis with verdicts, best-move suggestions, and blunder checks.
- Pro Analytics: Win streaks, openings win rate, color preference, result distribution, activity heatmap, and favorite opponents.
- Custom Look: Multiple board themes, piece styles, and board rotation.
- Seasonal Effects: Halloween, Valentine, Easter, and Winter overlays with animated flair.
- Localized: Fully translated into 12 languages including English, Dutch, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, and more.
- FEN & PGN Export: Copy positions or full games for analysis in any chess engine (optional consent required).
Get Started
Install Check’d from the iMessage App Store, open a conversation, and tap the Check’d icon to start your first game. Move, send, checkmate.
