Chess tactics.
Arcade energy.

Chess Beats is a single-player chess tactics trainer for Android and iPhone. Solve puzzles against the clock in Arcade, slow down in untimed Train mode, or take on the Daily Challenge. The music builds as your solving streak grows.

Chess Beats is available on Google Play for Android. Use the Google Play buttons on this page to open the game’s store listing. iPhone testing is available by email request; invitations depend on available places and device support. There is no public App Store release date to announce yet.

Arcade, the Daily Challenge, puzzle explanations, and the full spaced-repetition review queue are free. Train includes unlimited fresh practice on your two weakest tactical themes; Pro unlocks fresh practice on any theme you choose. Free players also get current ratings for all eight themes, a 14-day Miss Archive, and 14-day miss statistics.

Yes. The puzzles are included in the app, so Arcade, Train, and the Daily Challenge can be played offline. Runs started offline are practice: learning progress is saved, but they do not earn coins, advance quests or weekly reward goals, or grant Daily or milestone rewards, even after reconnecting. You can start a new earning run online, and replay that day’s Daily online for its unclaimed reward. Cloud sync, purchases, and ads need a connection.

Eight tactical themes: mate in one, mate in two, mate in three, forks, pins, skewers, discovered attacks, and deflection. The app includes more than 40,000 puzzles from real games, with puzzle ratings from 600 to 2000. These are puzzle difficulty ratings, not a promise about your playing strength.

Pro includes retained rating history and trends across all eight themes, all-time miss statistics from when tracking began, a weekly learning digest, a 90-day replayable Miss Archive, and fresh training on any theme. It also removes banner and interstitial ads. Optional rewarded ads remain available. Subscription terms and local prices are shown in the app before purchase.

There are no ads during active Arcade puzzle play. Free players may see banners on Home, Train, Review, and Daily, plus an interstitial when leaving the Run Summary after a run, subject to frequency limits. The one-time Remove Ads purchase removes banners and interstitials; Pro includes the same benefit while active. Optional rewarded offers, such as a run continue or the daily shop offer, remain available to everyone.

You should know how the pieces move, but you do not need a competitive rating. Start with untimed Train to study a position, revisit missed puzzles, and learn the tactical patterns. Arcade adds time pressure when you want a faster session.

Running out of hearts ends your current Arcade run, but it never locks you out of playing again. You can start another run or switch to Train. Optional continues and power-ups are for solo Arcade, and using them marks the run as assisted. Daily and Train do not use hearts or power-ups.

Choose iPhone testing to open a draft in your email app. Include your Apple ID email, device and iOS version, chess experience, why you would like to test, and how you found Chess Beats. Send the completed email to support@playchessbeats.com. A person reviews each request and will reply if a place is available. You can also email that address directly if you do not have a default email app.