Zapp Chess: Online Chess Game
3-min instant chess: No need to learn openings & endgames. Chess for beginners
- Total installs
- 330,324
- Installs / day
- +7.1K
- Rating
- 4.4★
- Released
- 26 Jan 2026
- Last update
- 12 Oct 2026
- Countries
- —
exact · Play shows 100,000+
since last crawl
2.6K ratings · 119 reviews
9mo ago
v2.0.137 · 11h ago
not checked yet
Install history
exact counter from Google PlayInstalls per day · last 90 days
Change timeline
3 changes- Update date9 Oct 202612 Oct 2026
- Version2.0.120 → 2.0.137
- What's new—Bug fixes and improvements.
Country availability
Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.
Top countries
estimate · charts of 12 OctMost downloads likely come from 🇮🇳 India (~46%), out of 52 countries where it is charted.
Estimated from top-chart positions weighted by each country’s Google Play market size. Countries where the app is not in a chart are not shown, so small markets may be missing.
Top chart positions
as of 12 Oct| Chart | Country | Rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trending · Board games | PH | #12 | = |
| Top free · Board games | PH | #15 | = |
| Trending · Board games | US | #29 | ▼ 6 |
| Top free · Board games | US | #34 | ▲ 1 |
| Top free · Board games | IN | #134 | — |
| Top free · Board games | MO | #143 | ▲ 8 |
| Top free · Board games | LI | #151 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | ME | #151 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | MN | #151 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | AG | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | AL | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | AW | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | BA | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | BJ | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | BS | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | BW | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | BZ | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | CV | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | CY | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | EE | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | FI | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | FJ | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | GA | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | GW | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | HR | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | HT | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | IE | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | IS | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | JM | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | LA | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | LT | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | LU | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | LV | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | MD | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | MK | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | MT | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | MU | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | NA | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | NE | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | PG | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | QA · 11 Oct | #154 | — |
| Top free · Board games | RW | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | SI | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | SK | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | TG | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | TJ | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | TT | #154 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | DK | #155 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | NO | #155 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | BH | #157 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | KW | #157 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Board games | AM · 11 Oct | #163 | — |
| Top free · Board games | ZW · 11 Oct | #163 | — |
| Top free · Board games | PR · 11 Oct | #166 | — |
Show all 54 chart positions
App manifest
Read this app's manifest from Google Play: permissions, declared SDKs, components and AdMob app ID. Saved analysis appears here automatically.
Data safety
declared by the developer on Google Play- No data shared with third parties
- Collects data Location, Personal info and 3 others
- Data is encrypted in transit
- You can ask for your data to be deleted
This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.
Permissions
18 in 5 groups8 Sensitive4 Notable6 Routine
What this app can do with your phone
- Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networks
- Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks
- Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
- Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
- Show its own windows or bubbles on top of other apps you are using
- Change device settings like screen brightness, ringtone or screen timeout
LocationSensitive2
Access to where your device is, using GPS or network signals
- Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networksapproximate location (network-based) ·
ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION - Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networksprecise location (GPS and network-based) ·
ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2
Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device
- Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage ·
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage ·
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive2
Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage
- Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage ·
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage ·
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Wi-Fi connection informationRoutine1
Access to details about Wi-Fi networks your device sees or uses
- See whether Wi-Fi is on and details of the network you are connected toview Wi-Fi connections ·
ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
OtherSensitive11
Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories
- Show its own windows or bubbles on top of other apps you are usingdraw over other apps ·
SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW - Change device settings like screen brightness, ringtone or screen timeoutmodify system settings ·
WRITE_SETTINGS - Connect to or disconnect from Wi-Fi networks and change saved Wi-Fi settingsconnect and disconnect from Wi-Fi ·
CHANGE_WIFI_STATE - Change volume and choose which speaker or headset plays soundchange your audio settings ·
MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS - Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup ·
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED - Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping ·
WAKE_LOCK - Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections ·
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE - Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access ·
INTERNET - Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration ·
VIBRATE - Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check ·
com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE - Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet ·
com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.
Store listing
Full description
Most people don't play chess online. Not because they don't love chess, but because a real game takes too long, and getting good seems to mean memorizing openings and grinding out endgames. Zapp Chess fixes that.
Zapp is real chess, just shortened. Every game starts in the middlegame, so there are no openings to memorize and no slow endgame to grind. A full game takes about 3 minutes. It feels exactly like playing chess, because it is, but it finally fits into your day.
You win by building a clear material lead, not by hunting a long checkmate. That keeps every game fast, decisive, and focused on the moves that actually matter.
A quick game on your commute. A few rounds over coffee. Real online chess, on the go, whenever you have three minutes. And because the clock gives you a full 3 minutes, you're playing real chess, not scrambling through frantic speed chess.
WHY ZAPP CHESS
Real chess, shortened: every game starts in the middlegame
3-minute games that fit your routine, without forcing you to play frantically fast
No openings to memorize, no endgames to grind
Win by taking the lead, so games stay quick and decisive
Built for people who always wanted to play chess online but never had the time
PLAY
Fast 3-minute games against real opponents online
Skill-based matchmaking, so games stay fair and fun
Play chess with friends
Create private arenas for your group
IMPROVE
See what mattered after every game with clear AI analysis
Understand why a move worked, or didn't
Learn from your moves feed
Daily challenges and streaks to keep you sharp
Track your rating and climb with every game
Whether you're coming back to chess after years away or playing online for the very first time, Zapp Chess makes real chess quick, friendly, and easy to fit into your day.
Skip the openings. Skip the endgames. Just play chess.
Ready to Zapp your opponent?
What's new
Bug fixes and improvements.
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