THE COMPLETE PICTURE

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A spatial chess game for iPhone and iPad, built around exploration, clear move guidance and playing together.

One position. Three perspectives.

Switch between flat 2D boards, a 3D view and a rotating 4D projection. Focus on one board, keep nearby spaces in context, or compare two planes. On iPad, flat and spatial views can appear side by side. On an open iPhone Duo, play on linked flat and spatial boards and swap their sides without changing your position.

Understand the board

Learn by doing

A twenty-chamber story, guided foundations and movement labs introduce connected spaces. Practise captures, forks and promotion with 102 puzzles across five levels and build a daily streak.

Explore learning

Play your way

Challenge the on-device computer or take turns with a friend on one device. Offline games and lessons need no app account.

Start your first game

Meet across the board

Create a private online room, invite a friend by code or QR, or find another player. Choose untimed, five-minute or ten-minute compact-board games.

Online play guide

Rehearse before committing

Quick helper lets you examine a move before playing it. Plus adds Full helper with a visual walkthrough of one possible opponent reply.

Compare helpers

Return to what you learned

Save and replay games, inspect basic analysis, import and export Study games, and practise from saved positions. Plus adds more reviews, notes, collections and insights.

Build a study habit

SEE YOUR STARTING POSITION

Explore before move one.

New Game offers mini maps of the starting pieces. Preview your opening in 2D, 3D or 4D before beginning. Clearer connections, selection rings and legal-move markers help you read the board.

YOUR BUILT-IN COMPANION

Meet Pawnie.

Tap the animated chess pawn for contextual help, try a short hands-on setup, and choose the appearance, animation and help level that suit you. Pawnie offers built-in guidance; it does not chat with a remote AI service or play your moves.

Pawnie & the twenty-chamber story ↗

CHOOSE YOUR SCALE

Start compact. Think bigger.

Board choices in game setup
Board	What to expect	Where to play
Compact · 64 squares	Four 4×4 spaces; compact eight- or ten-piece openings per side.	Local and online
Full army · 96 squares	Sixteen pieces per side on the larger local board.	Local
Expanded · 256 squares	Four 8×8 spaces. An experimental, roomier variant.	Local

Make yourself at home.

Choose Light, Dark or System appearance, adjust board presentation, enable move confirmation and choose haptic feedback. Saved games can sync through your private iCloud database when iCloud is available; learning progress and settings stay on each device.

Eight app languages

English, Ukrainian, Spanish, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.

An optional private profile

Sign in with Apple, Google or a guest account for online play. Offline play and learning remain available without an account.

Account & sync help ↗

Feature availability depends on your installed app version. This guide covers features through version 0.7, verified in the US App Store on October 14, 2026. Check the App Store for availability in your region. See the release highlights.

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