Research answer
What AppTrendKit can say about Chess today
Chess has no estimate-backed download or gross-consumer-spend figure that meets the public evidence contract yet.
Observed App Store metadata, chart positions, and history are shown below. Missing, non-finite, undefined-currency, or undefined-metric evidence stays missing rather than becoming zero.
Performance
Downloads, revenue and chart history
Estimates for the last 7D. Chart positions come from the App Store; downloads and revenue are AppTrendKit estimates, shown as a size band (for example 10K–50K) with a confidence level.
Estimated downloads · 30D
Upper limitUnder 200K
Below the top 100 in Games (US)
The app is not in its category's top 100, so it has less than the app ranked #100 there. We show this limit until we have enough data for an estimate.
Estimated App Store gross consumer spend · 30D
Upper limitUnder $2M
Below the top 100 in Games (US)
The app is not in its category's top 100, so it has less than the app ranked #100 there. We show this limit until we have enough data for an estimate.
History
Collected daily performance
No daily history yet.
Rank history
Chart positions
Lower rank is better. Only collected observations are shown.
Coverage note
What the ranks mean
A missing rank is not treated as zero downloads or zero revenue. Apple chart feeds are bounded and may return censored or not-ranked observations outside the visible chart depth.
Read the methodApp Store search
Keywords Chess ranks for
Observed positions in Apple's US search results, best first. Popularity is a 0–100 index, not a search count.
| Keyword | Position | Change | Popularity | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| chess | #4 | new | 86 | 76 |
Storefront mix
Top countries by estimated contribution · 7D
Country figures cover the days we collected in each country, so they don't add up to the worldwide estimate. Each country shows when it was last updated.
Monetization
How the app makes money
These are listing and product observations. They are not company revenue, subscriber counts, or advertising revenue.
App details
Store metadata
- Version
- 5.9
- Released
- Jun 13, 2009
- Last updated
- Feb 8, 2025
- Content rating
- 4+
- Default storefront
- US
Public IAP observations
Validated in-app purchase prices
Only persisted rows with an explicit public publication boundary are shown. Missing price, currency, country, or date values stay unknown.
Listing detail
What the store says
Chess is #1 popular game in the world. According to FIDE, about 600 million people play chess and it is the most widespread game on the planet. "The Game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement; several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired and strengthened by it, so as to become habits ready on all occasions..." (Benjamin Franklin, scientist) Game features: - HD graphics for iPhone 5 and the new iPad retina display - 5 levels of difficulty - hint option to find out the best next move - play either white or black - play against the computer or a friend - 2D and 3D themes for chess pieces - unlimited ability to undo moves - AI quick response time - time control (5, 15, 30 or 60 minutes) - animated moves - highlight legal moves - easy to use interface design - ability to go back to any previous position in the game - auto-save when exit or phone ring - view captured pieces - full game history with chess notation - change the appearance of the board - ability to listen music in background Play one of the oldest and most enjoyable games in the world!
Publisher websiteStore creative
Screenshots
Competitive set
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Deterministic links to real stored apps matched by category, publisher, and comparable performance bands.
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How we estimate
Where every number comes from
App details: Apple iTunes Search API, updated Sep 28, 2026, 5:29 PM.
Rankings: collected chart positions from the listed storefront. Missing ranks are not zeros.
Economics: downloads and gross store consumer spend are estimated, not official Apple or publisher figures.
Model: Lineage not exposed by this aggregate.
Confidence: —; intervals widen when evidence or history is limited.
Last updated: Sep 28, 2026, 5:29 PM.
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