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RankUp Chess
Offline chess academy for kids. No ads, no chat, pay once.
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Offline chess academy for kids. No ads, no chat, pay once.
2 followers
Voiced lessons, 30,000+ puzzles and 12 friendly bots teach children chess with no internet, ads or chat, and no account needed to play. Teacher Approved on Google Play for ages 6–8. The free part teaches every rule; one payment covers every device. iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows and Mac.
Hi Product Hunt, I'm Tejaswi. I wanted a chess app for children that needs no internet, no subscription and no account to play, so RankUp Chess works with the Wi-Fi off: lessons that Rook the coach reads aloud, 30,000+ puzzles and bots from Baby Bean up to 2400. The free part teaches every rule of chess; one payment unlocks the rest on every device the family owns, priced for your country.
We also released a sing-along, "Let the Whole Board Sing", where Grandpa King teaches the little Pawn how the pieces move: https://youtu.be/5KYU9IQvkpM. Its pieces are free in the app.
Where it's weak: no online play by design, English only, and the Windows installer isn't code-signed yet. I'd love your honest feedback, especially from parents and teachers.
News this week: RankUp Chess is now Teacher Approved on Google Play. Google's teachers and specialists rated it appropriate for ages 6–8, and their notes on the listing include "Fun & engaging", "Sparks curiosity" and "Critical thinking". It's on the Android listing here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stillware.rankup_chess
If you teach chess to children, I'd love to hear what you'd want next for the older ones.