# Checkers for Android

> Checkers application with many features (supports electronic boards).

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.google.android.checkers](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.google.android.checkers)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.google.android.checkers`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Aart Bik
- **Category:** GAME\_BOARD
- **Downloads:** 3,022,044
- **Rating:** 4.07 / 5 (10,770 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.3.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-19
- **First published:** 2026-01-19
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 326 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.checkers)
- **Website:** [https://www.aartbik.com/android.php](https://www.aartbik.com/android.php)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.aartbik.com/MISC/terms.html](https://www.aartbik.com/MISC/terms.html)

## Description

Checkers for Android is a feature-rich draughts game offering an intuitive GUI and an 8x8 checkers engine. Users can interact via touchscreen or trackball, enhanced by a move coach that highlights valid moves and tracks gameplay history for easy correction or analysis. The app supports game import/export in FEN/PDN format through clipboard or sharing and includes a position editor for custom setups.

Players can select various engine difficulty levels, including random and free-play modes, and choose rules for mandatory or optional captures, catering to both official and popular home styles. The game’s perspective is customizable, allowing viewing from either white or black sides. Additionally, it supports connection to external electronic checkers boards like Certabo, enhancing interactive play. For more details, visit the online manual at https://www.aartbik.com/android_manual.php.

## Rankings

- #34,464 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise the app’s minimalist, ad-free, lightweight design, strong AI, offline play, and useful position-setup practice tools. Repeated complaints center on slow top-level thinking, engine stability (repeated/illegal or random moves and autoplay concerns), missing checkers variants/board sizes, and some confusing interaction/undo behavior for less experienced players.

### Pros

- Minimalist, lightweight design with no ads and low storage/battery use
- Strong, challenging AI at higher difficulty levels
- Works offline for play without a network connection
- Helpful practice features (e.g., Position Setup) for studying positions

### Cons

- Top-level thinking is slow — long move computation/response times reported
- Engine stability issues: repeated or seemingly illegal/random moves (autoplay-related complaints)
- Missing popular rule variants and board types (flying king, Tanzanian, international 10x10, Russian/Pool)
- Usability/interaction problems for some users (undo/double-capture behaviour confusing for beginners)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.google.android.checkers)