# Chess Remix: Chess Variants

> Online Shogi, Xiangqi & Janggi

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1547819624](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1547819624)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1547819624`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Alexander Everett
- **Category:** Board
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (114 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.10.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-12
- **First published:** 2021-01-16
- **Size:** 63 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chess-remix-chess-variants/id1547819624)
- **Website:** [https://chessremix.app/](https://chessremix.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://chessremix.app/privacypolicy.html](https://chessremix.app/privacypolicy.html)

## Description

**Chess Remix** reimagines chess with competitive online play, AI matches, historical variants, and limitless customisation. Play global chess variants including Shogi, Xiangqi, Janggi, Makruk, Chaturanga, Tamerlane Chess, Dai Shogi and Hnefatafl—all presented with familiar chess-style pieces to make learning easier.

Create your own board games by changing movement rules, win conditions, starting positions, castling and more. Explore Checkers, Three Men's Morris, Tic-Tac-Toe and other abstract strategy games, or discover unique creations shared by the Remix community. With over 100 pieces, guided learning levels and games spanning centuries of history, Chess Remix offers a creative and accessible way to master strategy beyond standard chess.

## Rankings

- #131,510 — Overall

## Review summary

Chess Remix offers a highly creative sandbox for designing custom pieces and variants with a massive library of games, plus free core features and visuals customization. However, users repeatedly report stability issues, overheating, and weak AI, with some features gated behind premium pricing and ongoing bugs affecting reliability.

### Pros

- Ability to create your own pieces, boards, and variants, enabling highly personalized chess experiments
- Huge library of variants and games, including Chess960, Crazyhouse, Shogi, Xiangqi, and more
- Core features are free, with extensive content accessible without a paywall
- Customizable visuals and themes for backgrounds and pieces

### Cons

- On-device AI calculations cause overheating, leading to freezing, crashes, and stability issues
- AI strength is weak and not very challenging
- Premium features lock core capabilities (e.g., the piece creator), creating friction for users who want full customization
- Frequent stability issues and bugs, including crashes after updates and save/response problems

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1547819624)