Shredder Chess Lite

Name: Shredder Chess Lite
Rating: 3.9 (19 reviews)
Author: Eiko Bleicher, Skizzix.com

By: Eiko Bleicher, Skizzix.com

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Features & Capabilities

Shredder, the most successful chess program ever, is now also available for the iPhone. You can play against Shredder and solve chess puzzles. It offers the usual Shredder standard for your pocket.

The 12 times computer chess world champion Shredder is able to mimic the play of a human chess player with any playing strength. He even deliberately makes typical human mistakes in those levels.

Solve 100 built in chess puzzles. Shredder keeps track of your performance and offers advice if needed.

You can adjust Shredder’s playing strength and, if you like, Shredder automatically adjusts his strength to yours. He even calculates an Elo rating for you. This is how the playing strength of chess players is typically measured.

During the game a coach is watching your moves and warns you if you are about to make a mistake.

See how you are getting better and better the more games you play and the more chess puzzles you solve.

Shredder Chess Lite features:

Adjustable playing strength
Intuitive and very easy to operate
100 built in chess puzzles
See your rating in a diagram
Coach shows your mistakes
Great variety: opening book with more than one million moves
Load and save games (incl. names, date, etc.)
Different chess boards and pieces
two player mode / enter moves
Learn the name of the opening you are playing
Accessibility / VoiceOver support
Improve your play whenever and wherever you like

'Shredder Chess Lite' is a fully-functional version of 'Shredder Chess' for casual chess players. If you are an active player, need more features or simply want the best you should take a look at our pro version 'Shredder Chess'.

Here is what you will additionally get in our pro version:

The strongest chess engine for the iPhone
Can be set to outstanding playing strength
1000 built in chess puzzles
Send games via email
Different playing styles from passive to aggressive
Enter and analyze any position you like
Analyse your games with Shredder, find your mistakes and improve your play
10 USD discount coupon for Shredder 13 Mac/Win on shredderchess.com

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Eiko Bleicher, Skizzix.com

Rating:

3.90

(19)

Version:

1.11.0 Last updated: 2021-02-21

Version code:

840570358

Creation date:

2009-12-18

Compatible devices:

Size:

24.41MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-06

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 308,677 ▼ 998

Other rankings

#97 in cheese keyword 11 ▼ 3

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Developed by:

Eiko Bleicher, Skizzix.com

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shredder-chess-lite/id343795703

Website:

http://www.skizzix.com/games-for-iphone/shredder-chess-lite

User Reviews

Shredder Chess Lite offers strong learning tools, hints, puzzles, and a clean interface that helps players improve for free, with undo/analysis features and broad content. However, reviewers repeatedly report iOS stability and UI scaling issues, AI/engine bugs, and limitations like the lack of local 2-player play. Overall, it’s a solid free option for learners but has growing pains on newer devices and OS versions.

Pros

Rich learning features: hints, puzzles, coach, and diagrams with auto-adjusting difficulty.
Easy to use with a clean, uncluttered interface suitable for beginners and experienced players.
Free to use and privacy-friendly (no data collection) with a non-profit feel.
Strong study tools: undo/rewind, save/analyze games for later review.
Wide variety of puzzles and boards, providing engaging practice.

Cons

Stability and compatibility issues on iOS (freezes/crashes, especially after updates).
UI/screen scaling problems: not full-screen on newer iPhones and limited screen optimization.
Occasional AI bugs: illegal moves by the computer and illegal pawn captures.
Engine strength may not be well-balanced for higher-level players (not a trainer for advanced users).
No built-in local two-player mode (no platform for 2 humans to play each other).

Recent reviews

App isn’t updated to use the entire screen available in latest versions of iPhones. It looks weird that the chess board just shows up only in the top half of the phone screen

by pa*****, 2022-08-26

Not perfect, several illegal mooves on the computer player end, sometimes pieces don’t go where you direct

by ta*****, 2021-12-04

I have been using Shredder for more than a decade. I love that they have a clean, simple version with up to 1500 elo rating which should prove plenty for me for some time to come. They collect no data which I much appreciate. I like to play on my own without any hints but with the option to revert a move which this app allows. Clean wholesome free app from a credible chess software company.