# lichess (legacy)

> Lichess.org legacy chess application

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.lichess.mobileapp](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.lichess.mobileapp)

## Overview

- **ID:** `org.lichess.mobileapp`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** lichess.org mobile 1
- **Category:** GAME\_BOARD
- **Downloads:** 16,160,463
- **Rating:** 3.95 / 5 (169,244 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2022-12-06
- **First published:** 2015-02-11
- **Publisher country:** FR
- **Data as of:** 2026-03-17
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.lichess.mobileapp)
- **Website:** [https://lichess.org/contact](https://lichess.org/contact)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://lichess.org/privacy](https://lichess.org/privacy)

## Description

lichess is a free and open-source chess platform built for enthusiasts worldwide. With over 150,000 daily users, it supports playing bullet, blitz, classical, and correspondence chess, along with multiple unique variants like Crazyhouse and Chess 960.

The extension offers arena tournaments, player challenges, detailed game statistics, and engaging chess puzzles. Advanced features include local and server-based game analysis, an unlimited opening explorer, endgame tablebase explorer, offline play against the computer, and an Over The Board mode to play offline with friends. Available in 80 languages and designed for both phones and tablets, lichess is entirely free, ad-free, and open source under the GPL v3 license. Explore its source code on GitHub and join a vibrant chess community dedicated to accessibility and fairness.

## Review summary

Users praise the legacy LiChess for being free, ad-free, with a well-structured interface and strong puzzles, tutorials, and analysis, plus good support for older Android devices. However, many reports focus on puzzle bugs (solution view not displaying moves, inconsistent solutions) and broader reliability issues (laggy matching, non-working clocks/notifications, startup/board visibility problems). Core features are valued, but reliability and performance bugs significantly impact the experience.

### Pros

- Free to use with no ads.
- Puzzles feature offers a wide variety and learning tools (tutorials and game analysis).
- Well-structured UI with tutorials and game analysis; easy to learn.
- Good support for older Android devices / legacy version with better UI than newer app.

### Cons

- Puzzle solution view often doesn't show moves; puzzle is marked complete and moves aren't shown.
- Puzzles sometimes provide inconsistent or nonsensical solutions or no solution.
- Long delays and lag in game matching; searches take minutes.
- Move clocks and notifications don't work reliably; turn reminders fail.
- App sometimes won't open or has UI issues like board not visible; missing features (e.g., 4-player variant).

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