Lichess is a strategy game developed by LICHESSORG. Available as a free download, it was updated to v0.25 on July 17, 2026, and currently holds a 4.02 out of 5 rating based on 451 reviews. Before downloading, make sure your device has at least 118 MB of free space and runs Android 14.6+ or iOS 15.6+.
Lichess Gameplay Overview
Description
Lichess is a free/libre, open-source chess application powered by volunteers and donations. Today, Lichess users play more than five million games every day.
Lichess may be playable on Windows and macOS using Android emulators such as BlueStacks. Follow our BlueStacks installation guide to get started. Looking for Lichess APK? Visit our forums for help finding authorized downloads, installing APK files, and troubleshooting installation issues.
User Reviews and Ratings
★★☆☆☆Chat
Chat has a bug now. Constantly minimizing after each letter
★★★☆☆Broken chat
Nice free app, but the chat function is basically broken. The chat dismisses after every character. Please either disable this feature or commit to making it work. I assume a react native bug.
★★☆☆☆Terrible
As much as I want to support lichess it’s crazy how my opponent has no time literally zero on the clock but is still able to move. Terrible matchmaking and terrible servers
★★★★★Beautiful
Nicely done version of lichess for iphone. Very grateful to the developers.
That said, Puzzle Streak could use a toggle to not automatically advance to the next puzzle (as in the web interface).
★★★★★Better than DuoLingo + chess.con combined!
Entirely free. Zero ads. No paywall. Open source. Great puzzles, learning content, and a fun community.
