Best alternatives to ChessAR (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to ChessAR, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Chessalka
A chess analysis bot for browser-based chess games
575 users5.0★ from 1 rating6 permissions- About 1.7× fewer users than ChessAR
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 1)
- Listed under Education
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Chess Pro
A Chrome chess extension
≈40K users3.0★ from 120 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago6 permissions- About 40× more users than ChessAR
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 1)
- Listed under Just for Fun
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Chess Free Online
Best chess free online game. Play chess with friends or play chess vs pc. Chess app 2 player. Leaderboard with real players.
≈2K users5.0★ from 1 rating4 permissions- About 2.0× more users than ChessAR
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
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Chess Helper
Detects a chess board on the page (Lichess, Chess.com) and suggests the best moves using a locally running Stockfish engine.
572 users3.7★ from 3 ratings2 permissions- About 1.7× fewer users than ChessAR
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
- Listed under Entertainment
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ChessSolve
Live Stockfish engine analysis, evaluation bar, and best-move arrows shown directly on your board on popular chess sites.
928 users4.9★ from 17 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago5 permissions- A similar number of users to ChessAR
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
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Chess Review
Free, open-source chess analysis, puzzles and opening lessons.
857 users4.7★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 10 days ago7 permissions- A similar number of users to ChessAR
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 1)
- Listed under Tools
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Chess Coach (Stockfish)
Detects chessboards on lichess.org and chess.com and suggests the best move using Stockfish.
683 users5.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago7 permissions- A similar number of users to ChessAR
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 1)
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Chess Aldora
Analyzes chess.com and lichess.org games with Stockfish and displays the best move.
≈1K users3.5★ from 22 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago4 permissions- A similar number of users to ChessAR
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
- Listed under Just for Fun
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chessray
Chess companion that draws and updates top moves + an eval bar on any chess video or stream as it plays. No manual scans.
233 users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 6 months ago7 permissions- About 4.3× fewer users than ChessAR
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 1)
- Listed under Tools
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Chess Cheatz
when life is hard and you just want to beat your friend at chess.
≈1K users4.0★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago1 permissions- A similar number of users to ChessAR
- Listed under Just for Fun
ChessAR alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to ChessAR?
By users, the most popular alternative is Chess Pro with ≈40K users and a 3.0-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Chessalka.
Which ChessAR alternative has the best rating?
Chess Pro has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 3.0 out of 5 from 120 ratings.
How many alternatives to ChessAR are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to ChessAR on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.