SmallFish Chess for Stockfish
Strategy · Paid · 4.8 out of 5 from 4,463 ratings
A powerful, privacy-respecting chess engine app using Stockfish 18 for analysis, study, and improvement without ads or paywalls.
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GenreStrategy
PricePaid
Difficultyvariable
Ad intensitynone
In-app-purchase pressurenone
Typical sessionvariable
DeveloperTed Wong
Rating4.8 out of 5 from 4,463 ratings
What players like
- No ads, no IAPs, no data tracking
- Stockfish 18 engine rated 3600+ Elo strength
- Multiple analysis tools and game review features
- Privacy-respecting and works offline
- Adjustable difficulty levels for all players
Common complaints
- Unintuitive UI obscures core functionality
- Half-screen display bug after recent update
- No full-screen board mode easily accessible
- Opening book contains weak/questionable moves
- Cannot analyze two-player games or set custom engine depth limits
What real reviews say
★★★★★ Why does it take sooo long I play with small fish and for the first few turns it moves instantly but after a little it takes FOREVER to make each move. Is there a way to shorten this wait?
★★★★★ Chess revealed Keep up the great work
★★★ bugs… it’s a great app, best of its kind. but after the last update there is bug that app opening in half-screen mode and there is nothing i can do to change it
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Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-08-24. Last updated 2026-08-24.