Elephant
Rook
Straight lines, any distance.
Real chess. Six animal friends.
No reading, no losing, no ads — just gentle games for kids ages 4–8.
✨ Coming soon to the App StoreMeet the cast
Every chess piece gets its own animal friend — and its own way to move.
Chick
Bishop
Diagonal lines, any distance.
Bunny
Pawn
One little hop forward.
Unicorn
Knight
A magic jump in an L shape.
Kitten
Queen
Any direction, any distance.
Lion
King
One careful step, any direction.
Why parents like it
No reading needed
Icons, motion, and sound carry every instruction.
No way to lose
A wrong move just bounces back with a friendly boing — try again as many times as it takes.
Real chess, taught in order
Six pieces, five lands, one gentle step at a time.
100% offline, no ads
No accounts, no purchases, no data collected — ever.
A peek inside
Real screens from the game — no mockups.
For grown-ups
Chessimals has a small parent area: a dashboard showing which pieces your child has mastered, plus an optional daily play-time limit — once it's reached, Chessimals gently naps until tomorrow. It's tucked behind a simple arithmetic question, easy for a grown-up and out of reach for a young child.
Nothing about your child is collected — no accounts, no analytics, no ads, ever.
Frequently asked questions
How do I open the parent area?
Tap the door on the map screen, hold the big button for three seconds, then answer the multiplication question — it's written in words (for example SEVEN × THREE), so it's easy for a grown-up and out of reach for a young child. A wrong answer simply asks a new question.
Does it need internet?
No. Chessimals works completely offline — it has no networking code at all, so it plays exactly the same with Wi-Fi and cellular data both off.
Does it collect data?
No. Chessimals doesn't collect any data — no accounts, no analytics, no ads. See the privacy policy for the full details.
How do I reset progress?
Delete the app and reinstall it. Progress and settings live only on your device — there's no account or cloud save — so removing the app clears everything, and reinstalling starts fresh.
Where are the sound, voice, and music toggles?
In the parent area. Hold the door on the map to get there (see above), then look for the settings screen.
Still need help?
Email contact@navbytes.io and we'll get back to you.
Credits
Two of the animal sounds are used under a Creative Commons Attribution licence: “Zebra Whinny” by Peet J van Eeden, via OpenGameArt.org (uploaded by AntumDeluge), CC BY 3.0; and “Chicken Sound Effect” by IMadeIt, OpenGameArt.org, CC BY 3.0. All other art, music and voices come from Kenney and OpenGameArt.org contributors under CC0. Thank you to all of them.