What is ChessCopilot used for?

ChessCopilot is an iPhone app that scans a chessboard photo, screenshot or paper score sheet and analyzes it with Stockfish. It is a good fit for club players analyzing over-the-board games and players digitizing handwritten score sheets.

Is ChessCopilot free?

Yes. ChessCopilot has a free plan. Free to download with a 3-day free trial and an optional subscription.

Is ChessCopilot open source?

No. ChessCopilot is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Games & Emulation category, open-source options include Lichess, Stockfish and Sunshine.

What are some alternatives to ChessCopilot?

ChessCopilot competes with Chessigma, Chess It Up and Chess.com.

ChessCopilot: features, pricing and alternatives

About ChessCopilot

ChessCopilot is an iPhone chess scanner. A user photographs a real board, captures a screenshot from another app or video, or photographs a handwritten or printed score sheet, and the app recognizes the pieces or moves and runs Stockfish to find the best move and the top lines.

For score sheets it reads the moves, checks them for legality and lets the user review the whole game move by move, with accuracy, blunders, mistakes and key moments. Scanned positions can be continued against the engine's suggestions, games can be saved and exported as PGN, and positions can be opened in other analysis sites. The developer says there are no ads and no account, and that games stay on the device.

Key features

Scan chess positions from photos or screenshots
Score sheet reading with legality checks
Stockfish best move and top lines
Whole-game review of mistakes
PGN export of saved games
No ads and no account

Good fit for

→Club players analyzing over-the-board games
→Players digitizing handwritten score sheets

Tags: chess; stockfish; ios-app; scanner; game-analysis; pgn; ocr

ChessCopilot: questions and answers

What is ChessCopilot used for?: ChessCopilot is an iPhone app that scans a chessboard photo, screenshot or paper score sheet and analyzes it with Stockfish. It is a good fit for club players analyzing over-the-board games and players digitizing handwritten score sheets.
Is ChessCopilot free?: Yes. ChessCopilot has a free plan. Free to download with a 3-day free trial and an optional subscription.
Is ChessCopilot open source?: No. ChessCopilot is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Games & Emulation category, open-source options include Lichess, Stockfish and Sunshine.
What are some alternatives to ChessCopilot?: ChessCopilot competes with Chessigma, Chess It Up and Chess.com.