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Verdict for “Chess”

Crowded

Strong, charting rivals already own this. Only enter with something very different.

14 matched apps currently sit in the top 10 charts — niche looks saturated with strong incumbents (saturation 83/100).

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41competitors found
26in the charts
3.0avg rating, top apps
95launched in 30 days

Who you’d compete with

Top 10 by chart rank and ratings
Ludo KingGAMETION GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES PTE LIMITED · Games #1top free 3.6161,128 ratings n/aApp Store 2active updates Jawaker: Games & FriendsJawaker · Games #2top free 4.7138,710 ratings n/aApp Store 3active updates Garena Liên Quân MobileGarena Mobile Private · Games #3top free 4.23,028,681 ratings n/aApp Store 1too new to tell Chess Analyzer:Raise Your ELOTony Ferraro · Games #3new paid –no ratings n/aApp Store 1too new to tell Plato: Fun Multiplayer GamesPlato Team Inc · Social Networking #4top free 4.5293,020 ratings n/aApp Store 2active updates SmallFish Chess for StockfishTed Wong · Games #4top paid 4.972 ratings n/aApp Store 1too new to tell CoPlay: 2 Player Games OfflineVision Blueprint Technology Co., Limited · Games #4top free 3.643 ratings n/aApp Store 1too new to tell Dartistry: 501 Darts CoachBurnt and Toast Studios Ltd · Games #4new paid –no ratings n/aApp Store 2too new to tell Chess.com - Play and LearnChess.com · Games #5top grossing 4.89,903 ratings n/aApp Store 2too new to tell Po Jun: Three Kingdoms - RTS双双 李 · Games #5top paid –no ratings n/aApp Store 4active updates

New in this niche

95 launched in the last 30 days
AU +8 Ply Chess rociiu Games ChessOnes Muhammad Abid Games Chess Arenas Narek Totolyan Entertainment 4D Chess: New Dimension Andrii Cheberiako Games Pinche Chess The AgroStore,LLC Games Chess Opening Book Mert Kuplulu Education ChessClock: Time Control Abolfazl Rejali Games Chess Game & Puzzles Vinh Tam Tan Games ChessSidekick Bugra Yakup TURKER Games Parallax: 4D Chess Thomas Coyne Games IQ · MA Phonos - Beautiful, Simple, Chess Clock and Timer Xuancong Wen Utilities ChessCoda Maritacas OÜ Games

Where the opening is

  • Offline capability is a recurring selling point (11/40 descriptions)

What to do next

  1. Only proceed with a sharp wedge — me-too launches will struggle here.
  2. Review these strong incumbents before pivoting: Ludo King, Jawaker: Games & Friends, Garena Liên Quân Mobile.
  3. Consider an adjacent keyword or sub-audience with weaker chart presence.
  4. Use Launches (/launches?q=Chess) to see if new launches still enter this space.
How we scored this
Competitors+40
Chart presence+24.5
Ratings+19.2
Update pace-0.4
Saturation83/100

About the data

  • Match set has ratings and chart signals; score is based on stored crawler data only.

Open below 40, competitive 40–69, crowded from 70 or with 3+ top-10 charting rivals. We never estimate downloads or revenue. Generated 30 Sept 2026.