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Verdict for “chess”

Competitive

Real competition. You’ll need a clear angle or an underserved audience.

Mid-pack saturation (59/100) with 50 DB matches (5 charting). Viable with a clear wedge; validate further before building.

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50competitors found
5in the charts
4.6avg rating, top apps
118launched in 30 days

Who you’d compete with

Top 10 by chart rank and ratings
Duolingo: Learn LanguagesDuolingo · Education #1top free 4.649,447,630 ratings 500,000,000+installs 1too new to tell GambonanzaStray Fawn Studio · Board #1top paid –no ratings 100,000+installs 1too new to tell Chess-StudioGiordano Vicoli #12top paid –no ratings n/aApp Store 0too new to tell Chess Openings WizardBookup Corp. #28top paid –no ratings n/aApp Store 0too new to tell Shredder Chess (International)Eiko Bleicher, Skizzix.com #29top paid –no ratings n/aApp Store 0too new to tell Clue PuzzleTapNation · Puzzle –not charting –no ratings 500+installs 1too new to tell RAID: Shadow Legends WhatsApp Plarium Global Ltd · Communication –not charting –no ratings 10,000+installs 1too new to tell 欢乐斗地主Level Infinite · Board –not charting –no ratings 50,000+installs 1too new to tell 腾讯掼蛋Level Infinite · Card –not charting –no ratings 10,000+installs 1too new to tell Offline Games - Relaxing & FunAE Mobile Inc · Casual –not charting –no ratings 100,000+installs 1too new to tell

New in this niche

118 launched in the last 30 days
Kami Chess KamiDesigns Board Chess Around Town Zachary Cowan Entertainment TriThrone: 3-Player Chess Waltsoft Inc Strategy Chess in Fragments 宁 谭 Board ChessClues: Chess Patterns Santosh Hegde Education Chess Bang: Bomb Puzzle Duy Mac Strategy Tempo: Chess Clock & Timer Dmitry Kalashnikov Utilities XQ Arena: Chinese Chess Handrow Cahyadi Strategy Shah Chess Sardor Akbarov Board Chessmith Paul Vella Board CheckMate: Chess MultiPlayer Shruti Sonawane Puzzle Chess – Classic Board Game EU Studio Strategy

Where the opening is

  • Beginner / simplicity positioning is common — room for advanced niche? (14/47 descriptions)

What to do next

  1. Study top charting rivals — what they ship well and what listings leave weak.
  2. Hunt for stale or single-version apps as a maintenance wedge.
  3. Narrow to a sharper sub-niche under “chess” before committing.
  4. Compare store pages for: Duolingo: Learn Languages, Gambonanza, Chess-Studio.
How we scored this
Competitors+40
Chart presence+8.5
Ratings+11.3
Update pace-0.9
Saturation59/100

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 5 Oct 2026.