Tock's Chess

Real chess. No reading required.

Tock, a friendly chess clock, speaks every step out loud as your child follows the piece-by-piece path scholastic programs teach.

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For iPad · Ages 4–7

The Tock's Chess home screen: a winding path of circular stops, each marked with a smiling chess piece or character, from Rook to full chess.
Rook

Six pieces, one at a time

One piece at a time. Playful puzzles first, then a short skills check.

Rook
Rook
Bishop
Bishop
Queen
Queen
Knight
Knight
Pawn
Pawn
King
King
Treasure Hunt

From puzzles to real games

Treasure hunts, two-piece games, check and checkmate, then full chess. A child who started out not knowing how a Rook moves ends up playing complete games.

Pawn holding a sword
Pawn Wars
Surprised king on a red mountain
Check & Mate
Crowned pawn on a pile of coins
Treasure Hunt
Distracted

Meet Distracted and Greedy

One grabs any piece it sees. One is too busy daydreaming about cupcakes to notice much at all.

A grey pawn daydreaming about a cupcake
Distracted
A wide-eyed knight
Greedy
Collection

Win a trophy. Bring it to the board.

Most trophies are characters your child can pick up and use on the board. Nothing is randomized and nothing is sold. The collection grows through play alone.

Golden rook
Gold
Shadow bishop
Shadow
Fire knight
Fire
Cloud queen
Cloud
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Grown-Ups

For grown-ups: private by design

No ads. No third-party trackers. Nothing tied to you or your child.

Grounded in best-practice chess instruction. Calm by design: no flashing rewards, one clear thing at a time. Every purchase sits behind a parental gate.

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Start Free

Start free

The Rook and Bishop chapters are completely free.

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Full Chess

Full chess, on and off the iPad

From a first look at a chessboard to complete games. Spoken aloud, the whole way.

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