Tock's Chess: Kids Learn Chess

About this app

Tock's Chess takes kids from their first look at a chessboard all the way to real games on a real board. A friendly chess clock named Tock speaks every instruction, hint, and celebration out loud, and your child finds their way around by picture rather than by word. No reading required. It's simple enough for a four-year-old, and rich enough to keep a seven-year-old entertained. ONE GUIDED JOURNEY This is not a menu of mini-games. It is a single path, built on the piece-by-piece order used by scholastic chess programs around the world. Your child learns each piece through playful puzzles, proves it in a short skills check, then moves on to treasure hunts, two-piece games, check and checkmate, and finally full chess. A child who starts out not knowing how a Rook moves ends up playing complete games. FRIENDLY OPPONENTS, REAL GAMES When your child is ready to play, they face named characters with personalities. One grabs any piece it sees. One is too busy daydreaming about cupcakes to notice much at all. Losing to a silly character feels like part of the story, so kids shrug, laugh, and try again. A MAP YOU CAN BOTH READ Open the app and you land on one winding path. It starts with the six pieces, a stop each, then opens into games, puzzles, and two opponents to beat. Faded stops are still ahead, the one they are on has a soft glow, and finished ones wear a ring. Every stop is a picture, so a four-year-old can see how far they have come without reading a word. So can you, from across the room. BUILT CALM, ON PURPOSE No ads. No third-party trackers. Nothing tied to you or your child. Progress stays on your device, backed up privately to your own family's iCloud, where we cannot see it. Every purchase sits behind a parental gate. The app itself is quiet by design: warm colors, one clear thing to do at a time, no flashing rewards. A COLLECTION WORTH EARNING Every level earns a trophy, and most of them are characters your child can pick up and play with on the board. Nothing is randomized and nothing is sold. The collection grows through play alone. START FREE The Rook and Bishop chapters are completely free. Take your time and see if it clicks. A Tock's Chess subscription unlocks the rest of the journey: all six pieces, every game and puzzle mode, Battle Chess with armies that grow from a few pieces to the full board, and full coached chess games. Try it free for 7 days, then it costs less than one chess lesson per month. Cancel anytime. From a first look at a chessboard to a real game with Grandpa. Spoken aloud, the whole way. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Tock's Chess+ unlocks the full journey — all six piece chapters, mini-games, Battle Chess, boss battles, and full chess games. • Monthly — $9.99 per month, auto-renewing • Annual — $59.99 per year, auto-renewing • Lifetime — $149.99, one-time purchase (not a subscription) Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tockchess.com/privacy

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