Learning Safari: Chess · Ages 2 and up

Meet the pieces, spot the captures, find the mate

Name: Learning Safari: Chess
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Real chess for little brains at $2.99 a month, where ChessKid Gold costs $10. Your child meets every piece by name, learns each move in guided demos, then hunts checkmates: every puzzle machine-verified before it ships.

Try it free $2.99/mo · $29.99/yr →

✓ No ads, ever · ✓ Works offline · ✓ Your child's name never leaves the device

What's inside

Real numbers, counted from the app's content, not rounded up.

176 Move demos

Guided demonstrations of how every piece walks, jumps and captures.

130 Mate-in-1 puzzles

Find the winning move: back-rank walls, smothered mates, queen kisses and more.

145 Capture puzzles

Spot the best capture, from first grabs to defended targets.

32 Mate-in-2 journeys

Guided two-move checkmates: force the check, then land the mate.

6 Friendly pieces

Meet every piece by name and sound before the first puzzle.

✓ Free forever: Meet all 6 pieces, plus the pawn and knight move demos, free forever. No card needed.

How it adapts to your child

Puzzles are tiered from first grabs to tricky defended positions, and rounds step up as your child solves, never faster.

Behind every round sits a spaced-repetition engine (the Leitner system): what is mastered retires, what is tricky comes back, so practice always lands at the edge of your child's ability. And every star earned here feeds the same zoo as every other Learning Safari app.

What's coming

Chess keeps growing

Summer 2026 Even bigger puzzle pools
The verified puzzle generator keeps adding new mates and captures; every new puzzle is machine-checked before it ships.
Summer 2026 Tactics training
Forks, pins and skewers as their own guided puzzle families.
Autumn 2026 A chess placement quiz
A quick, playful check that starts your child at the right level, like Reading and Math already do.

These are promises with rough dates, not vaporware: the same pipeline just tripled the pools (43 to 130 mates, 46 to 145 captures).

Simple pricing. Start free.

The first units are free, no card needed. Paid plans start with a 14-day free trial; cancel any time in two taps.

Just this app

Learning Safari: Chess

$29.99/ year

$2.50 / month, billed yearly 2 months free

483 verified demos and puzzles, growing
Mate-in-1, captures and mate-in-2
Same shared zoo, stars and streaks
A third of the price of ChessKid Gold

Start 14-day free trial

Prefer monthly? $2.99/month, cancel any time

Best value

Family bundle: all 6 apps

$99.99/ year

$8.33 / month, billed yearly 2 months free

Reading, Writing, Math, Chess, World and Science
Up to 4 child profiles, per family
One shared zoo across every app
2 apps alone ≈ $6/mo, 3 apps ≈ $9: all six for $9.99

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Or $9.99/month. Compare all plans →

Prices in USD. Local pricing in CHF and EUR at checkout. Every paid plan starts with a 14-day free trial (card up front, no charge until the trial ends). Checkout opens in the free Family app; payment is securely handled by Stripe.

Safe by design

Built for kids, safe for families

No ads, everAnd no third-party trackers in any kid app.

Names stay homeYour child's name is typed on your device and never leaves it.

Pseudonymous profilesKids play as animal friends; the parent is always the account holder, COPPA-conscious by design.

Works offlineWhole apps play without internet, wherever the safari goes.

Cancel any timeTwo taps in the free Family app. No phone calls, no tricks.

Clear privacyPlain language, no fine-print surprises: read our privacy policy.

Raise a checkmate hunter for $2.99 a month

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No ads · works offline · cancel any time