Your personal chess coach that turns your own board into a smart board.

Six coaches who talk you through every game, from your first lesson up. Bots, Game Review and puzzles, on your phone or on the board you already own.

  • 6 coaches who talk
  • Lessons from zero
  • Your own board

Maya, your coachI'm here and watching the board. Play when you're ready, and I'll talk you through it.

  • Your coachSix to choose from, each with a style
  • Your phone follows every move BetaReal pieces, on the board you own
  • No smart board to buyJust your iPhone
Download on the App Store
  • Free to download
  • No sign-up
  • No ads

In the app

  • BotsFor every rating
  • Coaches6 teaching styles
  • Game ReviewFind your turning points
  • Puzzles4,400 to solve
  • Play on LichessPlay people online

After the game

See the moves that mattered.

Game Review grades every move on your iPhone. Then your coach walks you through the key moments in plain words, out loud.

Drag the graph or tap a key move.

A famous game, annotated move by moveMorphy’s Opera Game, Paris 1858, with Maya as your coach.

Duke Karl and Count Isouard (Black)
Paul Morphy (White)

Eloqi’s annotation of Morphy’s Opera Game, 1858. Your own games get the app’s review.

10. Nxb5

Maya
Brilliant+3.74 → +3.74Key move

Morphy gives his knight for a pawn. Black’s pawn on c6 can take it. The point is time. White’s pieces are out, and Black’s king is still in the center. Open lines will reach it. That makes it Brilliant in the app: it is the best move, and it gives away a piece before White was already far ahead.

Key moves

  • Brilliant
  • Great
  • Best
  • Good
  • Book
  • Inaccuracy
  • Mistake
Move 10 of 17

Eloqi wrote this annotation for the site and checked every grade, number and line with the app’s grading rules.

  • Accuracy for both sides, and a winning‑chance graph.
  • Each key move explained: what you played, what was better, and why.
  • Retry the better move yourself. The ones you miss come back as puzzles.
  • Works with no signal.
Review your own games free. 2 a day, no sign-up.

Your coach

Six coaches, six teaching styles. Choose yours.

Pick the coach whose style suits you. Each one teaches in their own way.

Tap a coach to hear them. Sound on.

MayaSharp & precise

Let’s look closely. Every move has a reason we can find.

These clips come straight from the app’s on-device voice.

Everything else, in one app.

No board nearby? Eloqi is a full chess app too.

  • Eloqi’s home screen: bots picked for your level, with Pip, Rowan and Quinn, a daily bot and a daily puzzle

    Bots and coaches

    36 bots from 500 to 2600, 18 of them free. They talk as they play.

  • A fork puzzle in Eloqi, solved: the knight takes the rook, and the coach says this is a fork pattern

    Puzzles and lessons

    A daily puzzle, Rush and Sprint, and lessons from the rules up.

  • The Play online sheet in Eloqi: rapid and classical clocks, Rated or Casual, and Find a game

    Play on Lichess

    Rated games with your own Lichess account.

  • An iPhone in airplane mode on a plane, showing Game Review in Eloqi with both players’ accuracy and a winning-chance graph

    Review on a plane

    Review your games with no signal. Bots, puzzles and coaching work offline too, after the first download.

Illustration. Rendered pieces, the same position on both boards.

On your boardBeta

Real pieces. A bot that talks back.

Prop your iPhone by your board. The camera reads the position. The bot says its move out loud, and you move its piece for it.

  1. Point your iPhone at the board. If a square is unclear, it asks.

  2. Move real pieces. The bot says its reply out loud.

Beta. Works best with a standard set, a steady phone and even light. In dim light it can mix up a king and a queen.

Share to EloqiNext update

See a puzzle. Share it. Play it.

See a puzzle on X, Instagram or anywhere online? Share the post, a screenshot or a photo to Eloqi. It reads the position, shows the best move and saves it.

  1. Scrolling? Spot a puzzle.
  2. Share it to Eloqi.
  3. See the best move on the board.
  4. Saved for later.
My 3D-printed prototype board. Amber and cyan lights glow under the squares of the a and b files.
Prototype, printed at home

For makersComing soon

Build your own smart board for under $25.

Print it at home. Parts cost under $25 if you have a 3D printer.

Lights under the squares show the bot’s move, and the Eloqi app talks you through the game.

Parts, if you have a 3D printerUnder $25

Store-bought smart boards cost $200 to $650.

It is not for sale. I am finishing the design. You print the board from my files and buy the parts.

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FAQ

Questions and answers

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Can I use Eloqi with my own physical chess board?

Yes, in beta. Prop your iPhone next to a standard board with real pieces, and Eloqi follows your moves through the camera. Play chess on your real board with your phone

Does it work in low light?

Even light works best. In dim light it can mix up a king and a queen. A lamp over the board helps.

Does it need internet?

After the models download, bot games, puzzles, Game Review and coaching work offline. Online play, importing games and live broadcasts need a connection. Chess game review on your phone, even with no signal

Is Eloqi free?

Yes. Free every day: the daily puzzle, 5 practice puzzles, 2 Game Reviews, the First Steps lessons, 18 bots, real-board play and the spoken coach. Premium unlocks the rest. No ads either way.

Which phones work?

Eloqi is on iPhone today. It needs iOS 17 or later and is built for iPhone 13 and newer. iPhone 12 works on a best-effort basis. An Android app is coming soon, and you can join its waitlist on the eloqi.app home page. There is no iPad app today.

Do I need an account?

No. There is no Eloqi account and no ads. Online play uses your own Lichess account, only if you play online. Board reading runs on your iPhone, and the full camera view stays there. A few board-only photos are shared by default to improve recognition, and you can turn that off.

More questions

Is Eloqi safe for kids?

Eloqi is rated 4+ on the App Store. There are no ads and no Eloqi account. Board reading runs on the iPhone, and only a few board-only photos are shared, which you can turn off. Online play and its chat need a Lichess account, and Lichess does not allow child accounts.

When can I share a position to Eloqi?

Share to Eloqi comes in the next update. Share a post, a screenshot or a photo of a chess diagram, and Eloqi opens the position on a board.

Does the coach really talk?

Yes. Your coach talks out loud with a voice that runs on your iPhone, and you choose how much. The 36 bots talk too, each in its own voice. An AI chess coach that talks you through every game

Can I play online with Eloqi?

Yes. Sign in with your own Lichess account and play rated or casual rapid and classical games.

Can I import my chess.com or Lichess games?

Yes. Type your username. Eloqi reads your public games, with no login to those sites.

Can I watch live chess tournaments with commentary?

Yes. Watch follows live Lichess broadcasts of top events, and your coach explains the key moments for Beginner, Club, Expert or My level.

Which languages does Eloqi support?

Menus and screens come in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Japanese. The coach speaks and writes its commentary in English for now. Lesson notes are in English too.

Does Eloqi use AI on my iPhone?

Yes. The chess engine, board reading and the coach’s voice run on your iPhone.

Get Eloqi on Android

Eloqi is on iPhone now. The Android app is coming soon, with no date yet.

One email when the Android app is out. Nothing else. Read the privacy policy.

EloqiFree on iPhone

Download on the App Store