Chess Peace

Chess Peace is made by Sam Shepherd and came to the App Store in April 2026; it runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac and syncs progress over iCloud. It needs no chess skill: the pieces only bring their moves, and the app teaches how each one moves before you start.

In the classic puzzle you get one of each piece, such as a king, queen, rook, bishop, knight and pawn, and a small, oddly shaped board from four by four up to six by six squares. Place them all so that no piece can capture another. Each puzzle has one solution, and an optional overlay shows the squares every piece covers. Four other modes change the rule: Multiples adds copies of the same piece, Two-Colour has white and black pieces that only threaten each other, Islands splits the puzzle over two boards that only the knight can jump between, and Presets reveals some occupied squares without saying which piece stands there.

The Daily Puzzle sits at the top of the home screen and is free for everyone. A calendar keeps past dailies, a streak counts the days in a row, and when you finish you can share a Wordle-style grid with your time, moves and hints. Game Center leaderboards for total solves, daily streak and fastest solve are there for those who sign in, and can be skipped. The app is free with no ads and no account, works offline, and includes 250 free puzzles; the rest of the collection is a one-time purchase with no subscription.

It suits players of Queens, Royal Family and star battle grids who like a no-attack placement puzzle, and anyone who wants a short, quiet puzzle a day.