Schackappen is built for schools from the ground up. The principal sets up the school and invites teachers; the teacher creates classes and shares a code, and students start playing immediately, without emails, passwords or data sharing.
No IT project. No installation. No parental consent forms.
The principal creates the school in the portal and invites the teachers by email. The teacher receives an invitation and creates their account. If you are a teacher without a school, sign up as principal, then you are both principal and teacher for your own school.
The teacher clicks "Create new class" and gets a class code (e.g. PTSZ-5886), then adds the students with a name and a figure. Each student gets their own PIN. Students go to skola.schackappen.se, enter the class code, pick their name from the list and enter their PIN.
In the portal you see each student's stats in real time: number of games, wins, how their playing strength develops, completed sagas and when the student was last active.
In the portal you see every student as a card: name, avatar, number of games, wins, playing strength, completed sagas, stars, and last active.
Updates automatically every 30 seconds so you follow the class in real time during a chess lesson.
When a student leaves the class, you just click "Remove". No IT administrator needed.
Students start in The Forest and meet The Viking, The Dragon, The Bishop, The Queen and The King. Each saga teaches a piece and a basic tactic through story.
When the sagas are done, classic chess opens against the Stockfish engine — adjusted to each student's level. No frustrating opponents.
The "Catch Words" mode combines chess with reading and typing: the child moves a piece to the treasure chests, collects the words and then types the whole sentence. Several school subjects in one exercise.
We've taken data minimization seriously.
Data stored with Supabase in the EU. No transfers to third countries. GDPR-compliant from the ground up.
We only save first name and chosen avatar. No email, no personal ID, no class designation beyond what the teacher chose.
Schackappen is completely ad-free: no ads, no ad pixels and no third-party cookies. There are no in-app purchases.
Lgr22 (the Swedish national curriculum for elementary school) highlights problem solving, logical thinking and creativity as central to a student's development — particularly in math grades 1–3.
Chess is one of few tools that trains all these abilities in the same exercise: pattern recognition, planning several moves ahead, handling consequences of choices.
The Swedish Chess Federation has run "Chess in school" as a nationwide initiative since 1993, and organizes Schackfyran — described as one of the world's largest school chess tournaments, for grade 4.
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| Feature | Schackappen | Chess.com Classroom | Lichess |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Swedish original | Translated | Translated |
| Price model | Flat price, unlimited students | Per student/month in USD | Free |
| Class code login | Yes | Yes | No |
| Data on students | First name + avatar only | Email + password required | Account with email |
| Server location | EU | USA | France |
| Works offline | Yes, after login | No | No |
| Content ages 6–11 | Sagas + word drills | General puzzles | General puzzles |
| Ads | Never | Yes (free tier) | No |
| In-app purchases | No | Yes | No |
| Monthly invoice | Yes | Limited | Not available |
| Support | Swedish, within 24h | English | Community |
Email us and we'll set up a demo class for you within one business day. No lock-in. No card. No weirdness.
Email ulf@schackappen.se