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342 points avadhesh18 | 6 comments | | HN request time: 0s | source | bottom

Hi HN!

I'm the developer of rdx, a mildly popular ad-free, privacy and user friendly Reddit client. This time, I made something for a very specific use case: solving chess puzzles with no internet.

Why? Well, my Wi-Fi is terrible in the bathroom—and that's where I do some of my best thinking. I tried printing out “mate in X” puzzles to solve offline, but they weren’t fun without interaction. So I built OffChess.

OffChess is an iPhone/Android app that contains over 100,000 chess puzzles, fully offline and completely ad-free. You can solve puzzles by category (Mate in 1/2/3/4/5, tactics like pins/forks/skewers, or openings like Sicilian/French, etc). You gain or lose points based on how you perform, so there's a light rating system to keep things engaging.

No accounts, no tracking, no monthly subscriptions, no internet required. Just pure, old-school tactical chess training, wherever you are.

You can check out the iPhone/iPad app at https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chess-puzzles-offchess/id67447... or the Android app at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.offchess

Would love feedback, bug reports, or suggestions.

Thanks!

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modernerd ◴[] No.44499339[source]
Great start! Gentle feedback:

- Text hints should probably be off by default, they give too much of a hint.

- Auto-advance to next puzzle would be helpful, clicking “next puzzle” gets tiresome.

- Typo in the puzzle categories list: “Egnlish Opening”

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1. avadhesh18 ◴[] No.44499440[source]
1. I enabled them by default because I thought most people won't even know about their existence if they weren't there but if someone is bothered by them they will definitely find the menu item and disable it.

2. I will add an option to enable auto advance in future update.

3. That typo is embarrassing — thanks for catching it! There’s always something that slips through.

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2. mijoharas ◴[] No.44502014[source]
Nice app (bought the in app purchase).

I went to find the setting (independently of this message, I'd prefer it off by default, but seems fine either way) and I actually can't open the menu, which I assume is the three dots I can see in the top of my phone. It appears to be behind my notification bar?

The Offchess text in the top left is behind my phone's clock as well. Maybe just some padding is needed?

Android 15, Nothing phone 2 if it matters. Message me if you'd like more details.

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3. mijoharas ◴[] No.44502026[source]
Nvm, probably the same as this I assume: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44500344
4. avadhesh18 ◴[] No.44503107[source]
This happened because latest Android version explicitly needs to be told not to go edge-to-edge. It's been fixed, stalling in the Google Play App Review, might take a day or two but as soon as you update it will be fiex. Also, yes there is a menu item to turn hints off.
5. avadhesh18 ◴[] No.44506010[source]
Fixed now, you can update from the store if you don't have auto updates on.
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6. mijoharas ◴[] No.44508353{3}[source]
Can confirm the fix works. Thanks!