Tabletop Chess AR
A real 3D chessboard on any table.
Privacy Policy
Effective 16 October 2026
Tabletop Chess AR does not collect, store or share any personal data. The developer, Salar Noori, never receives anything about you or the games you play.
What stays on your device
Your settings, the game in progress and your game history, including the name you enter, are kept only on your iPhone or iPad. The app has no account of its own and no server. It contains no advertising, no analytics and no tracking.
Camera
The camera is used only while you play in augmented reality: to find your table, to show the board on it and, when hand control is on, to see your hand so you can move pieces with it. The camera images are processed on your device as you play. Nothing is recorded, saved or sent anywhere. The 3D table mode does not use the camera at all.
Playing a friend nearby
Nearby Friend connects two devices in the same room directly, over the local network. The connection is encrypted with a key made from the 4-digit code you share. The devices exchange only what the game needs:
- your name, the moves and game requests such as draw offers and rematches;
- emoji reactions you choose to send;
- a random identifier created on your device, so that a dropped connection can resume;
- AR mapping data that describes the surfaces around the board, so that both devices show it on the same table.
All of this goes only to your friend's device. Afterwards, each of you keeps the finished game, with both names, in the history on your own device; nothing else is kept.
Playing online
Online games use Apple's Game Center, which shows your Game Center nickname to your opponent and carries the moves between your devices. Game Center is run by Apple under Apple's Privacy Policy. The developer receives nothing from it.
Sharing games
A game you export as PGN goes only where you choose to share it.
Children
Tabletop Chess AR collects no data from anyone, including children.
Deleting your data
Open History and tap the trash button to clear your games, or delete the app. Deleting the app removes everything it stored.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new version will be published on this page with a new date.
Support
Questions, problems or ideas? Write to info@salarpro.com.
Placing the board
Point your device at a flat, well-lit table and move it slowly until the outline of the board appears, then tap to place it. Tables with some texture, such as wood, work best; glass and plain glossy surfaces are hard for the camera to see.
Moving pieces by hand
Reach over the board, pinch a piece with your thumb and index finger and hold to pick it up. Open your fingers to put it down. A quick pinch works like a tap. You can turn this off in Settings, under Move Pieces by Hand.
Playing a friend nearby
On both devices, open Nearby Friend. One taps Host a Game, the other taps Join a Game and enters the 4-digit code. Both need local network access: Settings › Privacy & Security › Local Network › Chess AR.
Playing online
Sign in to Game Center in the Settings app, under Game Center, then choose Online in Tabletop Chess AR.
The camera does not start
Allow camera access in Settings › Chess AR › Camera. Or choose 3D Table before starting a game to play without the camera.