Arrows on the real board
The best move appears as a glowing AR arrow right on your pieces. Turn on numbered alternatives to compare ideas, or switch AR off for a clean, flat 2D board.
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Public beta AR chess coach for iPhone
The best move, drawn on your real board.
SeeMate watches your physical chessboard through Ray-Ban Meta glasses or your iPhone, then shows and speaks the strongest move.
Set up a board. Play. Get coached.
No special board, no stickers, no account. If the camera can see your pieces, SeeMate can follow the game.
Point a camera at the board
Wear Ray-Ban Meta glasses and look at the board, or stand your iPhone where its back camera sees all 64 squares.
Play your moves as usual
SeeMate recognises the position and follows the game move by move, for both sides.
See and hear the best move
The on-device engine draws a glowing arrow on the real board and says the move out loud.
A coach that sits on the board with you.
Spoken out loud
Hear every suggestion through the glasses' speakers or your phone, so your eyes stay on the game.
On your Lock Screen
A Live Activity keeps the best move on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island.
Phone locked, in your pocket. Still coaching.
With Ray-Ban Meta glasses, SeeMate keeps running in the background while your iPhone is locked.
Easy to correct
Real boards are messy. Fix anything in a couple of taps and keep playing.
- Undo
- Tap to move on a 2D board
- Position editor or FEN
- Recalibrate
- Place corners by hand
Follows the whole game
Looked away for a few moves? SeeMate reconstructs up to six missed moves. Set the pieces back to the start and it begins a new game.
Highlighted moves were filled in after the camera looked back.
Try it without a board
A built-in demo game shows how everything works before you set up a single piece.
With Ray-Ban Meta, or just your iPhone.
Glasses make it hands-free. They are optional: the iPhone camera does the same job.
Ray-Ban Meta glasses
Gen 1 and Gen 2, connected through the Meta AI app.
- Just look at the board. The camera sees what you see.
- Hear the move through the glasses' open-ear speakers.
- Keeps working with your iPhone locked in your pocket.
iPhone only
Any iPhone with iOS 17.2 or later and its back camera.
- Stand the phone so it sees the whole board from your side.
- See the arrow on the live camera view, or on a flat 2D board.
- On a fixed stand, place the board corners by hand for a precise fit.
Everything stays on your iPhone. Nothing to sign up for.
Camera frames are processed in memory to read the board, then discarded. They are never stored or sent anywhere.
- No accountOpen the app and play.
- No ads, no trackingNo analytics or tracking SDKs.
- No serverSeeMate makes no network requests of its own.
- On-device engineArasan runs locally, even offline.
Fair play
Built for practice. Never for cheating.
Using engine hints in a rated, online or tournament game, over the board or on the internet, breaks fair-play rules. The FIDE Laws of Chess ban electronic devices in the playing venue, and Chess.com and Lichess ban engine assistance.
Do not use SeeMate in those games. If you play against someone, make sure they know you are using it.
Great for
- Training and solving positions at home
- Analysing your games on a real board
- Studying and drilling openings
- Casual games with friends who know you use it
Never for
- Rated or tournament games, over the board or online
- Any game where an opponent does not know
Questions, answered.
More help on the support page
Do I need Ray-Ban Meta glasses?
No. The glasses are optional. SeeMate works with your iPhone's back camera on its own: put the phone on a stand so it can see the board, and you get the same arrow, voice and Lock Screen updates.
Which glasses are supported?
Ray-Ban Meta glasses, Gen 1 and Gen 2. SeeMate connects to them through Meta's Wearables Device Access Toolkit and the Meta AI app. The beta guide walks you through the setup.
Does it need an internet connection?
No. Board recognition and the Arasan chess engine both run on your iPhone, and SeeMate makes no network requests of its own.
Is my camera feed uploaded anywhere?
No. Frames are processed in memory to read the board and are then discarded. Nothing is stored or sent, unless you choose to share a diagnostics file yourself. Details are in the Privacy Policy.
Can I use it in a tournament or online game?
No. Using engine hints in rated, online or tournament games breaks fair-play rules, and SeeMate must not be used there. It is made for training, analysis and friendly games where everyone knows.
What if it misses a move or gets one wrong?
Tap undo, make the move yourself on the 2D board, or set the position in the editor. If the camera looked away, SeeMate can reconstruct up to six missed moves on its own.
Where can I get it?
SeeMate is in public beta on TestFlight and is coming soon to the App Store. It needs an iPhone with iOS 17.2 or later. Join the beta.
Bring a coach to your next game.
Free public beta on TestFlight. Coming soon to the App Store.
