Learning chess together starts with a story.
Spoken stories and games for children aged 2 to 6.
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From listening to trying it together.
Meet the pieces, discover how they move and take turns on the board in the app.
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What Rookaby does
Meet the pieces
Tap a piece to hear its name and its sound, sort the set and put every piece home. This first stage is free.
A story for every piece
A spoken story explains why each piece moves the way it does, with a small game after it.
Then the real moves
From about age four, the rules arrive as puzzles, never as a match your child can lose.
Short, and shared with you
When a session ends, nothing else starts. There are no points or streaks, and you play beside your child.
Rookaby speaks 42 languages
Stories, spoken instructions and character voices in your child's language. Choose the language of the app and the spoken language separately in Settings.