🐻 One price. Every level.
Simple, honest pricing.
$59/month — from your child's first pawn move all the way through the Competitor level. No price jumps as they improve. Ever.
That's 8 live coached classes a month — about $7.40 per class. Most private chess tutors charge $40–$80 an hour.
The plans
Start free — climb six levels at one price
Free App
$0, forever — your child can start today
$0forever
Try the Free AppDaily puzzles & play vs. bots
XP, levels, streaks & badges
Cubby's game reviews
Kid-safe, ad-free experience
No card, no trial clock
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ChessCubs Classes
Covers every level from Beginner through Competitor
$59/month
Book a Free Trial Class8 live classes a month, 45 minutes each, same coach every week
Small groups — max 6 kids at Beginner; higher levels sized to your coach's recommendation
All coaches FIDE-rated, screened AND background-verified
Playful homework (5–8 minutes), reviewed by the coach
Full app access — daily puzzles, Cubby's game reviews, tournaments
Weekly parent report in plain language
Master Cub
Our seventh and highest level — by invitation
Custompriced personally
Book a Free Trial ClassIndividual, advanced coaching
Priced personally, based on the student's level
Families are invited as their cub approaches the summit
≈ $7.40 per class. Your child climbs six levels. The price doesn't.
The honest fine print
Cancel anytime from your parent dashboard — two clicks, no calls, no guilt trips. Your current month's classes run to the end of the cycle.
Sibling discount: 10% off the total for families with two or more cubs.
Pause anytime — just tell us before your next billing month starts. (A month already underway can't be paused partway; remaining classes in it are forfeited.)
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Free App vs Classes
What's included
Feature
Free App
Classes
Daily puzzles & play vs bots
Your own progress map
Cubby's game reviews
Limited
The full structured curriculum
Live expert coaching
Homework & coach feedback
Parent & coach dashboards
Weekly parent reports
Personalized roadmap & tournament prep
Payments & cancellation
Pricing questions, answered
Because "your child improves, so you pay more" never sat right with us. Progress shouldn't cost a loyalty penalty. One subscription, one promise, years of curriculum — $59/month covers your child from their first pawn move all the way through the Competitor level.
Cancel anytime from your parent dashboard — two clicks, no calls, no guilt trips. Your current month's classes run to the end of the cycle.
Yes and yes. Families with two or more cubs get 10% off the total. And you can pause anytime — just tell us before your next billing month begins (a month already underway can't be paused partway; its remaining classes are forfeited).
One real class with a real coach. Your child plays, learns one real idea, and afterward you get a written report and their placement on our seven-level map. No credit card. No pressure.
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Start with the free class.
Your child's placement and a written report cost nothing.
No credit card. No pressure. Includes your child's placement on our seven-level map and a written report.