Checkers is an Android app developed by b-interaktive (Lohbachstr. 12, 58239 Schwerte, Germany). Others apps created by b-interaktive are: Alpacalypse, Checkers LIVE, Dice Duel (Yahtzy), Mill.

Checkers first became available on 26 Aug 2012. It is estimated that Checkers has been downloaded between 1000000 and 5000000 times from the Play Store.

Checkers 2.1.3 requires the following permissions:

Allows applications to access information about networks.

Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.

Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.

Allows applications to open network sockets.

Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.