Comparison

Chess Board vs Chess Trainer Pro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Chess Board

This app provides a digital chess board for two players to compete face-to-face on a single device. It offers a realistic game-room aesthetic and allows for saving games, with additional customization options available through a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Face-to-face local multiplayer
  • Realistic game-room aesthetic
  • Piece and board customization
  • Automatic game saving
  • Move history and navigation
  • Offline play
Features
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Your next move, across the table. Use one iPhone or iPad as a chess board and play face to face with family or friends. There is no AI opponent and no online play: this is a board for two people at the same table. ■ A game-room look Green felt with walnut, gold and ivory. Boxwood and ebony pieces on a maple and walnut board by default. Pieces are larger and easier to see. ■ Play Tap or drag a piece to move it. Includes promotion, board flipping, coordinates and sound. Jump to the start, step back or forward one move, or jump to the end to rethink each move together. ■ Saved games Games save automatically on your device. Save, reopen, rename and delete up to 3 games for free, and continue after closing the app. ■ Additional Features (one-time purchase) One purchase unlocks everything below. No subscription, and nothing sold item by item. ・No ads ・Unlimited saved games ・Move records and a comment on every move ・Automatic iCloud backup (on/off switch, manual restore) ・Dress Up: freely mix 16 piece sets, 15 boards, 31 backgrounds and 5 sounds Earlier purchasers get all of it at no extra charge. ■ Dress Up Pieces in wood, marble, silver and bronze, glass, lacquer and gold, the Original ChessBoard style, and 10 classic flat sets under open licenses. Boards in wood, marble, ebony, glass, lacquer and more, plus 8 simple two-color boards. Backgrounds in felt, velvet, leather, night sky and solid colors. Sounds: wood, digital, glass, stone and metal. ■ 13 languages Choose in Settings: Japanese, English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese. Free, with ads. Playing and saving on your device work offline. Ads, purchases, purchase restoration and iCloud backup need an internet connection. For iOS and iPadOS 15 or later. iPhone in portrait; iPad in portrait or landscape.

About

Chess Trainer Pro

Enhance your chess skills with dedicated endgame practice and a unique visualization game mode. This app offers tailored exercises for players of all levels to improve their game and progress towards mastery.

Highlights
  • Endgame trainer with over 3000 scenarios
  • Mind Meld game mode for visualization
  • Tailored exercises for all skill levels
  • Improve calculation and strategy
  • Progress towards chess mastery
Features
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Elevate your chess mastery with Chess Trainer Pro – the ultimate chess companion for aspiring grandmasters. Sharpen your skills with our dedicated endgame trainer and enhance your calculation through our unique mind meld game mode. Whether you're a novice or a seasoned player, Chess Trainer Pro offers tailored exercises and challenges to elevate your game to new heights. Experience chess training like never before and journey toward becoming a true chess master. Featured Game Modes: Endgames: Play through over 3000 endgames to win your games every time Mind Meld: Improve your visualization with this brain-twisting game mode. Play as both sides and find the only piece that can move to each highlighted square. Increase the number of pieces per side to increase the difficulty!

Screenshots

Chess Board4 screens
Chess Trainer Pro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chess Trainer Pro at 4.0 against Chess Board's 2.0. Chess Trainer Pro also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Chess Board's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chess Board sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chess Trainer Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chess Trainer Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess Trainer Pro has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Chess Board's written reviews are positive against 80% of Chess Trainer Pro's.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Chess Board versus Chess Trainer Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess BoardChess Trainer Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)4.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 30 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB80 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperYuki HondaNavin Chikkodi

Customer experience

Chess Board

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Chess Trainer Pro

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Chess Board

One-time1
  • Additional Features$5.99
None

Chess Trainer Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess Board free?
Chess Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess Trainer Pro free?
Chess Trainer Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chess Board or Chess Trainer Pro?
Chess Trainer Pro is rated higher. Chess Board averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Chess Trainer Pro averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Chess Board or Chess Trainer Pro have ads?
Chess Board shows ads; Chess Trainer Pro does not.

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