Chess Board vs Board Brain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Board
Play chess against another person on a digital board. Move pieces by selecting or dragging them. Features include undo, redo, and reversing the board.
- Two-player mode
- Piece selection and dragging
- Undo and redo moves
- Reverse board option
- Start from beginning
- Intuitive icon-based controls
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Your next move, across the table. Clear pixel pieces on a blue and cream board. Use one iPhone or iPad as a chess board and play face to face with family or friends. Tap or drag a piece to move it. Includes promotion, board flipping, coordinates and sound. Go back to an earlier position or move forward again to rethink each move together. Games save automatically on your device. Save, reopen, rename and delete up to 10 games for free, and continue after closing the app. A one-time Additional Features purchase removes ads and unlocks unlimited saved games, move records, comments on each move, and iCloud backup and restore. Existing purchasers receive ad removal at no extra charge. iCloud backups run automatically after changes, with an on/off switch. Offline changes are retried when the app can connect again. Restore is manual and keeps games already on your device. 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 portrait and iPad portrait or landscape. Choose from 10 languages in Settings: Japanese, English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Changing the language keeps your current game.
Board Brain
This app helps chess players of all levels enhance their skills through interactive games and exercises. It focuses on mastering chessboard coordinates, understanding piece movements, and recognizing square colors to improve overall game vision.
- Interactive games
- Skill-building exercises
- Chessboard coordinate mastery
- Piece movement understanding
- Square color recognition
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BoardBrain is designed to help both novice and experienced chess players improve their skills. It offers interactive games and exercises that focus on mastering chessboard coordinates, understanding piece movements, and recognizing square colors.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Board Brain at 5.0 against Chess Board's 2.0. Board Brain also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 59 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Board Brain holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Chess Board ships an update every 59 months, Board Brain every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess Board | Board Brain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 59 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuki Honda | Selvarajan Thangavel |
Customer experience
Chess Board
Board Brain
In-app purchases
Chess Board
No in-app purchases
Board Brain
No in-app purchases
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