Comparison

Chess Board vs Knightly Chess

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Two-player mode
  • Piece selection and dragging
  • Undo and redo moves
  • Reverse board option
  • Start from beginning
  • Intuitive icon-based controls
Features
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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.

About

Knightly Chess

This app analyzes your chess games to identify weaknesses and provides personalized training sessions. It connects to Lichess and Chess.com accounts to track your progress and adapt your learning.

Highlights
  • Personalized training sessions
  • Mistake pattern detection
  • Opening weakness analysis
  • AI coach for move explanations
  • Progress tracking and visualization
  • Adaptive learning
Features
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Your personalized, AI-powered, nightly chess trainer. Knightly analyzes your games, finds your weak spots, and builds personalized training to fix them. Connect your Lichess and Chess.com accounts and start improving tonight! HOW IT WORKS 1. Connect your chess accounts — Knightly downloads up to 1,000 of your games from Lichess and Chess.com. 2. Deep analysis — Knightly's engines analyze your games to identify opening patterns, thematic patterns and recurring mistakes in your play. 3. Personalized training — Knightly creates daily training sessions targeting your specific weaknesses, from tactical themes like forks and pins to the openings you struggle with most. 4. Track your progress — Watch your skills improve over time as Knightly adapts your training to focus on what matters most. KEY FEATURES (All features require an active subscription. A 2-week free trial is included.) - Mistake Pattern Detection: Discover which types of mistakes you make most frequently and which chess openings and themes give you trouble. - Opening Weakness Analysis: Identify which openings you struggle with and get targeted practice to strengthen those weaknesses. - Daily Personalized Training: Get puzzles and exercises tailored to your specific weaknesses, delivered nightly — or whenever you want. - "Why This Move?" AI Coach: Tap any move to get a plain English explanation of why the engine suggests it. No more mysterious evaluations. - Progress Tracking: Detailed statistics and progress visualizations so you can see your improvement over time. - Adaptive Learning: As you play more games and complete more training, Knightly learns where you've improved and where new weak spots emerge. Your training adapts so you're always working on what matters most. SUBSCRIPTION A subscription unlocks all of Knightly. A 2-week free trial is included — cancel before the trial ends and you won't be billed. Pricing is shown on the subscription screen in the app. TERMS & POLICIES Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. A 2-week free trial is included — if not cancelled before the trial ends, your subscription will automatically convert to a paid plan. You can manage or cancel your subscription in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.knightlychess.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Chess Board4 screens
Knightly Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Knightly Chess at 100% against Chess Board's 50%. Knightly Chess also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). Chess Board's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume and iOS requirement 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. Knightly Chess sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Chess Board asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Knightly Chess holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Chess Board's written reviews are positive against 100% of Knightly Chess's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess Board ships an update every 59 months, Knightly Chess fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Chess Board versus Knightly Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess BoardKnightly Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 59 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuki HondaEncompass Software LLC

Customer experience

Chess Board

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

Knightly Chess

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Chess Board

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Knightly Chess

Subscriptions4
  • Knightly Premium Tier Monthly14 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Knightly AI Tier Monthly14 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Knightly Premium Tier Yearly14 Days trial$69.991 Year
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  • Knightly AI Tier Yearly14 Days trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Chess Board free?
Chess Board is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Knightly Chess free?
Knightly Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chess Board or Knightly Chess?
Knightly Chess is rated higher. Chess Board averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Knightly Chess averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Chess Board or Knightly Chess have ads?
Chess Board shows ads; Knightly Chess does not.
Which is updated more often, Chess Board or Knightly Chess?
Chess Board ships an update every 59 months, and Knightly Chess fortnightly. Most recently, Chess Board was updated on October 17, 2026 and Knightly Chess on October 24, 2026.

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