ChessBot vs 围棋之书
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChessBot
This app offers a comprehensive chess experience, allowing you to play against AI with adjustable difficulty, challenge friends, and analyze your games. It includes a detailed guidebook with lessons, openings, and puzzles to improve your skills.
- Play vs. AI with scalable ELO
- Human vs. Human mode
- Game management and sharing
- PGN import/export
- Board analysis and statistics
- Chess openings, puzzles, and lessons
- Play with friends via iMessage
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ChessBot is an elegant chess app designed for Apple platforms — play, learn, and analyze on iPhone and iPad. Whether you are picking up your first pawn or refining a tournament repertoire, ChessBot pairs a strong chess engine with a clean, focused board. KEY FEATURES • Play against the computer or a friend — Human vs Human and Human vs Computer modes. • Strong engine hints — get the best next move whenever you are stuck, powered by a modern NNUE engine. • Encyclopedia of Chess Openings — explore and learn named openings from the full ECO catalog. • Classic or 3D board — switch between a crisp 2D board and a real-time 3D board. • Import & export PGN — bring in your games or share them anywhere, and preview PGN files right in the Files app. • Save & share games — keep your games organized and send positions to friends. • Play over iMessage — challenge friends to a game without leaving Messages. • Beautiful, native design — thoughtfully built for iPhone and iPad. Questions or suggestions? We would love to hear from you at chessbotapp@outlook.com.
围棋之书
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这一款围棋软件是将日常的学习以及训练对弈结果为基础，通过统计和人工智能辅助给用户学习围棋的薄弱知识点,并给予加强练习,这款软件让用户专注于练习死活题,通过做题的积累以及难点分析,可以系统的学习围棋的知识要点，达成快速升级入段的学习目标！
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 围棋之书 at 5.0 against ChessBot's 4.0. 围棋之书 also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). ChessBot's advantage is ratings volume (34 vs 1) and device support (5 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. ChessBot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and 围棋之书 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
围棋之书 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ChessBot has 34 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of ChessBot's written reviews are positive against 71% of 围棋之书's.
ChessBot ships an update every 2 months, 围棋之书 monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChessBot | 围棋之书 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (34 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hengyu Zhou | 文艺 邓 |
Customer experience
ChessBot
围棋之书
In-app purchases
ChessBot
- ChessBot Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- ChessBot Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
- Master of Chess$29.99
围棋之书
- 连续包月1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- 连续包年1 Year trial$29.991 Year
- 永久会员$24.99
