Comparison

ChessBot vs Strideloft

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Strideloft

Features
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Build a staged cadence session with optional audible cues, track active stage time and keep an honest record of completed or shortened sessions. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Sessions, name a plan and set each stage’s duration and target steps per minute. 2. Start the session. Turn audible cues on when useful and pause as needed. Leaving the foreground pauses the session. 3. Finish or end early, add an outcome note, save the actual stage timing and share the report. Existing run tracking, history and tools remain available. Cadence Sessions works independently of motion permission and preserves the configured plan alongside actual elapsed stage time. WHAT TO KNOW Target cadence is a cue, not a measured step count or exercise prescription. Use Run for sensor measurements. Up to 12 stages, 10 repeats and three hours per session. Audible cues stop when paused. Keep up to 50 plans and 200 results. iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

ChessBot4 screens
Strideloft3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ChessBot at Free against Strideloft's $2.99. ChessBot also leads on device support (5 vs 2). Strideloft's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads 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

ChessBot is free to download; Strideloft costs $2.99 up front. ChessBot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Strideloft asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChessBot ships an update every 2 months, Strideloft every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ChessBot versus Strideloft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessBotStrideloft
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.0 (33 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHengyu ZhouRobert Corbin

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ChessBot

Subscriptions2
  • ChessBot Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • ChessBot Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Master of Chess$29.99
None

Strideloft

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChessBot free?
ChessBot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Strideloft free?
Strideloft costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ChessBot or Strideloft have ads?
Neither ChessBot nor Strideloft shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChessBot or Strideloft?
ChessBot ships an update every 2 months, and Strideloft every 2 weeks. Most recently, ChessBot was updated on October 24, 2026 and Strideloft on October 25, 2026.

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