Chess Tablebase for Stockfish vs Rapid Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Tablebase for Stockfish
Manage chess endgame tablebase files for enhanced Stockfish AI analysis. Import pre-installed or custom files, and query positions for win/draw outcomes. Ideal for serious chess players seeking to improve engine performance.
- Manage chess endgame tablebase files
- Integrates with SmallFish iOS app
- Import pre-installed 5-men tablebases
- Import custom tablebase files
- Query endgame positions for win/draw
- Enhances Stockfish engine performance
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Chess Tablebase for Stockfish is a file management app for managing chess endgame tablebases. Seamlessly integrating with the SmallFish iOS chess app for Stockfish, it enables you to import your tablebase files into the SmallFish app, which operates on the latest Stockfish AI. Additionally, you can query specific endgame positions to determine if they result in a win or a draw. This app provides the answers you need. Download this app to import the pre-installed 5-men tablebase files, you may also import your own tablebase files. The app has the instructions that you can follow. --------------------- TABLEBASE BUNDLE --------------------- This app bundles all 5-men chess tablebase piece configurations. You may also want to download 6-men tablebase files . ----------------- REQUIREMENTS ----------------- This app is a 1GB download. You will need the following if you want to run tablebase with Stockfish on your iOS device: - 1GB disk space for this app - The SmallFish chess app - running the Stockfish engine - Another 1GB disk space to process the tablebase files -------------- DESCRIPTION -------------- Chess endgame tablebase is a vast database containing pre-calculated, exhaustive analyses of chess endgame positions. It can instantly determine whether your position is a win, loss, or draw without the need for lengthy analysis. This app is ideal for enhancing your Stockfish engine's analytical performance. The tablebase included with this app can provide an approximate 50 ELO improvement to the Stockfish engine, making it highly recommended for all serious chess players.
Rapid Chess
Engage in fast-paced online chess matches with a beautifully designed, user-friendly interface. Review past games to learn from mistakes and climb the leaderboard by challenging other players.
- Rapid, bullet, and blitz time controls
- Review past games for learning
- Challenge other users
- Create random matches
- Learn from other users' games
- Top 50 leaderboard
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Play a rapid online chess game when you are on the go. Enjoy playing your favorite game in an app, which is designed from the ground up with beauty and simplicity in mind. With its beautiful dark mode interface, which is easy on the eyes, this app will allow you to enjoy the game even more. • Play games with rapid, bullet and blitz style time controls • Learn from your mistakes by reviewing your past games. • Challenge other users • Create and play a random match with other users • Learn from other users by reviewing their games and scores • Get a spot on Top 50 leaderboard by winning more games and increasing your score
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rapid Chess at 5.0 against Chess Tablebase for Stockfish's 4.8. Rapid Chess also leads on iOS requirement (11.4 vs 14.0). Chess Tablebase for Stockfish's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Rapid Chess holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess Tablebase for Stockfish has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Chess Tablebase for Stockfish | Rapid Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 944 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ted Wong | Farid Rahmani |
Customer experience
Chess Tablebase for Stockfish
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In-app purchases
Chess Tablebase for Stockfish
No in-app purchases
Rapid Chess
No in-app purchases
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