Comparison

Chessvis vs Chessboard Fun

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

Head to head
About

Chessvis

Enhance your chess skills with unique visualization exercises, including blindfold chess and progressive move following. Prepare openings by focusing on common opponent moves and practice with spaced repetition. Access millions of categorized puzzles with customizable difficulty and rating controls.

Highlights
  • Unique visualized puzzles
  • Blindfold chess training
  • Opening repertoire preparation
  • Progressive move following
  • Customizable puzzle categories and ratings
  • Offline puzzle access
Features
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Chessvis is designed to help you get better at the game. Its unique, "found nowhere else", puzzle, blindfold chess and progressive move following exercises will sharpen your visualization skills. Now with Version 11, all puzzle exercises are free - including working offline. There's a new menuing system that makes navigating around the huge 'toolbox' of features much easier. The opening repertoire preparation routines are also unique focusing on the "moves you'll see" and finding the "moves that work". Plus you can pull in your own games to see what's working for you. And now, use AI to help uncover the opening that will work for you. Puzzles The Chessvis puzzle collection starts with millions of categorized and rated puzzles from Lichess and adds several unique features including: Category and Rating Control Chessvis lets you set both the category and rating of the puzzles you’re challenged with. Want to try easy forks one day and hard multiple move mates the next? Do it! You’ll never be forced to only do puzzles around some hypothetical rating you’ve “earned”. The entire puzzle collection is always available for you. Visualized Puzzles A unique feature of Chessvis is the "Visualized" puzzle. It presents a puzzle showing the diagram from some number of moves before the actual tactic sequence starts. You're told the number of moves to "visualize" and then solve the problem from a board position that only exists in your mind. This is what got Chessvis started and it’s the only app with it. Other Puzzle Collection Features The “no repeat pledge” - with such an extensive puzzle collection, Chessvis is able to make sure you don’t see the same puzzle twice. Want to focus on solving puzzles quickly? Turn on the timer. Going to be away from the internet? Pull puzzles down to your device and work off-line. See your puzzle history. Download the puzzles you’ve done. All that is in Chessvis. Opening Preparation Build your repertoires focusing on the "moves you'll see". Chessvis believes that you need to think about the moves your opponents actually play and not some complex way too deep repertoire designed by a master who doesn't play anything like the way you do. At ever step in the repertoire design process, Chessvis shows you the moves your opponents actually make and highlights ones you need to think about. Then once you've built your repertoire, practice it with daily spaced repetition. Blindfold Chess Play against the computer with "stepping stones" to help ease your way into blindfold chess. Start with all pieces sharing one color then go to two color disks, one shared color disk and then eventually an empty board. Subscribers had the stockfish and Maia chess engines to the free-to-use Komodo engine. Who’s Guarding Whom A deceptively simple visualization exercise that forces you to mentally track piece movements and how they interact. (No other app has this.) Move Following & Static Boards Track a sequence of moves and then update the board to that point. Or memorize a board layout, then recreate it. Start off easy with just a few pieces and work your way up. Analyze Your Games Download your chess.com and lichess.org games for opening analysis. See what you've been playing, what's been played against you and the results. Videos What better way is there than videos to see Chessvis in action? You can watch the videos within the app. They're all kept short and to the point. Chessvis has always had unique tools to visualize the chessboard and win more games. A famous chess coach said: "Don't think about the pieces being exchanged, visualize how the board will look when the pieces are gone". Move a piece and you affect two places. But it's illegal to physically move the piece and see the effects -- you must learn to visualize. Chessvis is designed to help with that process. Download it today. Our Terms of Service can be found at: https://www.chessvis.com/tos.php

About

Chessboard Fun

Features
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Discover the excitement of Chessboard Fun! Strategize your moves across a chessboard scattered with pieces, aiming to reach the correct fields. Tap wisely to choose the correct order, but beware—clicking in the wrong sequence leads to a clash and spelling defeat. Features: Multiple Levels: Engage in an ever-evolving challenge with a variety of levels that progressively test your strategic prowess. Puzzle Variety: Adapt your strategy to diverse chessboard setups and piece distributions, keeping gameplay fresh and exciting. Intuitive Controls: Simply tap on chess pieces to navigate your path. Chessboard Fun is easy to pick up but challenging to master. Consequence of Clash: Watch out for clashes! Navigate carefully to avoid piece-on-piece collisions and ensure victory. Endless Fun: With a plethora of levels, Chessboard Fun guarantees hours of strategic entertainment. Explore the exciting world of chessboard navigation and prove your mastery! Ready to exercise your mind and conquer the chessboard challenge? Download Chessboard Fun now and experience the perfect blend of strategy and excitement!

Screenshots

Chessvis4 screens
Chessboard Fun3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chessboard Fun at none against Chessvis's 3. Chessboard Fun also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support 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. Chessvis sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Chessboard Fun asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chessvis ships an update monthly, Chessboard Fun every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chessvis versus Chessboard Fun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessvisChessboard Fun
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConceptual Software, Inc.TORNET GENERAL TRADING AND COMMUNICATION SERVICES

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Chessvis

Subscriptions2
  • Chessvis Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Chessvis Annual Subscription$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Chessvis Perpetual$99.99
None

Chessboard Fun

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chessvis free?
Chessvis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chessboard Fun free?
Chessboard Fun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chessvis or Chessboard Fun have ads?
Neither Chessvis nor Chessboard Fun shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chessvis or Chessboard Fun?
Chessvis ships an update monthly, and Chessboard Fun every 3 days. Most recently, Chessvis was updated on October 18, 2026 and Chessboard Fun on October 7, 2026.

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