Comparison

Chessvis vs Outpost Chess

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

Outpost Chess

This app offers an AI-powered chess experience for players of all levels. Engage in puzzles, analyze games with AI, and connect with a global community for over-the-board tournaments.

Highlights
  • AI-powered chess puzzles
  • Instant AI game reviews
  • AI move explanations
  • Play against AI bots
  • Connect with real players
  • Discover OTB tournaments
  • Verified chess community
Features
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Play, Learn & Progress with AI at Outpost Outpost is an AI-powered chess platform with 100,000+ players worldwide, built for everyone, from amateurs to Grandmasters. Play chess, solve from over 5 million chess puzzles, get instant AI game reviews, and simply ask AI to explain moves, ideas, and mistakes before you play your next game. AI That Helps You Truly Understand Chess • AI-powered chess puzzles that adapt to your level  • Ask AI for hints and explanations, understand why a move works  • Analyze your games with AI before playing another  • Learn faster by chatting directly with AI Play Chess with AI & Real Players • Play against AI chess bots, each with a unique playing style  • Chat with AI bots while playing  • Play chess with real people using real names and surnames  • Casual games or serious improvement, your choice Find & Promote OTB Tournaments Worldwide • Discover over-the-board chess tournaments around the world  • Register and play OTB events globally  • Promote your own tournaments and reach the chess community  • Connect players, organizers, arbiters, and clubs in one place A Real Chess Community Outpost is more than a chess app.  It’s a verified chess community for players, coaches, organizers, arbiters, clubs, and streamers. • Create a verified profile  • Chat and connect with chess players worldwide  • Find tournaments, coaches, and chess events  • Increase your visibility in the chess world For Players Who Want Real Progress With powerful AI tools, real people, and global tournaments, Outpost helps you turn chess from a hobby into real improvement and opportunity. Play. Learn. Progress. With AI. Terms of Use: https://outpostchess.com/terms

Screenshots

Chessvis4 screens
Outpost Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chessvis at 4.4 against Outpost Chess's 3.7. Chessvis also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (21 vs 3). Outpost Chess's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 and Outpost Chess sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chessvis holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chessvis has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Chessvis's written reviews are positive against 100% of Outpost Chess's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chessvis ships an update monthly, Outpost Chess every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chessvis versus Outpost Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessvisOutpost Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (21 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21 — better3
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConceptual Software, Inc.Outpost Chess DOO

Customer experience

Chessvis

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Outpost Chess

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
4 purchases

Outpost Chess

Subscriptions4
  • Puzzle Ai Starter plan$3.991 Month
  • Ai Pro plan$8.991 Month
  • Puzzle Ai Starter Yearly plan$29.991 Year
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  • AI Pro Yearly$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Chessvis free?
Chessvis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Outpost Chess free?
Outpost Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chessvis or Outpost Chess?
Chessvis is rated higher. Chessvis averages 4.4 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Outpost Chess averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Chessvis or Outpost Chess have ads?
Outpost Chess shows ads; Chessvis does not.
Which is updated more often, Chessvis or Outpost Chess?
Chessvis ships an update monthly, and Outpost Chess every 10 days. Most recently, Chessvis was updated on October 5, 2026 and Outpost Chess on September 22, 2026.

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