ControlAViA vs ChessManager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ControlAViA
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Use this app to remote ControlAViA Systems with iOS devices
ChessManager
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Chess Manager makes Tournament Management easy and intuitive thanks to a suite of carefully crafted features: - Tournament formats for Swiss, Double Swiss, Round Robin, Double Round Robin and Knockouts - Create player profiles and add them to your tournament - Search for existing players in the FIDE database - Get pairings and log the results with ease - View cross table or standings easily exported or printed - Manage your players and track your favorites - iCloud syncs your data, private and secure: start on your iPhone, view later on Mac
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ChessManager at daily against ControlAViA's every 31 months. ControlAViA's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ControlAViA ships an update every 31 months, ChessManager daily. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ControlAViA | ChessManager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Novatechnica | ORFEO ISAIAH KAPLOW |
In-app purchases
ControlAViA
No in-app purchases
ChessManager
No in-app purchases
