Comparison

Fide Chess Elo vs FlowVision

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

Head to head
About

Fide Chess Elo

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The application helps to follow either your own, chess club friend's or your favorite professional chess player's Fide Elo points. What is FIDE? The Fédération Internationale Des Échecs (or World Chess Federation) is an international organization that connects the various national chess federations around the world and acts as the governing body of international chess competition. (www.fide.com)

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FlowVision

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Trace the whole shape. Never lift your finger. Never draw the same line twice. That is the entire rule of Flow Vision — and it is the last thing about it that will feel simple. Each puzzle is a figure drawn in light: dots joined by lines, waiting to be completed in a single unbroken stroke. Find the one path that covers every line exactly once and the shape closes with a satisfying snap. Choose wrong and you will feel it three moves later — one line stranded on the far side of the drawing, no way back to it. Nothing is chasing you. No timer, no lives, no streak to protect. Flow Vision is built for the state it is named after: the quiet, complete focus of a problem that fits entirely inside your head. A CATALOG BUILT TO CLIMB Ten worlds are laid out ahead of you, Iron through Legend, each with its own colour and its own temperament. The climb opens with 50 hand-checked Iron puzzles — enough to learn to see the path before you commit to it — and the higher tiers unlock as the catalog grows. Every puzzle you close is recorded with three stars and carried across every device you own. NATIVE ON EVERY SCREEN YOU OWN One app, built properly for each platform: iPhone — one thumb, one stroke. iPad — trace with a fingertip or Apple Pencil. Mac — a real Mac app, with menu bar commands and Undo Stroke on Command-Z. Apple Vision Pro — puzzles suspended in your space, solved with a look and a pinch. Progress syncs through iCloud on its own. The puzzle you leave on the train is the puzzle waiting on your Mac. BEING STUCK IS OPTIONAL Every level ships with its solution. Watch it draw itself, stroke by stroke, and see exactly where your path went wrong. Solution credits are there if you want them — and every puzzle in the game stays fully solvable without spending anything. MADE THE WAY IT SHOULD BE No ads. Not one, not anywhere. No account, no sign-up, no tracking. Plays completely offline — on a plane, in a tunnel, at 3%. VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, and Reduce Motion supported throughout. Light and dark, following your system or your choice. Mute any single sound effect, or all of them. Siri and Shortcuts: "Play Flow Vision." Written in Swift with SwiftUI and SpriteKit. No third-party SDKs, no analytics, nothing phoning home. One line. Every line. Once.

Screenshots

Fide Chess Elo4 screens
FlowVision4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fide Chess Elo at none against FlowVision's 3. Fide Chess Elo also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). FlowVision's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence and ads 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. FlowVision sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Fide Chess Elo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fide Chess Elo ships an update every 3 months, FlowVision every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Fide Chess Elo versus FlowVision: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFide Chess EloFlowVision
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGabriel MinarikAhmed DALHI

In-app purchases

None

Fide Chess Elo

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

FlowVision

One-time3
  • 1 Solution Credit$0.99
  • 5 Solution Credits$2.99
  • 10 Solution Credits$3.99

Questions

Is Fide Chess Elo free?
Fide Chess Elo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlowVision free?
FlowVision is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fide Chess Elo or FlowVision have ads?
Neither Fide Chess Elo nor FlowVision shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fide Chess Elo or FlowVision?
Fide Chess Elo ships an update every 3 months, and FlowVision every 5 months. Most recently, Fide Chess Elo was updated on October 26, 2026 and FlowVision on October 30, 2026.

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