GetCourse vs ChessManual
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GetCourse
This app facilitates communication between students and teachers, allowing for direct messaging and assignment submission. Users receive important notifications to stay updated on their learning progress.
- Send assignments to students
- Direct communication with teachers
- Receive notifications
- Assignment submission
- Student-teacher interaction
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ChessManual
Master the game of chess with interactive lessons, puzzles, and classic game analysis. Suitable for all skill levels, from beginners to advanced players, it offers a comprehensive and engaging learning experience.
- Interactive chess puzzles
- Games by world champions
- Classic and modern chess strategies
- Learn and play quests
- Kid-friendly lessons
- Comprehensive step-by-step lessons
- Checkmate challenges
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Learn chess in short, focused steps—and turn every idea into a move on the board. ChessManual is an interactive chess book for beginners, kids, parents, and club players who want a clear path from the rules to confident play. Instead of memorizing disconnected positions, you learn an idea, check your understanding, and practice it in a matching puzzle. BUILD A SOLID FOUNDATION • Start with the board, piece movement, special rules, and basic checkmates. • Continue through tactics, positional ideas, strategy, openings, and endgames. • Answer quick questions inside lessons to make sure each idea sticks. • Return to reference articles whenever you want to review a concept. PRACTICE ON AN INTERACTIVE BOARD • Solve chess positions grouped by theme and difficulty. • See the goal and the side to move before every puzzle. • Ask for a hint when you need a nudge. • Work through checkmate challenges and practical tactical patterns. • Replay annotated games and learn from the plans of world champions. MAKE DAILY PROGRESS VISIBLE • Track completed lessons and puzzles. • Build a daily learning streak and unlock achievements. • Review your recent practice activity. • See accuracy and hint-use trends from your own moves. KNOW WHAT TO PRACTICE NEXT ChessManual turns your practice history into useful direction. Detailed Insights can highlight weak themes, compare performance by topic and difficulty, and recommend matching puzzles—so your next session starts with a clear goal. CHESSMANUAL PRO Upgrade when you are ready for: • Unlimited hints • Detailed progress and weak-topic insights • Personalized puzzle recommendations • Streak recovery without watching an ad • An ad-free learning experience The app is free to download and includes an optional ChessManual Pro subscription. Prices, billing periods, and any introductory offer are shown in the app before purchase and may vary by storefront. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in your App Store account settings. Learn more and get support: https://slazarenko.com/apps/chess-learn-and-play/ Advertising information: https://slazarenko.com/app-ads.txt Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://slazarenko.com/privacy/
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Verdict
GetCourse and ChessManual both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of ChessManual's written reviews are positive against 28% of GetCourse's. ChessManual also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). GetCourse's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (13K vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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. GetCourse sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. ChessManual asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for GetCourse against 5.0 for ChessManual. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GetCourse has 13K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 28% of GetCourse's written reviews are positive against 100% of ChessManual's.
GetCourse ships an update every 6 weeks, ChessManual every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GetCourse | ChessManual |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (13K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GETCOURSE KAZAKHSTAN, TOO | Sergei Lazarenko |
Customer experience
GetCourse
ChessManual
Bugs and requests
GetCourse
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login and password reset problems
- Courses disappearing from user accounts
- Video playback failures
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- Download option for offline viewing
- Progress tracking and course completion markers
- Playback speed controls
- iPad-optimized version
- Improved customer support
ChessManual
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GetCourse
- Chatium Junior - 1 неделя$9.997 Days
- Чатиум на 1 месяц$37.991 Month
- Chatium Junior на 3 месяца$54.99
- Курс "Лендинги на GetCourse"$169.00
ChessManual
No in-app purchases
