Comparison

AR Chess+ vs Chess Openings

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

Head to head
About

AR Chess+

Experience chess in a new dimension with augmented reality. Place the board on any real-world surface and play against a friend or a finely tuned AI. Enjoy strategic gameplay anywhere your phone can detect a surface.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality gameplay
  • Play on any detected surface
  • AI opponent with multiple levels
  • Local multiplayer mode
  • Strategic board game experience
Features
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With augmented reality, you can play the chess within the real world. Whether on a coffee table or a kitchen table, on the beach or in bed. You can play anywhere your phone detects a surface. Play against a friend and or the finely tuned AI with multiple levels of play for fun at any level.  If you are a fan of chess you will love this game. Chess is a strategic board game played between two players. It is played on a chessboard, which is a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. At the beginning of the game each player controls sixteen pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, and eight pawns. The object of the game is to checkmate the opponent's king, whereby the king is under immediate attack (in "check") and there is no way to remove or defend it from attack on the next move.

About

Chess Openings

Features
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Chess Openings — learn the 113 most important chess openings with a beautiful, focused app. • 113 opening lines classified by ECO codes, with first-move and attack/defense filters • Interactive replay — move by move, auto-play • Continue an opening vs the robot • Play vs Robot — 8 difficulty levels (800-2400 ELO) • Robot (non-Stockfish) fully customizable • Opening quizzes — test your knowledge • Practice mode — move-by-move learning with feedback • Stockfish game analysis — accuracy, blunder detection, best move • Live evaluation bar • 27 languages No ads. Anonymous usage analytics only. Works offline. Perfect for beginners and amateurs looking to build a solid repertoire. Free version and Premium (optional in-app purchase) Free: play vs the robot, plus a limited number of opening lessons, quizzes, Stockfish analyses and "Continue vs Robot" sessions every day. Premium removes all daily limits: unlimited opening lessons, unlimited quizzes, unlimited Stockfish analysis, unlimited "Continue vs Robot" and full progress tracking. Premium requires a purchase inside the app — an auto-renewable annual subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. The price is shown in the app before any purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

AR Chess+4 screens
Chess Openings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AR Chess+ at none against Chess Openings's 2. AR Chess+ also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). Chess Openings's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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. Chess Openings sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.00 per year. AR Chess+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AR Chess+ ships an update every 2 months, Chess Openings every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
AR Chess+ versus Chess Openings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAR Chess+Chess Openings
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEnsenaSoft, S.A. de C.V.GanSoft SARL

In-app purchases

None

AR Chess+

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Chess Openings

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Annual$9.001 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$45.00

Questions

Is AR Chess+ free?
AR Chess+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chess Openings free?
Chess Openings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AR Chess+ or Chess Openings have ads?
Neither AR Chess+ nor Chess Openings shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AR Chess+ or Chess Openings?
AR Chess+ ships an update every 2 months, and Chess Openings every 9 days. Most recently, AR Chess+ was updated on November 2, 2026 and Chess Openings on October 31, 2026.

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