Comparison

Picstructions vs Chess Opening Tactics Trainer

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

Head to head
About

Picstructions

Easily create step-by-step visual guides using photos and annotations. Capture images, add text, doodles, and highlights, then compile them into shareable PDFs or webpages with QR codes. Ideal for simplifying complex tasks and providing clear instructions.

Highlights
  • Capture or import photos
  • Add doodles, highlights, and text
  • Create PDF or webpage instructions
  • Generate QR codes for webpages
  • Share visual guides easily
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Capture, Annotate, Markup, Create, and Publish all in one app! With Picstructions you can take or import a photograph, add doodles, highlights, arrows, boxes circles, and text. Place those images in order and then create a PDF or webpage that you can share! We even create a QR code for the webpage that you can print and use without having to memorize a url. Have you ever stayed at an AirBnb and couldn't figure out how to turn on the fireplace or adjust the thermostat? The host can use Picstructions to share easy to follow instructions and show the location for everything in the house. Have you ever tried to help an elderly family member use technology? Use Picstructions to show them exactly what device to use and the order to activate it. These are a few of the frustrating things that we as humans deal with on a daily basis. Written instructions alone are not always the best way to explain or show how to do something. Especially in today's modern world. Use Picstructions to alleviate some of those problems! Picstructions is ad supported. You will be shown an ad when you finish a project before returning to main project screen. An in app purchase of $1.99 will remove the ads. Access this purchase from the settings screen. Please review and rate if you like us! We are not putting a reminder in the app. We love our users!

About

Chess Opening Tactics Trainer

Features
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A chess opening trainer that helps you learn your openings and remember them. Build a repertoire, train it with spaced-repetition reviews, and sharpen it with 80,000+ puzzles taken from real games - with a strong chess engine built in. Whether you open 1.e4, 1.d4 or something less common, there is a line to learn and a puzzle from your opening waiting for you. YOUR REPERTOIRE, REMEMBERED Add the lines you play as White and Black, learn them move by move, then recall them from memory. Reviews come back just before you would forget, so your lines stay sharp without hours of study. Each move comes with the idea behind it. A PLAN FOR EVERY DAY Three short steps a day — review your lines, meet a new opening, solve puzzles — in about 10–15 minutes. Keep your streak and level up as you go. 80,000+ OPENING PUZZLES Positions from real games and classic opening traps, sorted by opening: Sicilian, Queen's Gambit, Italian Game, French, Caro-Kann, Ruy Lopez, London System, King's Indian, Slav, Nimzo-Indian, English, Scotch, Vienna, King's Gambit and many more. Puzzles adapt to your rating, from beginner to 2200+. OPENING EXPLORER Browse 12,000+ named openings and variations. See the main replies, how often each move is played, and add any line to your repertoire with one tap. SCOUT YOUR OPPONENT Preparing for a tournament game? Import an opponent's games from Lichess or Chess.com, see the openings they play and where they go wrong, and drill a plan against them. PLAY THE ENGINE Play Altair, our own neural-network chess engine, on 8 levels from about 800 to 2350 Elo, with or without a clock, plus Chess960. Test your repertoire in a real game, then review it move by move. ANALYSIS Analyse any position or game with the built-in engine: best lines, evaluation and the move you should have played. PUZZLE SMASH Solve as many puzzles as you can in 3 or 5 minutes, or survive with 3 lives. HINTS THAT TEACH Stuck? A hint points you in the right direction without giving the move away. WORKS OFFLINE Puzzles, your repertoire and the engine run on your phone - train on a train, on a plane, anywhere. MAKE IT YOURS Board themes, piece sets and app themes, light or dark. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Rating, accuracy by opening, solved puzzles and your weakest lines - see what to train next. Available in English and Polish. Free to use with ads; some features have a daily limit. Premium removes the ads and the limits. Privacy Policy: https://dawikk-apps.vercel.app/ChessOpenings/privacyPolicy.html Terms of Use: https://dawikk-apps.vercel.app/ChessOpenings/termsOfUse.html

Screenshots

Picstructions4 screens
Chess Opening Tactics Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Picstructions at fortnightly against Chess Opening Tactics Trainer's every 2 months. Picstructions also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Picstructions sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Chess Opening Tactics Trainer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Picstructions ships an update fortnightly, Chess Opening Tactics Trainer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Picstructions versus Chess Opening Tactics Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicstructionsChess Opening Tactics Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB146 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArcher-Smith, LLCDawid Wrzesinski

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Picstructions

One-time2
  • Font pack for $0.99$0.99
  • Remove ads for $1.99$1.99
7 purchases

Chess Opening Tactics Trainer

Subscriptions4
  • Espresso Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Flat White Subscription$5.993 Months
  • Latte Subscription$7.996 Months
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  • Super Large Subscription$12.991 Year
One-time3
  • Espresso$3.99
  • Flat White$6.99
  • Latte$9.99

Questions

Is Picstructions free?
Picstructions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess Opening Tactics Trainer free?
Chess Opening Tactics Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Picstructions or Chess Opening Tactics Trainer have ads?
Both Picstructions and Chess Opening Tactics Trainer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Picstructions or Chess Opening Tactics Trainer?
Picstructions ships an update fortnightly, and Chess Opening Tactics Trainer every 2 months. Most recently, Picstructions was updated on October 1, 2026 and Chess Opening Tactics Trainer on October 17, 2026.

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