Comparison

Colegio Virtual vs Lotus Chess

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

Head to head
About

Colegio Virtual

Features
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Sistema de Colegio Virtual desde donde podrás visualizar tareas, calendario mensual, cumpleañeros, descargas, banners, avisos y toda la información que se genere en el colegio. Sistema DVcore 2.0 desarrollado por D-virtual

About

Lotus Chess

Learn chess openings, analyze your games, and master endgames with interactive lessons and personalized training plans. This app adapts to your skill level, from beginner to advanced, offering insights based on your own gameplay and millions of real-player games.

Highlights
  • Personalized opening courses from your games
  • Learn 150+ chess openings
  • Interactive lessons for beginners
  • Instant game analysis with mistake identification
  • 60+ endgame lessons and practice positions
  • Daily personalized workout plans
  • Offline access to opening and endgame lessons
Features
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Learn chess the fast way. Lotus Chess teaches you 150+ openings, analyses your games instantly and shows you how to close out endgames, in just a few minutes a day. From complete beginners to 2300 Elo players. Rated 4.8/5. Most apps teach engine-perfect theory. Lotus Chess teaches the lines that win against real people. OPENINGS, BUILT FROM YOUR GAMES • Connect Chess.com or Lichess and get a personal opening course from your own games • Learn 150+ openings for White and Black • Train every line hands-on until it becomes natural • Lines picked from 100,000,000+ games for the best winning chances against real players FOUNDATIONS: LEARN CHESS FROM SCRATCH • New to chess? Start with the rules and basic ideas, step by step • 150+ short, interactive lessons, no experience needed INSTANT GAME ANALYSIS • See your accuracy for every game • Find your mistakes and blunders, move by move • Understand exactly where you lost the game ENDGAMES • 60+ lessons, from basic checkmates to advanced techniques • 180+ positions to play out against a human-like engine • Learn to close out winning positions DAILY WORKOUT • A personal training plan, ready every day • Build a daily chess habit with streaks • 100,000+ chess puzzles that match your level • Opening and endgame lessons work offline FREE AND PRO Start for free: • The first section of Foundations and Endgames • The first 2 sections and 2 crushing lines of every opening • 10 puzzles and 1 game analysis per day Lotus Chess Pro unlocks everything: • All openings, sections and crushing lines • The full Foundations and Endgame courses, with all training positions • Unlimited puzzles and game analysis Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. BUILT BY CHESS PLAYERS Lotus Chess was created by two brothers who started playing chess at age four. After building Math42, a math learning app with over 6 million downloads, they set out to build the best way to learn chess. Privacy Policy & Terms of Use: https://www.lotus-chess.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Colegio Virtual4 screens
Lotus Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Colegio Virtual at none against Lotus Chess's 4. Colegio Virtual also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Lotus Chess's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 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. Lotus Chess sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Colegio Virtual asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colegio Virtual ships an update every 3 months, Lotus Chess weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Colegio Virtual versus Lotus Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColegio VirtualLotus Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—86.4% of reviews
Number of ratings—1.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB229 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJorge Rene Partida GodinezLotus Chess UG

Bugs and requests

Colegio Virtual

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Lotus Chess

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Library to explain the WHY behind the moves
  • Link to an online library
  • Ability to remove pre-selected openings
  • Review of daily correspondence games

In-app purchases

None

Colegio Virtual

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Lotus Chess

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Subscription - 1 Month7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Pro Subscription - 1 Month7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Pro Subscription - 1 Year7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • Pro Subscription - 1 Year7 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

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

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