PVChess vs BookMoves
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PVChess
Enhance your chess abilities with an AI tutor, challenging computer opponents, and interactive lessons. Analyze your games, learn strategies, and practice guided play to master openings, tactics, and endgames.
- AI tutor with hints
- Strong computer opponents
- Interactive lessons
- Opening and endgame training
- Game review and analysis
- Save and replay games
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Improve your chess with an AI tutor, strong computer opponents, interactive lessons, and detailed game reviews. Learn openings, tactics, middlegames, and endgames with smart hints and move-by-move feedback. Play at your own level, analyze mistakes, and build stronger chess skills through guided practice. The app also includes two interactive classic chess books: Chess Fundamentals and Modern Ideas in Chess. Study timeless strategies, annotated games, and essential chess concepts directly inside the app. Features: * AI tutor with hints and feedback * Strong computer opponents * Interactive lessons and practice * Opening and endgame training * Game review and analysis * Save and replay games anytime
BookMoves
Master chess openings with a unique blend of theory, computer science, and spaced repetition. Memorize hundreds of variants for both sides and transition from rote learning to intuitive application. Overcome the forgetting curve with an innovative technique for lasting mastery.
- Chess opening theory
- Spaced repetition learning
- Hundreds of chess variants
- Statistical probabilities
- Integrated scoring system
- Algorithmic improvement
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Embark on a transformative chess journey with our groundbreaking app, seamlessly blending Opening Theory, Computer Science, and Space Repetition. Easily memorize hundreds of chess variants for both white and black, transitioning from rote memorization to intuitive application of knowledge. Overcome the Forgetting Curve using our innovative Space Repetition technique, converting short-term storage into lasting mastery. Access a comprehensive database of 1 million+ opening variants, each accompanied by statistical probabilities. Our integrated scoring system considers game statistics and parameters for effective play, constantly evolving to provide you with the strongest advantage at your current skill level. Experience the power of continuous algorithmic improvement, ensuring you stay ahead in every game. Optimized for mobile, our app lets you practice openings anytime, anywhere, enhancing your skills on the move. Unleash your chess potential by consistently training with new openings, conveniently accessible through your mobile browser. Elevate your game, break free from stagnation, and become the chess pro you aspire to be. Start your journey to mastery today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: BookMoves at none against PVChess's shown. BookMoves also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). PVChess's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 50%) and ratings volume (23 vs 4). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PVChess holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PVChess has 23 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of PVChess's written reviews are positive against 50% of BookMoves's.
PVChess ships an update every 2 months, BookMoves every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PVChess | BookMoves |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (23 ratings) — better | 4.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.8% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jianfeng Wu | Regulus Team s.r.o. |
Customer experience
PVChess
BookMoves
In-app purchases
PVChess
No in-app purchases
BookMoves
No in-app purchases
