Comparison

Chess Opener PRO vs Forest Education

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

Head to head
About

Chess Opener PRO

Master chess openings with a comprehensive trainer and explorer. Analyze grandmaster repertoires, build your own opening lines, and memorize variations with interactive training. Works offline with no ads.

Highlights
  • Chess opening tree with statistics
  • Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO)
  • Grandmaster repertoire database
  • Stockfish engine analysis
  • Interactive opening trainer
  • Build and manage opening repertoire
  • PGN import/export
Features
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Features: - Chess opening tree with game statistics - The Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO) - Database of top 100+ grandmasters’ repertoires - Stockfish chess engine analysis - Compare ECO, opening tree and engine moves side by side in any position - Import and export chess openings in PGN format - Build your own opening repertoire - Add or edit comments on moves - Automatically classify any sequence of moves using the ECO system - Chess opening explorer highlights moves already in your repertoire - Chess database includes all transpositions - Interactive trainer to memorize your chess openings and variations - Train multiple variations at once against random opponent moves from your repertoire - Set up a starting position for training - Track your training progress - Customize chessboard colors and chess pieces - Supports dark mode - No ads - Works completely offline CHESS OPENING EXPLORER Search in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, browse the chess opening tree, explore the opening repertoires of famous chess grandmasters, or ask the chess engine to find the best moves. Swipe left or right to switch between the exploration features in any position. BUILD YOUR OPENING REPERTOIRE Add your favorite opening lines to your repertoire using the chess opening explorer or import your openings in PGN format from other chess programs. You can always edit the names of your openings and organize them in your repertoire. OPENING TRAINER A simple and efficient method to memorize variations of openings in your repertoire. You can train either white’s moves or black’s moves only or both. Optionally, you can train all variations at once. The trainer chooses the opponent’s moves randomly from your opening repertoire. Chess Opener tracks your progress and shows your stats.

About

Forest Education

Features
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Forest Education is a gateway for parents to be involved in their children's learning journey. Through the app, parents are able to: - Receive the latest announcements from education centers - Track invoices - Track child's attendance status - View activity photos and videos - View progress report - Any many more Pairing with the education center is needed to view the child's information.

Screenshots

Chess Opener PRO4 screens
Forest Education4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Forest Education at Free against Chess Opener PRO's $8.99. Chess Opener PRO's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 8 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Forest Education is free to download; Chess Opener PRO costs $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess Opener PRO ships an update every 5 weeks, Forest Education every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chess Opener PRO versus Forest Education: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess Opener PROForest Education
Price$8.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (80 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings80 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStanislav BasovnikSynorex Sdn Bhd

Bugs and requests

Chess Opener PRO

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Invalid PGN import
  • Crashes quite often
  • Repeats same variation
  • Cannot review lines while training
  • App not functioning with iOS 16.7.4
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  • PGN import is tedious and doesn't support variants

Requested features

12 requests
  • Include position setting
  • Start study from a later position
  • Multiple folders for simultaneous practice
  • Option to switch between figure visibility modes (normal, queen pieces, none)
  • Blindfold practice option
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  • Show +1 for capturing a pawn
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Organize repertoires (move, sort, add folders)
  • Predefine variants not to reappear during training
  • User guide or help information
  • Support for split screen
  • Fix compatibility with iOS 16.7.4

Forest Education

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Chess Opener PRO

No in-app purchases

None

Forest Education

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess Opener PRO free?
Chess Opener PRO costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forest Education free?
Forest Education is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chess Opener PRO or Forest Education have ads?
Neither Chess Opener PRO nor Forest Education shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess Opener PRO or Forest Education?
Chess Opener PRO ships an update every 5 weeks, and Forest Education every 8 months. Most recently, Chess Opener PRO was updated on November 3, 2026 and Forest Education on October 30, 2026.

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