Chess Opener PRO vs Color
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Color
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Color-Clock is a unique clock that translates time into color. The more hours, the more red, more minutes more green, more seconds more blue. Every second a different color! Give your old cell phone a new life as a stylish desk clock. No sim card needed. It will run all day on airplane mode, even with the screen always on. Share a particular beautiful color as png with your friends. The RGB values will be added too, so you can use it later in your own designs. Manipulate time with the Science Fiction mode. Challenge your friends: who can be the first to share the clock showing the time from one hour ago? HOW IT WORKS The dial continuously changes color throughout the day. Red indicates the hours, green the minutes, and blue the seconds. The values range from 0 (dark) to 255 (bright) – just like in design software. For example: it is 8:40 and 20 seconds. 8 hours is one-third of 24 hours, so red is one-third of 255. 40 minutes is two-thirds of 60, so green is two-thirds of 255. And 20 seconds is one-third of 60, so blue is one-third of 255, or 85. But wait, one second later, blue is 89! Once you get used to it, you may look forward to the colors in a particular part of the day. COLOR SCHEMES Switch between six color schemes: RGB, RBG, GRB, GBR, BRG, and BGR. Each scheme assigns the three color channels to hours, minutes, and seconds in a different order, creating a completely different color palette for the same moment. FEATURES - Analog clock with colored hands that correspond to the active color scheme - RGB value display showing the exact color composition - Six color schemes to choose from - Speed modes: 3x, 15x, 60x, 300x and 500x to see colors change quickly - Freeze mode: pause to capture a color you like and share it. - Share: share the current clock as a PNG image - SF (Science Fiction) mode: switching between color schemes does not change color, but time! - Picture-in-Picture: keep the clock visible as a floating window - Always On: keep the screen active as long as the app is open - Full screen: now the clock stands out beautifully DESIGNED BY Color-Clock is designed by Peter Ritmeester / PZZL.com — known for innovative puzzles and brain games. Free to use. No ads. No data collection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Color at Free against Chess Opener PRO's $8.99. Color also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). 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
Color 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.
Chess Opener PRO ships an update every 5 weeks, Color every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess Opener PRO | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $8.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (80 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stanislav Basovnik | PZZL.com |
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
Color
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chess Opener PRO
No in-app purchases
Color
No in-app purchases
Questions
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