Comparison

Chess Coach Pro vs Opening Prep

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

Head to head
About

Chess Coach Pro

Master chess strategy and tactics with this comprehensive offline app. It offers thousands of puzzles and detailed sections on openings, traps, and endgames to sharpen your skills. Perfect for players of all ages looking to improve their game without distractions.

Highlights
  • Offline play, no ads
  • 4500+ chess puzzles
  • 16 chess openings
  • Sections on traps, debut, endgame
  • Mate diagonally exercises
Features
Currently charting
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Advantages of the app "Chess Coach Pro": - Exclusive sections "Traps in the opening", "Debut", "Endgame"; - New section with exercises: "Mate diagonally"; - 100% offline, no Ads; - No in-app purchases; - No monthly fees. Chess is one of the best and interesting games on Earth! It is played by millions players around the world, from children to the elderly. But to understand how to play chess, it is not enough just know chess rules and names of chess pieces. It is much more important to learn chess strategy and tactics, as well as all the fields of the chess board to navigate it well. Our app contains 4500 chess puzzles and 16 chess openings. Each puzzle reveals to some tactic or trick. You have to guess the next chess move to solve the puzzle and move on to the next one. Please rate the app 5 stars and write your comment. Your feedback will help make the app better. We wish you a pleasant game, Team KemigoGames.

About

Opening Prep

Features
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Opening Prep: Chess Trainer is a chess opening trainer for studying and memorizing chess openings from your own PGN repertoire. Import PGN files or paste PGN text, organize your opening repertoire, and train chess lines move by move directly on the board. Opening Prep: Chess Trainer is built for focused opening preparation, repertoire study, and fast memorization of opening variations. Train as White, Black, or both sides, review repertoire trees, continue previous training sessions, and improve difficult positions with targeted repetition. Perfect for tournament preparation, online chess, and daily opening practice. Features • Import chess repertoires from PGN files • Paste PGN text directly into the app • Train chess openings as White, Black, or both • Practice opening lines move by move • Continue previous training sessions anytime • Continue training for a specific repertoire • Study repertoire trees and branching variations • Preview repertoire lines before training • Autoplay repertoire variations on the board • Tap moves in notation to jump to any position • Track mistakes, accuracy, and training streaks • Train difficult positions and weak opening lines • Quick actions for new sessions and hardest positions • Optional move sounds and haptic feedback • Works fully offline with local storage • No account required Opening Prep: Chess Trainer is a lightweight PGN repertoire trainer designed for serious chess opening preparation without unnecessary complexity.

Screenshots

Chess Coach Pro4 screens
Opening Prep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Opening Prep at Free against Chess Coach Pro's $14.99. Opening Prep also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). Chess Coach Pro's advantage is chart position (#127 vs unranked). 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

Opening Prep is free to download; Chess Coach Pro costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess Coach Pro ships an update every 4 months, Opening Prep every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Chess Coach Pro versus Opening Prep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess Coach ProOpening Prep
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#127 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIgor ZelkaRoman Bogatenko

In-app purchases

None

Chess Coach Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Opening Prep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess Coach Pro free?
Chess Coach Pro costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Opening Prep free?
Opening Prep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chess Coach Pro or Opening Prep have ads?
Neither Chess Coach Pro nor Opening Prep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess Coach Pro or Opening Prep?
Chess Coach Pro ships an update every 4 months, and Opening Prep every 4 days. Most recently, Chess Coach Pro was updated on November 11, 2026 and Opening Prep on November 9, 2026.

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