Comparison

RemNote vs ChessMotive

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

Head to head
About

RemNote

This learning tool combines note-taking, knowledge management, and flashcards with spaced repetition for efficient studying. Organize thoughts, link concepts, and create study materials directly from your notes. It supports PDF annotation, multimedia embedding, and offline access.

Highlights
  • Note-taking and knowledge management
  • Smart flashcard creation
  • Spaced repetition system
  • Linked references
  • PDF annotation
  • Multimedia embedding
  • To-do lists with reminders
Features
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RemNote is an all-in-one learning tool that combines note-taking, knowledge management, flashcards, and spaced repetition to enable effective and efficient learning. Sure, it’s a note-taking tool. But there’s also flashcards, PDFs, backlinks, and more - to help you study, stay organized, and think. WHY CHOOSE REMNOTE? Learn more in less time: RemNote makes learning easy. Get higher grades or reach your learning goals in less time. Grow your knowledge: Using RemNote you’ll can connect the concept you learn about and generate more ideas. Organize your thoughts, plans, and tasks: We’re built to help you plan all of your life in one place. WHAT DOES REMNOTE HAVE TO OFFER? Notes, Docs & Outlines: Capture and link your ideas. RemNote is built for thinking and long-term knowledge management. Smart Flashcards: Create flashcards directly from your notes. Spaced Repetition: Remember more with less studying. Build your long-term memory with the spaced repetition plan built into your flashcards. Linked Reference: Reference and review all notes connected to a specific topic with contextual links and create flashcard sets on-the-fly as you take notes. PDF Annotation: Work with external documents directly in the app, make your notes and create flashcards using the source materials. Highlight, create margin notes, and link sections of your document to the rest of your digital library. Multimedia Embedding: Incorporate documents, videos, and anything else embeddable into your notes as you make them. Tags: Tag your notes, to-do items, and even multimedia source materials like images and video. And get your life sorted. To-dos: Take in new information and generate to-do lists and action items with reminders on the fly, without juggling windows or switching apps. WANT MORE? Easy Formula Handling: The Latex feature allows you to create inline formulas with a simple annotation editor. Easily create and edit formulas on the fly as you take notes, and enjoy a clear and attractive display of these formulas as you review your notes and flashcards. Templates: Create templates to make repetitive tasks a thing of the past. Whether you’re preparing briefs or structured lecture notes, a predefined template can help you create better materials, save time, and pay more attention to the subject matter. Build knowledge that lasts forever: Import from every note-taking app. Bring your data, and enjoy! Code Block Notes: Take notes with a tool designed to accommodate programming, keeping your notes and annotations visually and semantically separate from your code. Works offline: Access and make changes with or without internet access. Unlimited Free Plan: We’re committed to a powerful free plan for every inspired learner. ---- We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about our practices with regard to your personal information, please contact us at support@remnote.com. ---- Make your life a little easier using RemNote’s structured note-taking, knowledge management, and intuitive memorization tools. ---- TERMS: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ChessMotive

Features
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Understand the move before you make it. ChessMotive brings a personal learning path, guided lessons, tactical puzzles, offline opponents and classic master games together on your iPhone and iPad. FOLLOW YOUR PERSONAL PATH Choose Beginner, Know the Rules or Improving. Your choice changes the order of lesson and puzzle recommendations, while free access stays the same. Switch levels whenever your goals change. LEARN BY DOING Work through 80 core lessons covering the rules, tactics, opening principles, strategy and endgames. Read explanations, answer questions and make moves on an interactive board. Your progress helps you pick up where you left off. PRACTICE YOUR TACTICS Explore a library of 750 chess puzzles. Look for tactical ideas, play the solution and use hints when you need a nudge. Revisit puzzles to keep practicing. STUDY MASTER GAMES Replay 161 historical games move by move: 60 Fischer games and 101 Tal games. Follow the positions on the board and inspect factual move events such as checks, captures, castling and promotions. Twenty-six games are free, and Core Premium or Premium Lifetime unlocks the full library. PLAY OFFLINE Choose from six computer opponents, play as White or Black and switch move hints on or off. Lessons, puzzles and computer games run on your device, with no app account required for offline learning. LEARN FROM YOUR GAMES Core Premium and Premium Lifetime include mistake reviews after computer games, with positions and suggested moves to revisit on the board. START FREE Explore 36 of the 80 core lessons, 250 of the 750 puzzles, three of the six computer opponents and 26 of the 161 master games. The same free library is available at every experience level. UNLOCK CORE PREMIUM Core Premium unlocks all 80 core lessons, all 750 puzzles, all six computer opponents, all 161 master games and mistake reviews. Choose a monthly, six-month or annual subscription, or a one-time Premium Lifetime purchase for core access. ADVANCED COURSES ARE SEPARATE Calculation, Strategy and Endgames each contain 24 lessons. The first eight lessons in each course are free. Buy an individual course or the All Advanced Courses bundle to unlock lessons 9-24 in the included courses. The bundle contains these three courses and 72 lessons in total. No core subscription is required for advanced courses. Course purchases do not unlock Core Premium, and Core Premium or Premium Lifetime does not unlock the paid advanced lessons. The bundle does not include future courses. LEARN IN YOUR LANGUAGE The interface and learning content are available in English, Russian, Armenian, German and French. Switch languages while keeping your progress. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND PURCHASES Core Premium subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled before renewal. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase confirmation. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Prices and billing periods are shown before purchase. Premium Lifetime and advanced courses are one-time purchases. Buying Lifetime does not automatically cancel an existing subscription. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/privacechessmotive/main Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/termschessmotive/main

Screenshots

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ChessMotive4 screens

Verdict

The call

RemNote and ChessMotive are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. RemNote sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and ChessMotive sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
RemNote versus ChessMotive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemNoteChessMotive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size176 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRemNote, LLC.Dmitrii Iakovenko

Bugs and requests

RemNote

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashing issues on iOS devices
  • Syncing failures between desktop and mobile
  • Inconsistent behavior when indenting/outdenting notes
  • Bugs with image occlusion flashcards
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Handwriting and drawing support
  • Improved mobile app stability and features
  • Better integration with other productivity apps
  • More customization options for note-taking
  • Enhanced spaced repetition algorithms

ChessMotive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

RemNote

Subscriptions8
  • RemNote Pro Monthly$14.991 Month
  • RemNote Pro + AI Monthly$29.991 Month
  • Pro + MCAT Monthly$29.991 Month
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  • Pro + AI + MCAT Monthly$39.991 Month
  • RemNote Pro Yearly7 Days trial$149.991 Year
  • RemNote Pro + AI Yearly7 Days trial$299.991 Year
  • RemNote Pro + MCAT Yearly7 Days trial$299.991 Year
  • RemNote Pro + AI + MCAT7 Days trial$399.991 Year
8 purchases

ChessMotive

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Premium 6 Months$24.996 Months
  • Premium Annual$39.991 Year
One-time5
  • Calculation Course$19.99
  • Strategy Course$19.99
  • Endgames Course$19.99
Show 2 more
  • All Advanced Courses$44.99
  • Premium Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is RemNote free?
RemNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChessMotive free?
ChessMotive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RemNote or ChessMotive have ads?
Neither RemNote nor ChessMotive shows ads.

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