Comparison

ChessLink App vs White Pawn

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

Head to head
About

ChessLink App

Connect your electronic chessboard to play chess games on Lichess or against a local partner or engine. LEDs on the board display opponent moves, providing an authentic over-the-board experience. Setup is quick and easy.

Highlights
  • Play on your physical chessboard
  • Connects to electronic boards
  • LEDs indicate opponent moves
  • Play on Lichess
  • Local playing partner option
  • Chess engine integration
Features
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Online chess that feels like real chess. Connect your electronic chessboard to the app and play games on Lichess, your local playing partner or chess engine—but on your real board. LEDs show you your opponent's moves directly on the board, so you stay fully focused and enjoy an authentic “over-the-board” experience. Set up in minutes. Pair your board, launch the app, and start playing. Compatible boards: Supreme Boards, Exclusive Boards, Performance Boards, and the eONE Board. More info and links to the boards: • Supreme T2 – computerchess.com/Supreme-T2/M880 • eONE – computerchess.com/eone/M841 • ChessClassics Exclusive – computerchess.com/Supreme-T2/M880 • The King Performance – computerchess.com/the-king-performance/M830 Follow us on social media: • YouTube - youtube.com/@millenniumchess • Facebook - facebook.com/MILLENNIUM.Digital.Chess • Instagram - instagram.com/millenniumchess • TikTok - tiktok.com/@millenniumchess

About

White Pawn

Enhance your chess experience by connecting a physical chessboard to your device. Analyze games with a powerful engine, play against others online or offline, and solve engaging puzzles. Share your best moves as animated GIFs.

Highlights
  • Connect physical chessboards
  • Game analysis with engine
  • Online and offline play
  • Chess puzzles
  • Export games as GIF
  • Standalone chess clock
Features
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Want to take your chess game to the next level? WhitePawn is the ultimate chess app for players of all levels. Connect your chessboard with a USB or Bluetooth connection and play with friends online or offline. WhitePawn also allows you to analyze games with a powerful engine and play fun puzzles. # Physical chessboard Connect your physical chess set to the app and get the ultimate chess experience. WhitePawn can be played on both touchscreen or physical devices, has an inbuilt move announcement function and can display moves on connected chess hardware too. # Analyse Games With the WhitePawn app, you'll never have to annotate or analyse your games with a computer anymore! Get all the benefits of engine analysis, but on your device. Analyse your game, find out where you went wrong, find out how to improve. # Play Online Whether you're a pawn or a king, WhitePawn's here to make your day better. Play chess across the world - on WhitePawn Online or Lichess, with friends, or strangers! Connect with the world of chess. # Play Offline Use the app completely offline, play games which are automatically stored then export them as PGN for your favorite chess analysis software or directly export it to lichess. # Chess Puzzles Play handcrafted chess puzzles and bring your position understanding to the next level. Missing some puzzles, create your own puzzles and import them to the App. # Share Games Had a stunning game? Want to share that game with your friends? Edit and export your game as GIF-Animation and share it with everyone! # Standalone Chess Clock Use the app as a normal chess clock for offline games on electronic and non-electronic chess boards. # Supported external hardware DGT Pegasus Millennium eONE Millennium Supreme Tournament 55 Millennium Exclusiv Millennium Performance Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ChessLink App4 screens
White Pawn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: White Pawn at 65% against ChessLink App's 0%. White Pawn also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). ChessLink App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and rating (4.4 vs 4.1). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. White Pawn sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. ChessLink App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ChessLink App holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of ChessLink App's written reviews are positive against 65% of White Pawn's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChessLink App ships an update every 3 months, White Pawn fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ChessLink App versus White Pawn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessLink AppWhite Pawn
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8 ratings) — better4.1 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews65.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings811 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB271 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuergen PrecourKhadim Fall

Customer experience

ChessLink App

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

White Pawn

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative34.6%

In-app purchases

None

ChessLink App

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

White Pawn

One-time6
  • 0.99€ Donation$0.99
  • Donation 2.99€$2.99
  • 4.99€ Donation$4.99
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  • 9.99€ Donation$9.99
  • 19.99€ Donation$19.99
  • 49.99€ Donation$49.99

Questions

Is ChessLink App free?
ChessLink App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is White Pawn free?
White Pawn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ChessLink App or White Pawn?
ChessLink App is rated higher. ChessLink App averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while White Pawn averages 4.1 from 11 ratings.
Do ChessLink App or White Pawn have ads?
Neither ChessLink App nor White Pawn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChessLink App or White Pawn?
ChessLink App ships an update every 3 months, and White Pawn fortnightly. Most recently, ChessLink App was updated on September 4, 2026 and White Pawn on September 21, 2026.

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