ChessLink App vs Openings Mastermind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Play on your physical chessboard
- Connects to electronic boards
- LEDs indicate opponent moves
- Play on Lichess
- Local playing partner option
- Chess engine integration
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Online chess that feels like real chess. Connect your electronic chessboard and play on Lichess, against a local friend, or the built-in engine — on your real board. Your opponent's moves light up on the board via LEDs, so your eyes stay on the game. WHAT'S NEW: A LOCAL CHESS ENGINE • Get hints in 2-player mode • Play against the engine — works fully OFFLINE, no internet needed • Free Analysis: set up any position, the engine shows best lines and gives a full evaluation — the spirit of the classic TASC R30/40 chess computer FEATURES • Free online play on Lichess — millions of opponents worldwide • 2-player mode with hints on one board • Free analysis with evaluation and best-move lines • Authentic over-the-board experience: real pieces, no screen-watching SET UP IN MINUTES Pair your board, launch the app, start playing. COMPATIBLE BOARDS Supreme T2, Supreme Boards, Exclusive Boards, Performance Boards, eONE. MORE INFO • Supreme T2 – computerchess.com/Supreme-T2/M880 • eONE – computerchess.com/eone/M841 • ChessClassics Exclusive – computerchess.com/en/chessgenius-exclusive-2/ • The King Performance – computerchess.com/the-king-performance/M830
Openings Mastermind
Master chess openings with this app. Import studies, explore with advanced engines, and practice specific lines through repetition. Track your progress and improve your game.
- Import Lichess Studies or PGNs
- Explore openings with Stockfish 15
- Practice openings by repetition
- Smart practice queue
- Track learning progress
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Get ready to take your chess game to the next level with Openings Mastermind, the ultimate chess opening app! Some of the features include: - Import Lichess Studies or custom PGNs - Explore openings with Stockfish 17 and the Lichess position database - Practice openings by repetition against your own custom openings database - Take advantage of the smart practice queue and improve your learning - Observe your learning progress in different openings With our app, you can take your opening game to the next level by practicing against the specific lines you want to master. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced player, our app is the perfect tool to help you improve your opening moves and become a better chess player. Planned Features: - Continue against engine, after study line ends - Analysis of your games from Lichess and Chess.com compared to your openings database
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Verdict
ChessLink App and Openings Mastermind both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of Openings Mastermind's written reviews are positive against 0% of ChessLink App's. Openings Mastermind also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). ChessLink App's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for ChessLink App against 4.3 for Openings Mastermind. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of ChessLink App's written reviews are positive against 50% of Openings Mastermind's.
ChessLink App ships an update every 3 months, Openings Mastermind fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChessLink App | Openings Mastermind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (9 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Juergen Precour | Christian Heise |
Customer experience
ChessLink App
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In-app purchases
ChessLink App
No in-app purchases
Openings Mastermind
No in-app purchases
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