Chess Vision vs Openings Mastermind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Vision
This app overlays visual cues onto a chess board to highlight tactical opportunities. It's designed for players who understand piece movement but want to improve their strategic winning abilities.
- Real-time visual tactical markers
- Learn winning strategies
- Enhance strategic play
- Suitable for intermediate players
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Chess Vision is a tool that provides visual markers of chess tactics on the board in real time. If you know how to move the pieces, but want to learn how to win the game - Chess Vision is for you!
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
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chess Vision at 100% against Openings Mastermind's 50%. Chess Vision also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). Openings Mastermind's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and rating (4.3 vs 3.9). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Openings Mastermind holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Chess Vision's written reviews are positive against 50% of Openings Mastermind's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Chess Vision ships an update every 7 months, Openings Mastermind fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Chess Vision | Openings Mastermind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (11 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eli Levin | Christian Heise |
Customer experience
Chess Vision
Openings Mastermind
In-app purchases
Chess Vision
No in-app purchases
Openings Mastermind
No in-app purchases
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