Comparison

White Pawn vs JBlindfoldChess

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

Head to head
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/

About

JBlindfoldChess

Features
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Play chess with just coordinates - either by inputting moves via keyboard or by voice. You can now connect your lichess account and play on lichess blind (just with coordinates). Features - Lichess integration - Hands-free voice move input with chess-optimized speech recognition - Continuous Voice Mode for fully spoken games - Adjustable computer strength (elo 100 ... 2000, Stockfish) - PGN export with one tap - Clean, distraction-free interface

Screenshots

White Pawn4 screens
JBlindfoldChess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: White Pawn at Free against JBlindfoldChess's $4.99. White Pawn also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.2). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

White Pawn is free to download; JBlindfoldChess costs $4.99 up front. White Pawn sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and JBlindfoldChess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

White Pawn ships an update every 2 days, JBlindfoldChess monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
White Pawn versus JBlindfoldChess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhite PawnJBlindfoldChess
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.1 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size271 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKhadim FallJavid Asgarov

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
1 purchases

JBlindfoldChess

One-time1
  • Blindfoldchess: Unlock All Features$3.99

Questions

Is White Pawn free?
White Pawn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JBlindfoldChess free?
JBlindfoldChess costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do White Pawn or JBlindfoldChess have ads?
Neither White Pawn nor JBlindfoldChess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, White Pawn or JBlindfoldChess?
White Pawn ships an update every 2 days, and JBlindfoldChess monthly. Most recently, White Pawn was updated on October 27, 2026 and JBlindfoldChess on October 25, 2026.

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