Comparison

White Pawn vs PatternMate

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

PatternMate

Sharpen your chess vision with over 51,000 offline tactics puzzles. Choose from three training modes to improve your rating, test your limits, or focus on specific weaknesses. Enjoy an ad-free, subscription-free experience with all puzzles included.

Highlights
  • 51,200 chess puzzles
  • Three game modes: Tactics, Survival, Practice
  • Adaptive puzzle difficulty
  • Over 40 tactic themes
  • Customizable practice rating range
  • Offline functionality
  • No ads or subscriptions
Features
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Recognize tactical patterns, then play the winning move. Train with 51,200 included puzzles, spaced repetition, Tactics, Survival, Storm, Practice and Vision, and a guided daily routine. Play offline, without an account, ads, subscriptions or in-app purchases. Customize the board, pieces, sounds and haptics. Two iOS widgets show your streak and tactics rating. Game Center needs an internet connection.

Screenshots

White Pawn4 screens
PatternMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: White Pawn at Free against PatternMate's $3.99. White Pawn also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). PatternMate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (90% vs 65%). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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; PatternMate costs $3.99 up front. White Pawn sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. PatternMate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

White Pawn ships an update daily, PatternMate weekly. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
White Pawn versus PatternMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhite PawnPatternMate
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.1 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.4% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size269 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKhadim FallMax Schneider

Customer experience

White Pawn

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

PatternMate

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

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
None

PatternMate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is White Pawn free?
White Pawn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PatternMate free?
PatternMate costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do White Pawn or PatternMate have ads?
Neither White Pawn nor PatternMate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, White Pawn or PatternMate?
White Pawn ships an update daily, and PatternMate weekly. Most recently, White Pawn was updated on October 15, 2026 and PatternMate on October 15, 2026.

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