Comparison

Chess Board Color Trainer vs Reality Check Chess

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

Head to head
About

Chess Board Color Trainer

Improve your chess skills by quickly identifying the color of squares on a chessboard. Compete against the clock, other players, or yourself. Features different modes for practice and testing knowledge.

Highlights
  • Timed training games
  • Play against global users
  • Play against yourself
  • Identify square color
  • Easy Mode for beginners
  • Test knowledge and speed
Features
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Play a training game against the clock, global users, and yourself. Simply choose your playing mode and you will be taken to a screen where you are given a light square, a dark square, and a coordinate of a particular chess square. Your objective is to quickly determine which color that coordinate is on the chess board, and then select the right color square. But be careful! One miss and you will have to start all over again. For those just starting out their training, try our Easy Mode option for practice. Test your knowledge, test your speed, and improve your chess game all at the same time!

About

Reality Check Chess

This app focuses on improving your chess game by presenting you with random, realistic game positions from top-level play. It helps you assess your overall playing strength beyond just tactical puzzles, offering various modes to challenge your consistency and strategic thinking.

Highlights
  • Random, realistic game positions
  • Focus on overall playing strength
  • Variety of playing modes
  • Improves consistency and strategy
  • Accurate evaluation of playing strength
Features
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REALITY CHECK CHESS - Train on real positions. Get an honest measure of your game. Tactical puzzles are fun but do they actually make you stronger? Most of your real games aren't lost to missed brilliancies. They're lost to ordinary blunders in ordinary positions. Reality Check trains you where it counts: authentic positions from top-level games, where you must find the best move — whether it's a tactic, a quiet positional improvement, or just a solid practical choice. No contrived setups. Just an honest read on how strong you really are. WHY REALITY CHECK • Train on real positions from master games - not artificial puzzles • Get a precise evaluation of your true playing strength • Build consistency in the positions you actually face • Sharpen the "normal" moves that decide most games GAME MODES • Endgame Academy - NEW! Master essential checkmates & endgame technique through guided, adaptive drills with star ratings • Masters - test yourself in positions from elite games • Tactical Racer - race the clock to find the best moves • Daily Challenges - a fresh test every day • Blunder Check - stop giving games away • Simulator & Study - analyze, learn, and play freely • Puzzles - classic tactics when you want them BUILT FOR REAL IMPROVEMENT A redesigned premium interface with smooth board animations, progress tracking, and a powerful engine for instant analysis. Get your reality checked - and become a genuinely better chess player. Premium is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/d53d968e-a742-4176-abbf-0a7ca662041d

Screenshots

Chess Board Color Trainer4 screens
Reality Check Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chess Board Color Trainer at none against Reality Check Chess's 2. Reality Check Chess's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and rating (4.4 vs 4.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

Both are free to download. Reality Check Chess sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Chess Board Color Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reality Check Chess holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Chess Board Color Trainer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Reality Check Chess's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chess Board Color Trainer versus Reality Check Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess Board Color TrainerReality Check Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (6 ratings)4.4 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings67 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS12.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB194 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKR Labs LLCMarko Milosevic

Customer experience

Chess Board Color Trainer

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Reality Check Chess

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Chess Board Color Trainer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Reality Check Chess

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Month7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Premium Year7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Chess Board Color Trainer free?
Chess Board Color Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reality Check Chess free?
Reality Check Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chess Board Color Trainer or Reality Check Chess?
Reality Check Chess is rated higher. Chess Board Color Trainer averages 4.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Reality Check Chess averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Chess Board Color Trainer or Reality Check Chess have ads?
Neither Chess Board Color Trainer nor Reality Check Chess shows ads.

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