Chess Openings Trainer vs Openings Mastermind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Openings Trainer
Master chess openings with an intuitive interface and a vast database of strategies. Practice against an AI, explore variations, and gain confidence in your gameplay.
- Database of over 3,000 openings
- 500 opening descriptions
- Intuitive interface
- Practice against AI
- Stockfish engine evaluation
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Learning chess openings should be intuitive and simple! Welcome to Chess Openings Trainer. With a database of more than 3,000 openings, 500 descriptions and an intuitive interface that displays the strongest replies to most well-known variations, Chess Openings Trainer will get you playing the Sicilian Defense or the King's Gambit with confidence in no time! * Explore openings directly from the chess board, no side panels, no complicated statistics * Practice openings against a tireless AI * Every move has been evaluated by Stockfish, the strongest chess engine in the world You can optionally support our work by purchasing the Pro version from within the app's settings (a one-time, lifetime purchase, not a subscription)
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 in-app purchases: Openings Mastermind at none against Chess Openings Trainer's 1. Openings Mastermind also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.9). Chess Openings Trainer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, review sentiment, 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. Chess Openings Trainer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Openings Mastermind asks for nothing beyond the download.
Openings Mastermind holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Chess Openings Trainer'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.
| Parameter | Chess Openings Trainer | Openings Mastermind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (17 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piero Toffanin | Christian Heise |
Customer experience
Chess Openings Trainer
Openings Mastermind
In-app purchases
Chess Openings Trainer
- Pro$6.99
Openings Mastermind
No in-app purchases
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