Comparison

Chess Legends vs Lotus Chess

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

Head to head
About

Chess Legends

Learn chess from world champions and grandmasters through over 350 video lessons and 7000+ puzzles. This educational game offers personalized learning plans and 3D animations for children of all levels.

Highlights
  • 350+ video lessons from world champions
  • 7000+ unique chess puzzles
  • Personalized learning plans
  • Educational 3D animation for kids
  • Bot sparring partner
  • Daily tasks and bonuses
Features
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Master chess with lessons from world champions like the 14th World Champion Vladimir Kramnik and the 4-time Women's World Champion Yifan Hou! Chess Legends is an app designed for kids and parents, offering personalized content from the world's best chess coaches and grandmasters. Whether you're a beginner or aiming to become a grandmaster, Chess Legends is the perfect choice for all levels. Learn from the best and become a grandmaster! Chess Legends is an educational game that enables children all over the world to learn chess using the best methods and content from world experts. WHY CHESS LEGENDS? • 350+ video lessons from world champions and leading grandmasters • 7000+ unique chess puzzles • Education methodology from national team chess coaches • Personalized learning plan for players of any level • Educational 3D animation for kids • Daily tasks and bonuses • Bot Kaissa accompanies the player at every stage, acting as a coach and sparring partner • No Ad Chess Legends is your way to the Grandmaster! Links: Terms of Use - https://chesslegends.ai/en/terms Privacy Policy - https://chesslegends.ai/en/privacy

About

Lotus Chess

Learn chess openings, analyze your games, and master endgames with interactive lessons and personalized training plans. This app adapts to your skill level, from beginner to advanced, offering insights based on your own gameplay and millions of real-player games.

Highlights
  • Personalized opening courses from your games
  • Learn 150+ chess openings
  • Interactive lessons for beginners
  • Instant game analysis with mistake identification
  • 60+ endgame lessons and practice positions
  • Daily personalized workout plans
  • Offline access to opening and endgame lessons
Features
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Learn chess the fast way. Lotus Chess teaches you 150+ openings, analyses your games instantly and shows you how to close out endgames, in just a few minutes a day. From complete beginners to 2300 Elo players. Rated 4.8/5. Most apps teach engine-perfect theory. Lotus Chess teaches the lines that win against real people. OPENINGS, BUILT FROM YOUR GAMES • Connect Chess.com or Lichess and get a personal opening course from your own games • Learn 150+ openings for White and Black • Train every line hands-on until it becomes natural • Lines picked from 100,000,000+ games for the best winning chances against real players FOUNDATIONS: LEARN CHESS FROM SCRATCH • New to chess? Start with the rules and basic ideas, step by step • 150+ short, interactive lessons, no experience needed INSTANT GAME ANALYSIS • See your accuracy for every game • Find your mistakes and blunders, move by move • Understand exactly where you lost the game ENDGAMES • 60+ lessons, from basic checkmates to advanced techniques • 180+ positions to play out against a human-like engine • Learn to close out winning positions DAILY WORKOUT • A personal training plan, ready every day • Build a daily chess habit with streaks • 100,000+ chess puzzles that match your level • Opening and endgame lessons work offline FREE AND PRO Start for free: • The first section of Foundations and Endgames • The first 2 sections and 2 crushing lines of every opening • 10 puzzles and 1 game analysis per day Lotus Chess Pro unlocks everything: • All openings, sections and crushing lines • The full Foundations and Endgame courses, with all training positions • Unlimited puzzles and game analysis Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. BUILT BY CHESS PLAYERS Lotus Chess was created by two brothers who started playing chess at age four. After building Math42, a math learning app with over 6 million downloads, they set out to build the best way to learn chess. Privacy Policy & Terms of Use: https://www.lotus-chess.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Chess Legends4 screens
Lotus Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Lotus Chess at 1.1K against Chess Legends's 12. Lotus Chess also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Chess Legends's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chess Legends sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Lotus Chess sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Chess Legends against 4.8 for Lotus Chess. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lotus Chess has 1.1K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Chess Legends's written reviews are positive against 86% of Lotus Chess's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess Legends ships an update monthly, Lotus Chess weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Chess Legends versus Lotus Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess LegendsLotus Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12 ratings)4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better86.4% of reviews
Number of ratings121.1K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB229 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHESS LEGENDS LTD., CHKLotus Chess UG

Customer experience

Chess Legends

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lotus Chess

All ratings1,109 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews265 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral7.5%
Negative6.0%

Bugs and requests

Chess Legends

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Lotus Chess

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Library to explain the WHY behind the moves
  • Link to an online library
  • Ability to remove pre-selected openings
  • Review of daily correspondence games

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Chess Legends

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Special (Monthly)$2.491 Month
  • Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium Special (Yearly)$11.991 Year
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  • Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time4
  • 100 CC$0.99
  • 500 CC$4.99
  • 1000 CC$9.99
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  • 2000 CC$19.99
4 purchases

Lotus Chess

Subscriptions4
  • Lotus Pro · Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Lotus Pro · Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Pro Subscription - 1 Year7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • Pro Subscription - 1 Year7 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Chess Legends free?
Chess Legends is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lotus Chess free?
Lotus Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chess Legends or Lotus Chess?
Lotus Chess is rated higher. Chess Legends averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Lotus Chess averages 4.8 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Chess Legends or Lotus Chess have ads?
Neither Chess Legends nor Lotus Chess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess Legends or Lotus Chess?
Chess Legends ships an update monthly, and Lotus Chess weekly. Most recently, Chess Legends was updated on November 3, 2026 and Lotus Chess on November 5, 2026.

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