Comparison

Шахматная школа vs Chess Combinations

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

Head to head

Collection of chess puzzles

Free

📚 Education

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About

Шахматная школа

Features

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Мобильное приложение ШШ «Этюд» повышает скорость взаимодействия администрации школы с родителями юных шахматистов

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Chess Combinations

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The application offers solving chess problems, divided into sections by openings and their variations or types of tactical techniques. The goal of each task is to find a combination to mate the king, achieve an advantage, and win pieces. In most sections of the application, after solving each problem, you can see the entire chess game from which the position was obtained.

Screenshots

Шахматная школа4 screens

Chess Combinations4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Шахматная школа at none against Chess Combinations's 23. Chess Combinations's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Chess Combinations sells 23 one-off in-app purchases. Шахматная школа asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Шахматная школа ships an update every 2 months, Chess Combinations every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

Шахматная школа versus Chess Combinations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Шахматная школа	Chess Combinations
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Every 2 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	13.0
Further details — not scored
Size	73 MB	40 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Alexander Zakharov	Maksim Kolosov

In-app purchases

None

Шахматная школа

No in-app purchases

23 purchases

Chess Combinations

One-time23

Knight forks$1.99
Sacrifice on e6$3.99
Scandinavian Defense (white)$4.99

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Italian Opening, black pieces$4.99
Queen Sacrifice$4.99
Caro-Kann (white pieces)$4.99
Sicilian Defense (Dragon)$5.99
Sicilian Defense (Najdorf)$5.99
Italian Opening, white pieces$5.99
Scandinavian Defense$5.99
Classic Caro-Kann$5.99
Sicilian Defense (Paulsen)$5.99
Sicilian Defense, white pieces$5.99
Scottish Gambit$5.99
Budapest Gambit$6.99
Grob's Attack$6.99
Slav Defense$6.99
Ruy Lopez Opening$6.99
London System$6.99
King's Indian defense$6.99
Queen's Gambit, black pieces$6.99
Catalan Opening$7.99
King's Gambit$8.99

Questions

Is Шахматная школа free?

Шахматная школа is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Chess Combinations free?

Chess Combinations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do Шахматная школа or Chess Combinations have ads?

Neither Шахматная школа nor Chess Combinations shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Шахматная школа or Chess Combinations?

Шахматная школа ships an update every 2 months, and Chess Combinations every 2 weeks. Most recently, Шахматная школа was updated on October 27, 2026 and Chess Combinations on October 25, 2026.