Chess vs Mabell Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess
Discover the world of chess with this interactive e-book. Learn the rules, terminology, and essential strategies through engaging content and practice moves with interactive diagrams. Improve your game, whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills.
- Interactive e-book format
- Teaches rules and terminology
- Covers essential strategies
- Interactive diagram feature
- Practice legal moves
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Over 600 million people worldwide know how to play chess. Now you can learn how to play too, with Learn Chess! Learn Chess is a short, fun, interactive e-book that teaches you the rules, terminology, essential strategies, and more. Even if you already know the rules, it can help you improve your game. Features: - 118 pages of content - 91 chess diagrams - Interactive diagram feature lets you try out legal moves Learn Chess is made by the developer of tChess Lite and Pro, the popular and critically acclaimed iPhone chess games.
Mabell Academy
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Get Personalized Learning Outcomes for everyone. An in-depth performance analysis, where you can know your strong and weak points, your all India rank, your state rank etc. You will also get a virtual tutor who is completely dedicated to bringing out the best in you. It will prioritize your concepts, chapters, topics, and questions through machine learning. Get this innovative learning experience only on Mabell Academy!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chess at none against Mabell Academy's 10. Mabell Academy's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Mabell Academy sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chess ships an update every 9 months, Mabell Academy every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess | Mabell Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (202 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 202 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tom Kerrigan | Online Learning |
In-app purchases
Chess
No in-app purchases
Mabell Academy
- Package - AV$34.99
- Package - BA$39.99
- Package - AY$39.99
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- Package - BD$39.99
- Package - BB$39.99
- Package - BC$39.99
- Package - BE$44.99
- Package - BF$49.99
- Package - BH$49.99
- Package - BG$49.99
