Chess Tiger Pro vs Pinek
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Tiger Pro
Master chess with interactive lessons and Grandmaster-level move suggestions. Learn rules effortlessly, play real games, and analyze your performance with detailed feedback. Suitable for beginners and experts alike, this ad-free app helps you improve your game at your own pace.
- Ad-free learning experience
- Introductory chess lessons for beginners
- Grandmaster-level move suggestions
- Game analysis with move feedback
- Strong chess engine for experts
- Supports PGN import and game saving
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Beginner or advanced, become a chess master, without ever being disturbed by ads. Do you want to master the most prestigious, the classiest game ever, while having fun? It's EASY! For starters, there are no ads to distract you. There's no account to create, and you don't even need to be connected to the Internet. So, how does it work? If you are a beginner, let yourself be guided by the introductory lessons included. The lessons are SHORT and EASY. Right from the start, you begin playing by moving pieces, and you learn the rules of the game while having fun. The first 40 lessons are free. Once you know the rules, you start playing real games! The coach shows you the moves a Grandmaster would pick. Not just one move, but THE 4 BEST MOVES. Sounds too simple? But think about it... How did you learn to speak as a child? Did you take grammar and spelling lessons? Of course not. You listened to the adults talk and then you went for it! Because that's how you learn! This app allows you to do just that, AND IT WORKS! From the very first games, you start learning effortlessly. You immediately enjoy playing, and after a while you notice that the right moves come to mind naturally, as if they were obvious. Gradually, you deactivate the suggestions and play by yourself. At the end of each game, the coach shows you the good and bad moves you've made. You can better understand what happened, and you can even try out other moves to improve. If this sounds unbelievable, you should read the user reviews for our app. It has one of the highest satisfaction ratings on the App Store, in all countries. FOR BEGINNERS, THIS APP... • contains introductory chess lessons that are suitable even for children. The first 40 are free. • shows you all the possible moves of a piece when you touch it. • explains why certain moves are forbidden. • can suggest 4 to 6 excellent moves at any one time. The green button lets you show or hide these suggestions. • can tell you when you can mate your opponent, so you can look for the winning move by yourself. • can warn you when your opponent is about to play a dangerous move. • provides 50 trainer levels of increasing difficulty. • analyzes your games and shows you how to improve. FOR EXPERTS: • Both USCF and FIDE rating scales are supported. • Chess Tiger Pro has one of the strongest chess engines for mobile devices (3040 USCF Elo). • On current devices, as incredible as it sounds, it plays at the world champion level. • You can set up any position. • You can save your games and replay them later. • You can exchange games with your friends very easily by email. • You can import game collections in PGN format. • The chess engine displays its thinking, up to 20 moves ahead. • You can analyze a game by replaying it. Chess Tiger Pro indicates bad moves by coloring them red. The 4 best moves in each position are shown in green. • Chess Tiger Pro supports variations: you can test other moves and then return to your original game. OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE: • The coach can comment on the game as you play (optional). • When the game is over, the coach can analyze it and show you how to improve. • 19 beautiful visual themes are included, which you can customize. • 10 styles of chess pieces are available. • You can choose from 20 chessboard styles (marble, blue marble, wood, metal, stone, …). • A collection of over 10,000 famous games by the greatest players of all time is included. For example, the entire career of Magnus Carlsen, since 2001, is available. • 4 playing styles are included, from «cautious» to «suicidal», which you can combine with all available levels. • Includes an opening book of more than one million moves. • Many customization options are available (graphics, sounds, engine output…). • ...and much more... privacy policy: http://www.chesstiger.com/iphone/About_privacy_en.html terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Pinek
Experience the classic card game of runs and sets on your mobile device. Play solo against an adaptive AI, challenge friends on a local network, or compete in team matches. Enjoy a customizable and addictive card game experience.
- Solo play against adaptive AI
- Local network multiplayer
- 2-player and 4-player team modes
- Interactive tutorial
- Detailed statistics
- 12 language support
- Customizable cards and table
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PINEK, the great card game of runs and sets, lands on your phone — elegant, clever and addictive. Build runs and sets, lay your cards at the perfect moment and beat your opponents to the finish, all in the cozy atmosphere of a real card table — with real cards and the famous "pinek". ▶ PLAY SOLO Take on Aram, an AI with many faces. Four difficulty levels (Easy, Normal, Expert, Master) and an automatic mode that adapts to your results. ▶ PLAY ON LOCAL NETWORK Gather family and friends around the same table, even without internet! One player hosts, the others see the game appear automatically and join in one tap — over Wi-Fi, a personal hotspot or Bluetooth. Multiple devices can play together on the same network. ▶ TOURNAMENT MODE Face a series of named opponents in a knockout tournament (3 or 5 rounds), with a bit of story at every step — all the way to the champion title. ▶ TWO FORMATS • 2 players head-to-head • 4 players in teams (2 vs 2) ▶ FOR EVERYONE • Interactive tutorial to learn as you play • Detailed statistics • Available in 12 languages • Customizable cards and table PINEK is completely free. Enjoy the game!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pinek at Free against Chess Tiger Pro's $9.99. Pinek also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Chess Tiger Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (24K vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Pinek is free to download; Chess Tiger Pro costs $9.99 up front. Chess Tiger Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pinek asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Chess Tiger Pro against 5.0 for Pinek. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess Tiger Pro has 24K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Chess Tiger Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pinek's.
Chess Tiger Pro ships an update fortnightly, Pinek weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess Tiger Pro | Pinek |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (24K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #188 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christophe Théron | Alexandre Azad Kaprielian |
Customer experience
Chess Tiger Pro
Pinek
Bugs and requests
Chess Tiger Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inconsistencies in the 'Analyze My Game' feature
- Occasional crashes or freezes, especially on older devices
- Issues with the app not remembering purchased upgrades
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to export games in PGN format
- Improve the 'Analyze My Game' feature to provide more detailed explanations
- Incorporate more openings and endgame training
- Allow customizing the computer's playing style beyond just difficulty level
Pinek
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chess Tiger Pro
- Learn chess$4.99
Pinek
No in-app purchases
Questions
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