Comparison

Learning vs Chessbook

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

Head to head
About

Learning

This app teaches young children colors, numbers, and animal sounds through interactive images. Children can tap on visuals to hear words spoken aloud, providing hours of engaging educational fun. It features a distinct Scottish accent for narration.

Highlights
  • Teaches colors, numbers, and animal sounds
  • Interactive image tapping
  • Spoken words and sounds
  • Engaging for children
  • Scottish accent narration
  • Regular updates
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Teach your kids colours, numbers and animal sounds with this fun app. Tap the different images and the words are spoken to you. Kids love playing with this app for hours and repeating the different sounds! Priceless educational value! All done in a fine Scottish accent also! Constantly updating with new features.

About

Chessbook

Build a personalized chess opening repertoire with spaced repetition training. Identify weaknesses, learn optimal moves based on master game data, and avoid obscure lines. Review your online games for mistakes and master middlegame plans.

Highlights
  • Custom opening repertoire creation
  • Spaced repetition training
  • Automatic gap identification
  • Avoid obscure moves
  • Handle transpositions
  • Review online game mistakes
  • Learn middlegame plans
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Chessbook is the fastest way to build a bulletproof opening repertoire. Key features: • Create a custom repertoire • Train with spaced repetition • Find gaps automatically • Avoid obscure moves • Handle transpositions • Find mistakes in your online games • Fast & modern interface “A fun and simple way to build an opening repertoire based on probabilities of most likely lines. You will actually learn the moves that will happen on the board!” —Grandmaster Eugene Perelshteyn FIND THE GAPS IN YOUR REPERTOIRE BEFORE YOUR OPPONENTS DO Chessbook calculates your coverage per opening so you always know what to work on. PICK THE BEST MOVES TO MAXIMIZE YOUR WIN-RATE Weigh up your options by looking at stats from master games, engine evaluation and results at your level. ONLY SPEND TIME ON THE MOVES YOU'LL ACTUALLY SEE Most books and courses are written by masters for masters. Chessbook lets you avoid obscure grandmaster lines and focus your effort on the moves that are common at your level. TARGETED PRACTICE MEANS YOU'LL NEVER FORGET A MOVE Chessbook uses spaced repetition, a scientifically proven technique to memorize openings quickly and thoroughly. COLLECT ALL YOUR OPENINGS IN ONE PLACE Nobody gets their whole repertoire from a single course or book. Chessbook lets you combine openings from multiple sources to create a custom repertoire just for you. REVIEW YOUR ONLINE GAMES FOR OPENING MISTAKES Get instant feedback on how well you're sticking to your repertoire. Chessbook supports both Lichess and Chess.com LEARN MIDDLEGAME PLANS FOR ANY OPENING See how top players handle the positions that result from the openings you play. CHESSBOOK PRO Chessbook Pro gives you the ability to add unlimited moves to your repertoire! Free users can add 400 moves. Terms of Use: https://chessbook.com/terms-and-conditions.html Privacy Policy: https://chessbook.com/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Learning4 screens
Chessbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Learning at none against Chessbook's 2. Learning also leads on iOS requirement (6.1 vs 15.0). Chessbook's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 1) and device support. On price and rating 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. Chessbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Learning asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Learning against 4.9 for Chessbook. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chessbook has 2.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Learning versus Chessbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearningChessbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (2.1K ratings)
Positive reviews—82.6% of reviews
Number of ratings12.1K — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew FraserChessbook

Bugs and requests

Learning

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Chessbook

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not working on iPad
  • Login issues on iPhone
  • Inability to delete move sequences

Requested features

4 requests
  • Pause after completing move sequences
  • Clearer instructions for beginners
  • Customizable notification settings
  • Option to input and practice specific positions

In-app purchases

None

Learning

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Chessbook

Subscriptions2
  • Chessbook Pro - Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Chessbook Pro - Annual$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Learning free?
Learning is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chessbook free?
Chessbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Learning or Chessbook?
Learning is rated higher. Learning averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Chessbook averages 4.9 from 2.1K ratings.

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