Learning vs Chessbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
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.
- 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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Chessbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Learning asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Learning | Chessbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (2.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 82.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2.1K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Fraser | Chessbook |
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
Learning
No in-app purchases
Chessbook
- Chessbook Pro - Monthly$7.991 Month
- Chessbook Pro - Annual$79.991 Year








