Comparison

Chess Score Pad vs White Pawn

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

Head to head
About

Chess Score Pad

This app provides a modern, distraction-free electronic scoresheet for over-the-board chess tournament play. Record moves effortlessly, review positions, and export games in PGN or PDF formats for post-game analysis. Designed by a tournament player, it streamlines the scoring process so you can focus on the game.

Highlights
  • Effortless move recording (tap or drag)
  • Automatic game saving
  • Easy move correction
  • Step-through and slider game review
  • PGN export for analysis
  • PDF scoresheet export with diagram
  • Optional legal-move and time tracking
Features
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Chess Score Pad A modern electronic scoresheet designed for over-the-board tournament play. Record moves effortlessly and export PGN for post-game analysis. Chess Score Pad replaces paper scoresheets with a clean, distraction-free way to record your games move by move — so you can focus on playing, not writing. Designed by a tournament player with hundreds of USCF-rated games, Chess Score Pad is built for over-the-board chess and post-game review. Record games naturally • Enter moves by tapping or dragging pieces • No coordinates to write, no notation to translate • All moves are saved automatically — no “Save” button required • Easy move correction if a mistake happens Review positions and games • Step through moves one at a time • Scrub through the game with a live position slider • On iPad, view the board and notation side by side • Quickly return to critical positions after the game Export and share • Export games as PGN for analysis in your chess database • Share via AirDrop, Mail, Messages, Files, Notes, Clipboard, and compatible chess apps • Export a professional PDF scoresheet with a position diagram Built for tournament play • Start recording immediately — game details are optional • “Next Game of Event” copies event info and increments the round • Automatically place your pieces at the bottom of the board • Optional legal-move and position checking • Optional move-time tracking Flexible notation • Long or short algebraic notation • Figurine or standard notation Important note Chess Score Pad is an electronic scoresheet and does not provide analysis or engine assistance. Chess Score Pad is not currently certified for tournament use. It may be permitted at the discretion of the tournament director. More screenshots and documentation are available at the Support URL.

About

White Pawn

Enhance your chess experience by connecting a physical chessboard to your device. Analyze games with a powerful engine, play against others online or offline, and solve engaging puzzles. Share your best moves as animated GIFs.

Highlights
  • Connect physical chessboards
  • Game analysis with engine
  • Online and offline play
  • Chess puzzles
  • Export games as GIF
  • Standalone chess clock
Features
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Want to take your chess game to the next level? WhitePawn is the ultimate chess app for players of all levels. Connect your chessboard with a USB or Bluetooth connection and play with friends online or offline. WhitePawn also allows you to analyze games with a powerful engine and play fun puzzles. # Physical chessboard Connect your physical chess set to the app and get the ultimate chess experience. WhitePawn can be played on both touchscreen or physical devices, has an inbuilt move announcement function and can display moves on connected chess hardware too. # Analyse Games With the WhitePawn app, you'll never have to annotate or analyse your games with a computer anymore! Get all the benefits of engine analysis, but on your device. Analyse your game, find out where you went wrong, find out how to improve. # Play Online Whether you're a pawn or a king, WhitePawn's here to make your day better. Play chess across the world - on WhitePawn Online or Lichess, with friends, or strangers! Connect with the world of chess. # Play Offline Use the app completely offline, play games which are automatically stored then export them as PGN for your favorite chess analysis software or directly export it to lichess. # Chess Puzzles Play handcrafted chess puzzles and bring your position understanding to the next level. Missing some puzzles, create your own puzzles and import them to the App. # Share Games Had a stunning game? Want to share that game with your friends? Edit and export your game as GIF-Animation and share it with everyone! # Standalone Chess Clock Use the app as a normal chess clock for offline games on electronic and non-electronic chess boards. # Supported external hardware DGT Pegasus Millennium eONE Millennium Supreme Tournament 55 Millennium Exclusiv Millennium Performance Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Chess Score Pad3 screens
White Pawn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: White Pawn at Free against Chess Score Pad's $9.99. White Pawn also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). Chess Score Pad's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

White Pawn is free to download; Chess Score Pad costs $9.99 up front. White Pawn sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Chess Score Pad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chess Score Pad holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess Score Pad has 179 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 65% and 65% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess Score Pad ships an update every 5 months, White Pawn every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Chess Score Pad versus White Pawn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess Score PadWhite Pawn
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (179 ratings) — better4.1 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews64.9% of reviews65.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings179 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB271 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCalcFxC, LLCKhadim Fall

Customer experience

Chess Score Pad

All ratings178 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral5.1%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive64.9%
Neutral13.5%
Negative21.6%

White Pawn

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative34.6%

Bugs and requests

Chess Score Pad

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Board not accessible to voiceover users
  • Contact option on website is broken
  • Screen controls are flaky, requiring repeated attempts
  • Cost me a tournament game due to flaky controls
  • Cannot use 'Save to Files' in iPad if the result is draw (1/2)
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  • Shows own pieces checking own King
  • Does not show when checking opponent's King
  • App is 32bit and may not work in the future

Requested features

16 requests
  • Make board accessible to voiceover users or allow notation entry
  • Ability to enter ??, !!, !? and ?! notations
  • Cloud support (iCloud/Dropbox)
  • Option to load a game
  • Built-in player list
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  • Export multiple games at once
  • Different board colors or lighter dark green squares
  • Ability to save games in .pgn format automatically
  • Get app approved for USCF tournaments
  • iCloud capabilities for syncing games
  • Enhanced time controls for correspondence matches
  • Feature to make notes and annotate games
  • Review or journal mode for inputting variations and annotations
  • Standard algebraic notation
  • More tags for app store search (e.g., PGN)
  • Move notations with time

White Pawn

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Chess Score Pad

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

White Pawn

One-time6
  • 0.99€ Donation$0.99
  • Donation 2.99€$2.99
  • 4.99€ Donation$4.99
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  • 9.99€ Donation$9.99
  • 19.99€ Donation$19.99
  • 49.99€ Donation$49.99

Questions

Is Chess Score Pad free?
Chess Score Pad costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is White Pawn free?
White Pawn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chess Score Pad or White Pawn?
Chess Score Pad is rated higher. Chess Score Pad averages 4.6 out of 5 from 179 ratings, while White Pawn averages 4.1 from 11 ratings.
Do Chess Score Pad or White Pawn have ads?
Neither Chess Score Pad nor White Pawn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess Score Pad or White Pawn?
Chess Score Pad ships an update every 5 months, and White Pawn every 2 days. Most recently, Chess Score Pad was updated on October 24, 2026 and White Pawn on October 25, 2026.

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