Comparison

Learn with Forward Chess vs نقوش المعرفة

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

Head to head
About

Learn with Forward Chess

This app is an interactive reader for chess books, allowing users to play through chess lines directly within the book. It offers a vast in-app store with over 100 chess eBooks and a growing collection of opening theory periodicals via subscription.

Highlights
  • Interactive chess book reader
  • Play through chess lines
  • In-app chess eBook store
  • Subscription for opening theory
  • Tactics training
Features
Currently charting
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Forward Chess is an Interactive reader of chess books. Play through the lines in the book, or try your own, it's like having a chess board and a chess book in the palm of your hand. Forward Chess includes the ability to purchase over 100 chess eBooks through our In-App Store. Check it out. Our collection is growing weekly! Forward Chess also contains the following subscription options - ChessPublishing's monthly periodical for the latest in opening theory - We offer a choice of 4 different auto-renewing subscriptions - 1 Section for 1 Year @ $19.99 USD - 3 Sections for 1 Year @ $39.99 USD - 6 Sections for 1 Year @ $69.99 USD - 12 Sections for 1 Year @ $99.99 USD - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period - Links to Your Privacy Policy and Terms of Use - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. Forward Chess takes your privacy seriously See our privacy policy here: https://forwardchess.com/privacy-policy and term of use here: https://forwardchess.com/terms-of-service

About

نقوش المعرفة

This app serves as a comprehensive stationery store for students, offering all necessary academic and school supplies. It aims to be a one-stop shop for educational materials.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive stationery selection
  • All academic needs
  • School supplies
  • One-stop shop for students
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قرطاسيه نقوش المعرفه هي مكتبه لكل احتياجات الطالب العلميه والمدرسيه

Screenshots

Learn with Forward Chess4 screens
نقوش المعرفة4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: نقوش المعرفة at none against Learn with Forward Chess's 72. نقوش المعرفة also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). Learn with Forward Chess's advantage is ratings volume (340 vs 3) and chart position (#196 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Learn with Forward Chess sells 70 one-off in-app purchases. نقوش المعرفة asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

نقوش المعرفة holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn with Forward Chess has 340 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Learn with Forward Chess's written reviews are positive against 100% of نقوش المعرفة's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn with Forward Chess ships an update fortnightly, نقوش المعرفة every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Learn with Forward Chess versus نقوش المعرفة: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn with Forward Chessنقوش المعرفة
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (340 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings340 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#196 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperForward Chess, LLChesham tatawy

Customer experience

Learn with Forward Chess

All ratings334 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews123 reviews
Positive74.8%
Neutral9.8%
Negative15.4%

نقوش المعرفة

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Learn with Forward Chess

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login issues when changing devices
  • Books not properly filing into libraries
  • App crashing when trying to add books to libraries
  • Losing current position when switching between full screen and normal view
  • Inconsistent behavior when navigating through a book

Requested features

7 requests
  • Allow users to upload their own book PDFs
  • Implement spaced repetition learning program within books
  • Improve search and filtering options in the book store
  • Add more language support beyond English books
  • Provide better syncing of purchases across devices
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  • Improve text formatting and readability
  • Implement highlighting, bookmarking, and note-taking features

نقوش المعرفة

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

70 purchases

Learn with Forward Chess

One-time70
  • True Lies in ChessFree
  • CHESS INSIGHT 01/2026$2.99
  • Simple Attacking Plans$9.99
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  • Simple Chess$10.99
  • The Power of Pawns$12.99
  • My System: FastTrack Edition$12.99
  • Play the Mackenzie!$12.99
  • 1001 Ways to Checkmate$12.99
  • My System$13.99
  • The World's Most Instructive Amateur Game Book$14.99
  • Openings for Amateurs$14.99
  • Modern Chess Strategy$14.99
  • Techniques of Positional Play: 45 Practical Methods$15.99
  • American Dream$16.99
  • Zurich Chess Tournament, 1953$16.99
  • Chess Endgame Calculation 1$16.99
  • Chess Strategy for Club Players$16.99
  • 100 Endgames You Must Know$17.99
  • Capablanca the Great Minimalist 1$17.99
  • Attacking Chess for Club Players$17.99
  • Openings for Amateurs - Vol. 3$17.99
  • Capablancas Best Chess Endings$17.99
  • The Most Instructive Games$17.99
  • Improve Your Chess Pattern Recognition$17.99
  • Steps to Giant Improvement$19.99
  • Perpetual Chess Improvement$19.99
  • Playing 1.e4 e5 - A Classical Repertoire$19.99
  • Amateur to IM$19.99
  • The Complete Manual of Positional Chess$19.99
  • Chess Tactics from Scratch$19.99
  • COR: The London System$19.99
  • Attacking the English/Reti$19.99
  • COR: Accelerated Dragon$19.99
  • Mastering Chess Exchanges$19.99
  • Study on Your Own Workbook 3$19.99
  • OR: Strategic Play with 1 e4$19.99
  • Playing 1.d4 d5$19.99
  • Reimagining 1.e4$19.99
  • Beating the QG – Indian Style!$19.99
  • Endgame Studies You Must Know$19.99
  • Pawn Endgames$19.99
  • 100 Tactical Patterns$19.99
  • 100 Tactical Patterns Workbook$19.99
  • Drill Your Chess Strategy!$19.99
  • Thinking Inside the Box - Grandmaster Preparation$19.99
  • Chess Imbalances - a GM Guide$21.99
  • The Modernized Colle-Zukertort$21.99
  • Ding Liren's Best Games$22.99
  • Winning Chess Middlegames 2$22.99
  • Dream Moves$22.99
  • Rock Solid Chess: Volume 3$22.99
  • Positional Decision Making in Chess$23.99
  • Pump Up Your Rating$23.99
  • Chess Structures - A Grandmaster Guide$23.99
  • The Woodpecker Method$23.99
  • Mastering Chess Defence$23.99
  • Associative Thinking$23.99
  • The Philosopher&the Housewife$23.99
  • The Real Paul Morphy$23.99
  • 50 Mistakes You Should Know$23.99
  • The Woodpecker Method 2$23.99
  • Chess Informant 158$24.99
  • A Killer Guide to Attacking Chess$25.99
  • School of Future Champions 1$25.99
  • Chess Informant 161$26.99
  • Vasily Smyslov: Volume II$27.99
  • Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual$27.99
  • Akiba Rubinstein (UCC Series)$29.99
  • Pushing Horizons$29.99
  • OR for Black after 1...e6$29.99
None

نقوش المعرفة

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Learn with Forward Chess free?
Learn with Forward Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is نقوش المعرفة free?
نقوش المعرفة is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Learn with Forward Chess or نقوش المعرفة?
نقوش المعرفة is rated higher. Learn with Forward Chess averages 4.8 out of 5 from 340 ratings, while نقوش المعرفة averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Learn with Forward Chess or نقوش المعرفة have ads?
Neither Learn with Forward Chess nor نقوش المعرفة shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn with Forward Chess or نقوش المعرفة?
Learn with Forward Chess ships an update fortnightly, and نقوش المعرفة every 2 weeks. Most recently, Learn with Forward Chess was updated on October 24, 2026 and نقوش المعرفة on October 24, 2026.

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