Comparison

Learn with Forward Chess vs chordmap

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
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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

chordmap

Features
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chord map chord progression

Screenshots

Learn with Forward Chess4 screens
chordmap1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: chordmap at none against Learn with Forward Chess's 10. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Learn with Forward Chess sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. chordmap asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Learn with Forward Chess versus chordmap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn with Forward Chesschordmap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (340 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings340 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB27 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperForward Chess, LLCKanokwan Khantiko

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

chordmap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Learn with Forward Chess

One-time10
  • True Lies in ChessFree
  • The Power of Pawns$12.99
  • My System$13.99
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  • The World's Most Instructive Amateur Game Book$14.99
  • 100 Endgames You Must Know$17.99
  • Chess Tactics from Scratch$19.99
  • Pump Up Your Rating$23.99
  • Chess Structures - A Grandmaster Guide$23.99
  • The Woodpecker Method$23.99
  • Don't Study Openings w/o this Book$25.99
None

chordmap

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 chordmap free?
chordmap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Learn with Forward Chess or chordmap have ads?
Neither Learn with Forward Chess nor chordmap shows ads.

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