Comparison

Next Chess Move vs Scrabble Vérif'

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

Head to head
About

Next Chess Move

This application provides a powerful chess move calculator utilizing advanced engines like Stockfish 17.1 directly on your device. It also offers free access to numerous other engines running on remote hardware, with an optional upgrade for enhanced calculation strength and access to powerful servers and GPUs.

Highlights
  • On-device Stockfish 17.1
  • Free remote engine access
  • Large selection of chess engines
  • Optional Pro upgrade
  • Access to powerful cloud hardware
  • GPU acceleration for LcZero
Features
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NCM is a powerful chess calculator that runs Stockfish 19 directly on your device. The app also includes free access to a growing list of engines running on NCM's remote single core CPU hardware: • Stockfish latest official releases and development builds • Lc0 (all official networks and several contrib networks) • Akimbo • Alexandria • Altair • Arasan • Astra • asmFish • Avalanche • Berserk • Black Marlin • Booot • Caissa • Cinder • Cfish • Clover • Coda • Combusken • CorChess • Counter • Defenchess • Demolito • Devre • Ethereal • Fire • Frozenight • GNU Chess • Halogen • Hobbes • Horsie • Igel • Integral • Koivisto • Laser • Lc0 • Mantissa • Marvin • Minic • Motor • Nalwald • Nemorino • Obsidian • OpenTal • Patricia • Pawn • Pawnocchio • Peacekeeper • PlentyChess • Quanticade • Raphael • Reckless • Rice • RubiChess • Seer • ShashChess • Smallbrain • Starzix • Stash • Stockfish • Stormphrax • Sunfish • Tarnished • Titan • Triumviratus • Tucano • Vajolet2 • Velvet • Viridithas • Wasp • Weiss • Winter • Xiphos • Zahak The optional NCM Pro in-app purchase provides one year access to powerful hardware and features that significantly enhance the strength of calculations: • Ryzen 7950X 16 CPU-core servers • RTX 2080 GPUs for LcZero • 6-man syzygy tablebases on SSD drives

About

Scrabble Vérif'

Features
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Scrabble Vérif' is the ultimate game assistant for Scrabble enthusiasts. INSTANT WORD CHECK Enter any word to find out whether it is valid in the selected official dictionary, along with its point value. WORD FINDER Enter your rack letters to get the full list of playable words. Specify an anchor letter (a tile already on the board) and a target word length to filter the results precisely. 5 OFFICIAL DICTIONARIES • French: ODS • English: OWL • Spanish: FILE and FISE (CH, LL, RR digraphs included) • German: official list (ä, ö, ü included) Interface available in French, English, German and Spanish.

Screenshots

Next Chess Move4 screens
Scrabble Vérif'4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scrabble Vérif' at none against Next Chess Move's 1. Scrabble Vérif' also leads on price ($1.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 17.0). Next Chess Move's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and chart position (#40 vs unranked). On 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

Next Chess Move costs $2.99 and Scrabble Vérif' $1.99 up front. Next Chess Move sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scrabble Vérif' asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Next Chess Move ships an update monthly, Scrabble Vérif' every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Next Chess Move versus Scrabble Vérif': the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNext Chess MoveScrabble Vérif'
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.5 (133 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings133 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#40 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNext Chess Move LLCNicolas GAILLET

Bugs and requests

Next Chess Move

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Critical bugs that break the game (e.g., same color pieces moving consecutively)
  • App doesn't turn on
  • Update has challenges
  • Cannot play anything
  • LC0 version 0.30 with Networks Family T81 causes 'engine disconnected' error
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  • App is pretty buggy
  • App decides to delete a piece randomly
  • Subscription is gone after payment
  • No option to restore purchase
  • Every move suggested is a blunder
  • Error response most of the time
  • App crushes when copying or pasting PGN
  • Illegal move issues with PGN/FEN
  • Castling not handled correctly in PGN
  • Algorithm inconsistency (doesn't play the same move for the exact same play)
  • Login doesn't work for extra servers
  • UI could be better
  • Cannot find an option to delete saved games

Requested features

34 requests
  • Fix critical bugs
  • Update UI
  • Release a proper update
  • Maintain the app properly
  • Update to current stockfish 17
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  • Add self-play mode with different engines
  • Add Komodo latest version
  • Fix LC0 issues with T81 network family
  • Show a few candidate options
  • Add feature to use screenshot/photo of board
  • Add arrow or directional lines for best move
  • Make it more didactic
  • Add premium features for paid users
  • Add option to play engine vs engine
  • Add some themes
  • Add analysis arrows
  • Copy full PGN when playing engine vs engine
  • Add database for openings for free
  • Add iPad version
  • Allow landscape format on iPad
  • Increase analysis time beyond 30 seconds
  • Add option to switch turns after calculating a move
  • Improve ergonomics
  • Name boards and show names
  • Add instructions on how to use
  • Option to delete saved games
  • Improve UI
  • Handle illegal moves and castling correctly in PGN/FEN
  • Allow castling
  • Add feedback and suggestions
  • Cut and paste FEN
  • Automatic play of calculated move
  • Print positions after moves or games
  • Flip board only for current board

Scrabble Vérif'

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Next Chess Move

One-time1
  • NCM Pro$18.99
None

Scrabble Vérif'

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Next Chess Move free?
Next Chess Move costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Scrabble Vérif' free?
Scrabble Vérif' costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Next Chess Move or Scrabble Vérif' have ads?
Neither Next Chess Move nor Scrabble Vérif' shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Next Chess Move or Scrabble Vérif'?
Next Chess Move ships an update monthly, and Scrabble Vérif' every 4 months. Most recently, Next Chess Move was updated on October 23, 2026 and Scrabble Vérif' on October 24, 2026.

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