Comparison

Next Chess Move vs Pick11 Draft

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

Pick11 Draft

Features
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Pick11 – Weekly Fantasy Football Pick your dream team every week. Compete against friends and players worldwide. Show the world you know football. How It Works Each week, you pick 11 players from the top European leagues. Your team earns points based on real-world performances — goals, assists, clean sheets, and more. The better your players perform on the pitch, the higher you climb the leaderboard. Top 5 Leagues. One App. Pick players from the Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, Serie A, and Ligue 1. With hundreds of players available every matchday, the perfect lineup is always within reach — if you know your football. Features Weekly draft: fresh competition every matchday Starting XI + bench management Captain boost: double the points for your star player Live leaderboards — private & global Compete in private leagues with friends Detailed player stats and performance scores Available in English, German, Spanish, French & Italian Premium Unlock exclusive features with Pick11 Premium: advanced stats, early squad access, and more tools to outsmart the competition. Whether you're a seasoned fantasy manager or picking your first team — Pick11 is fast, fun, and built for football fans. Download free. Play every week. Prove you know football. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Next Chess Move4 screens
Pick11 Draft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pick11 Draft at Free against Next Chess Move's $2.99. Pick11 Draft also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). Next Chess Move's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#71 vs unranked). On in-app purchases, 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

Pick11 Draft is free to download; Next Chess Move costs $2.99 up front. Next Chess Move sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pick11 Draft sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Next Chess Move ships an update monthly, Pick11 Draft every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Next Chess Move versus Pick11 Draft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNext Chess MovePick11 Draft
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (134 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings134 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#71 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB32 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNext Chess Move LLCuR Gaming UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

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

Pick11 Draft

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Next Chess Move

One-time1
  • NCM Pro$18.99
2 purchases

Pick11 Draft

Subscriptions2
  • Pick11 PRO$1.991 Month
  • Pick11 PRO$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Next Chess Move free?
Next Chess Move costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Pick11 Draft free?
Pick11 Draft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Next Chess Move or Pick11 Draft have ads?
Pick11 Draft shows ads; Next Chess Move does not.
Which is updated more often, Next Chess Move or Pick11 Draft?
Next Chess Move ships an update monthly, and Pick11 Draft every 2 days. Most recently, Next Chess Move was updated on November 10, 2026 and Pick11 Draft on November 9, 2026.

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