Solitaire Whizz vs Chess Coach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solitaire Whizz
This comprehensive card game collection offers 40 different solitaire variations in a single app. Enjoy classic and challenging games with high-quality graphics, helpful hints, and auto-completion features. No additional purchases are required to access all content.
- 40 solitaire game variations
- High-quality retina graphics
- Turn tips and auto-complete
- Scrolling and zooming
- Sound effects and animation
- No hidden extra purchases
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48 GAMES IN ONE! A comprehensive solitaire collection for iPad: 48 addictive solitaire/patience card games in one a single app. For ONE single purchase, get ALL games, including Free Cell (Windows solitaire), Klondike (classic solitaire), Pyramid 13, Poker Solitaire, Yukon, Spider, Golf, Russian Solitaire and a host of other games. Features include: - Full on-screen instructions for all games - Intelligent 'move suggestion' guide with undo - Gameplay customisation (tap/drag mode, colour preferences, background music/sound effects...) Full list of games currently included: Foundation Builders: - Agnes, Baker’s Dozen, Baker’s Game (2 variants), Free Cell, Free Cell Strict, Hard Cell, Klondike, King's Secrets, Klondike Double, Miss Milligan, Napoleon at St Helena, Seahaven Towers, Simple Simon, Sir Tommy and Tommy Five. Foundation Calculators: - Calculation (2 variants), Canfield and Duchess. Layout Builders: - Accordion, Fan, Flower Garden, La Belle Lucie, Russian Solitaire, Scorpion, Spider, Spiderette, Whitehead and Yukon. Matchers & Pairers: - Apophis, Fourteens, Golf, Monte Carlo (2 variants), Pyramid 13, Ra’s Chamber (2 variants) and Three Peaks. Calculators: - Nestor, Odd & Even, Osmosis, Peek, Poker Solitaire (2 variants) and Windmill. Castle Games: - Beleaguered Castle and Streets & Alleys. For beginners, the popular games Klondike, FreeCell and Pyramid 13 are recommended. For a quick, easy games, try Fourteens. Spider and Spiderette provide more of a challenge for advanced players. As ever, additional games are planned for future updates! General gameplay: In general, games are played by dragging cards from one pile to another. Depending on your preference, you can also choose to tap the source card followed by its destination (either an empty pile or an existing pile or sequence of cards). In various games, the goal is to gradually build cards on to 'foundation' piles, typically in ascending order with one foundation per suit. Typically, a game will also include a 'tableau' of piles used to organise the cards before they are played on to the foundations. In a few games, the goal is to discard pairs of cards according to a particular rule. To see specific details of the rules and aim of a given game, on-screen instructions are provided: simply press the '?' button to the right of the screen. In most games, you can also press the 'Hint' (light bulb) button to get a turn suggestion at any point during play. Redeals Some games allow 'redeals'. If available, the redeal icon in the top right of the screen will be available. Depending on the game, a redeal will typically of re-shuffling and re-dealing the 'stock' of cards, or dealing extra cards on to the tableau. Please consult the rules for the individual game in question for more details of the availability and function of redeals. Support & Feedback For further information about Solitaire Whizz, or to report a potential problem, please got to https://neilcoffey.github.io/solitaire-whizz-info/
Chess Coach
Enhance your chess skills with instant move analysis and clear explanations. Learn tactics, openings, and endgames through structured lessons and practice with unlimited puzzles. Play offline and review every game for improvement.
- Instant move grading
- Free hints with explanations
- Structured chess lessons
- Opening trainer
- Tactics puzzles
- Full game review
- Board scanning
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Learning chess? Start here. ChessCoach is built for players who want to actually get better — not just play. Every move you make is graded instantly by Stockfish, a real chess engine, so you know right away whether it was good, and a free hint explains why in plain English. No jargon, no guessing. LEARN, DON'T JUST PLAY New to chess or stuck at the same level? Structured lessons walk you through tactics patterns, endgame basics, and the ideas behind common openings — the "why," not just the "what." IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK ON EVERY MOVE Play a move and instantly see how it graded: brilliant, good, inaccuracy, mistake, or blunder. No more finishing a game and wondering where it went wrong — you find out the moment it happens. FREE HINTS, EVERY TURN Stuck on what to play? Get the engine's best move and a one-line explanation of why — completely free, no daily limit, no paywall. It's like having a coach look over your shoulder. PLAY OFFLINE, ANYTIME The engine, hints, move grading, puzzles, and lessons all run right on your device — no internet connection needed for any of that. Practice on a plane, on the subway, anywhere. (Board scanning and the Pro written coach do need a connection.) MASTER YOUR OPENINGS Learn opening names live as you play, then build a real repertoire with the Opening Trainer — understand the plans behind the moves you've been copying. SHARPEN YOUR TACTICS WITH PUZZLES Solve curated puzzles pulled from real games, drill checkmates, and race the clock in Puzzle Rush — free, with no daily cap. SCAN ANY BOARD, ANYWHERE Photograph a physical chessboard mid-game and pick up play instantly — no manual setup, no re-entering every piece. REVIEW EVERY GAME After each game, get a full move-by-move breakdown: your blunders, your brilliancies, and exactly where the game turned. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT Most "AI chess coach" apps are chatbots that guess at good moves. ChessCoach is built on Stockfish, a real chess engine that calculates millions of positions per second — every hint and grade comes straight from what the engine actually found, running on your device. No hallucinated analysis. FEATURES • Instant move grading, every move — free, works offline • Free best-move hints with a plain-English "why," every turn, no daily limit • Structured lessons: tactics, endgames, and opening ideas for beginners through intermediates • Opening Trainer and live opening names as you play • Puzzle Rush and curated tactics/checkmate puzzles, no daily cap • Full post-game move review with blunder detection • Photograph any physical board and play from it instantly • Adjustable engine strength — play from beginner to grandmaster level • Clean, distraction-free board with light and dark themes ChessCoach Pro adds a written coach on top of the free engine grading — unlimited chat, board scanning, and puzzle packs — for players who want to go even deeper into why they're winning or losing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Chess Coach at Free against Solitaire Whizz's $2.99. Chess Coach also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Solitaire Whizz's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (4.1 vs 3.7). 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
Chess Coach is free to download; Solitaire Whizz costs $2.99 up front. Chess Coach sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Solitaire Whizz asks for nothing beyond the download.
Solitaire Whizz holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively.
Solitaire Whizz ships an update every 3 months, Chess Coach weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solitaire Whizz | Chess Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (10 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neil Coffey | CORDOC LLC |
Customer experience
Solitaire Whizz
Chess Coach
In-app purchases
Solitaire Whizz
No in-app purchases
Chess Coach
- ChessCoach Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
- ChessCoach Pro Monthly$8.001 Month
- ChessCoach Pro Annual$59.001 Year
- Review Plan$9.99
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