# Noctie Chess Trainer vs ChessRobot

The clearest difference is update cadence: ChessRobot at every 2 days against Noctie Chess Trainer's every 3 weeks. ChessRobot also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 74%). Noctie Chess Trainer's advantage is ratings volume (630 vs 10). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Noctie Chess Trainer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $13.90 per month and ChessRobot sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Noctie Chess Trainer against 4.8 for ChessRobot. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Noctie Chess Trainer has 630 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Noctie Chess Trainer's written reviews are positive against 83% of ChessRobot's.

Noctie Chess Trainer ships an update every 3 weeks, ChessRobot every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Noctie Chess Trainer | ChessRobot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (630 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/noctie-chess-trainer/id6444289077/reviews) | **[4.8 (10 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chessrobot/id6499443763/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **630** | 10 |
| Positive reviews | 74.4% of reviews | **83.3% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Every 2 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Size | 42 MB | 145 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | **14.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Noctie AB](https://appshunter.io/developer/1653607549) | [Michel Loenngren](https://appshunter.io/developer/482322960) |

## What reviewers say

### Noctie Chess Trainer

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/noctie-chess-trainer/id6444289077)

Master chess openings and tactics with a human-like AI trainer. Practice your repertoire, receive instant visual feedback on moves, and solve puzzles from your games. Set up any position or study lessons and endgames to improve your overall chess skill.

**Highlights:** Human-like AI opponents with 20 difficulty levels, Practice specific chess openings and import repertoires, Instant color-coded move quality feedback, Solve custom tactics puzzles from your games, Set up any position and study lessons/endgames

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Club Noctie | $13.90 | per month |
| Club Noctie Yearly | $99.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Great for learning chess
- 💡 Realistic time management simulation
- 🚀 Improves chess skills quickly
- 💡 Human-like play style
- 💡 Flashcard system for mistakes

**What reviewers complain about**

- 👎 Blunders mislabeled
- 👎 Subscription required for themes
- 👎 Limited free content
- 👎 Puzzles are basic
- 👎 AI doesn't coach

**Reported bugs**

- Lost opening library and progress after update
- User flow to rebuild opening library is terrible
- Material difference calculation breaks with promoted queens
- Layout cuts off chessboard in portrait mode on iPad
- AI doesn't adjust strength based on user rating

**Requested features**

- Lifetime tier option
- Realistic time management for bots
- Dark mode
- Choice of colors and chessboards
- Import games from Lichess/Chess.com for flashcards


### ChessRobot

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chessrobot/id6499443763)

This app teaches children chess and basic programming by letting them build and train a robot to play. It offers interactive tutorials, puzzles, and robot battles, with safe online and offline play options.

**Highlights:** Build and train a chess-playing robot, Interactive chess tutorials and puzzles, Robot battles against other players' robots, Safe online and offline play, Robot customization and design, Learn chess strategies and tactics

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ChessRobot subscription | $2.99 | per month |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Noctie Chess Trainer free?

Noctie Chess Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is ChessRobot free?

ChessRobot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Noctie Chess Trainer or ChessRobot?

ChessRobot is rated higher. Noctie Chess Trainer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 630 ratings, while ChessRobot averages 4.8 from 10 ratings.

### Do Noctie Chess Trainer or ChessRobot have ads?

Neither Noctie Chess Trainer nor ChessRobot shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Noctie Chess Trainer or ChessRobot?

Noctie Chess Trainer ships an update every 3 weeks, and ChessRobot every 2 days. Most recently, Noctie Chess Trainer was updated on October 19, 2026 and ChessRobot on October 13, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*