Comparison

Noctie Chess Trainer vs Chessigma

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

Head to head
About

Noctie Chess Trainer

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
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Most chess apps make you play a machine. Noctie gives you a training partner. Noctie is a premium chess trainer that plays like a human, adapts to your level, and turns every game into focused practice. Play the opening you like, get puzzles from your game, have fun. No weird engine moves, just real games against a realistic opponent, with instant feedback that shows you how to improve on every move. TRAIN AGAINST HUMAN-LIKE AI OPPONENTS Train against a chess AI that adapts to your level and makes natural, human mistakes instead of perfect computer moves. Improve through 25 difficulty levels of humanlike chess bots, from beginner to master. MASTER YOUR OPENINGS THE RIGHT WAY Choose among your favorite chess openings or import your own repertoire, and train against an AI that follows the lines humans actually play. You don't just memorize theory; you learn to play it. GET INSTANT VISUAL FEEDBACK WHILE YOU PLAY See color-coded move-quality feedback the moment you play. Spot tactical mistakes and brilliant moves in real time, so every game teaches you something. SOLVE PUZZLES FROM YOUR ACTUAL GAMES After each game, practice custom chess tactics from the exact positions where you struggled. Your puzzles are saved for spaced-repetition practice, so you never repeat the same mistake twice. SET UP ANY POSITION, STUDY LESSONS & ENDGAMES Use the position builder to set up any chess position, or play scenarios from our instructive lessons — covering everything from positional imbalances to theoretical endgames. Drill king-and-pawn endgames until they're second nature. BUILT FOR PLAYERS SERIOUS ABOUT IMPROVING Noctie is a focused, premium chess training tool — no ads, no distractions, just deliberate practice that turns into real rating gains. Start with a free trial and train like you mean it. ** Requires internet connection ** SUBSCRIPTION Noctie is an auto-renewing subscription that starts with a free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase, and renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of use: https://apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://noctie.ai/privacy

About

Chessigma

Analyze your chess games with detailed move-by-move feedback and personalized puzzles based on your mistakes. Improve your play with clear explanations and a powerful engine, all for free.

Highlights
  • Game review with move grading
  • Plain-English move explanations
  • Integrated Stockfish engine
  • Mistake-based puzzle generation
  • Supports Chess.com, Lichess, and PGN
Features
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Chessigma reviews your chess games, shows you where the points went, and turns your own mistakes into training. The app has five tabs: Home, Train, Coach, Games and Brain. FREE - Game review: import your games from Chess.com or Lichess by username, or paste a PGN or a game link. Every move is graded, the turning points are marked, and you see the better move and the evaluation graph. The Stockfish engine runs on your phone, so a review needs no account. - Puzzles: a daily puzzle to keep your streak, classic puzzles, and Woodpecker sets that repeat the same positions until the patterns stick. - Opening Trainer: learn opening courses line by line. The first lines of every course are free. - Brain Games: twelve short games with scores and leaderboards. Nine are built on chess, and three need no chess: a reaction time test, Queens and Memory Match. - Sparring: play the first bots on the sparring ladder. - A first look at your coach report, built from your recent online games. - One move explanation from the coach each day when you are signed in. Signing in is free and keeps your streak, puzzle rating, scores and progress on every device. SUPERCOACH Supercoach is the paid plan. It adds: - Coach chat: ask the AI coach about your games, your openings and your habits. - Your full player report in six chapters (Overview, Blunders, Clock, Tactics, Conversion, Openings), with a heatmap of your blind spots. - A daily plan of coached tasks picked from your own games. - Move explanations in every game review, and the option to play on from any position. - Blunder Shield and Blunder Training: drills built from the positions where you blundered. - Conversion Trainer: practice winning the games you were winning. - Every rival on the sparring ladder and every line of every opening course. Coach messages come from a monthly allowance. Coach answers are written by an AI model through a third-party service, and every answer has a Report button. ACCOUNT Sign in with Apple, Google or your email address (we send a 6-digit code, no password). If your Chessigma account already has Supercoach, it works in the app as soon as you sign in. You can delete your account in Account > Delete account. SUBSCRIPTION Supercoach is an auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly. The price and billing period are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.chessigma.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.chessigma.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Noctie Chess Trainer4 screens
Chessigma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Chessigma at free against Noctie Chess Trainer's free with in-app purchases. Noctie Chess Trainer's advantage is review sentiment (74% vs 57%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Noctie Chess Trainer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $13.90 per month and Chessigma sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Noctie Chess Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Noctie Chess Trainer has 632 ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Noctie Chess Trainer's written reviews are positive against 57% of Chessigma's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Noctie Chess Trainer ships an update every 3 weeks, Chessigma every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Noctie Chess Trainer versus Chessigma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoctie Chess TrainerChessigma
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (632 ratings) — better4.5 (54 ratings)
Positive reviews74.4% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings632 — better54
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNoctie ABChessigma

Customer experience

Noctie Chess Trainer

All ratings630 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive74.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.6%

Chessigma

All ratings54 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral1.9%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

Bugs and requests

Noctie Chess Trainer

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • 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
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  • Hints and feedback can be inaccurate

Requested features

11 requests
  • Lifetime tier option
  • Realistic time management for bots
  • Dark mode
  • Choice of colors and chessboards
  • Import games from Lichess/Chess.com for flashcards
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  • More moves in opening hints
  • Ability to play specific opening branches on mobile
  • Detailed computer analysis in game reviews
  • Guided demo for new users
  • Option to open PGN on Lichess from review page
  • Export PGN after game

Chessigma

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Noctie Chess Trainer

Subscriptions2
  • Club Noctie7 Days trial$13.901 Month
  • Club Noctie Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
2 purchases

Chessigma

Subscriptions2
  • Supercoach Monthly$14.001 Month
  • Supercoach Yearly$97.001 Year

Questions

Is Noctie Chess Trainer free?
Noctie Chess Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chessigma free?
Chessigma is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Noctie Chess Trainer or Chessigma?
Noctie Chess Trainer is rated higher. Noctie Chess Trainer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 632 ratings, while Chessigma averages 4.5 from 54 ratings.
Do Noctie Chess Trainer or Chessigma have ads?
Neither Noctie Chess Trainer nor Chessigma shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Noctie Chess Trainer or Chessigma?
Noctie Chess Trainer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Chessigma every 5 weeks. Most recently, Noctie Chess Trainer was updated on October 23, 2026 and Chessigma on October 20, 2026.

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