Comparison

Noctie Chess Trainer vs tabasa

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

This app offers a unique chess training experience by simulating human opponents who adapt to your skill level. It provides instant feedback, custom puzzles from your games, and tools to master openings and endgames. Designed for serious improvement, it focuses on deliberate practice without distractions.

Highlights
  • Human-like AI opponents
  • Adaptive difficulty levels
  • Opening repertoire training
  • Instant move feedback
  • Puzzles from your games
  • Position builder
  • Endgame lessons
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

tabasa

Features
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tabasa is a blindfold chess puzzle trainer. Instead of a rendered board, you read the position as text — pieces, castling rights, en passant — and enter your moves. It is built for players who want to train visualization and pattern recognition directly, the way strong players calculate: in their head, not on a board. Each puzzle is rated, and your own rating adjusts as you solve, miss, or give up — so puzzles stay matched to your level automatically. Five difficulty settings let you aim easier or harder than your current rating at any time. tabasa works fully offline. The app ships with a local puzzle library, so you can start solving immediately after installing it — no account, no sign-in, no setup. When you're online, it transparently fetches additional puzzles in the background to keep your library topped up; when you're not, it keeps serving puzzles from what's already on your device. You will never see a network error blocking play. Other things tabasa does: - Full move history and solution replay for every puzzle you've attempted - Statistics on your solving history and rating over time - A built-in tutorial covering every control - Resumes an in-progress puzzle if you close the app mid-solve No ads, no tracking, no account required.

Screenshots

Noctie Chess Trainer4 screens
tabasa3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: tabasa at none against Noctie Chess Trainer's 2. On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Noctie Chess Trainer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $13.90 per month. tabasa asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Noctie Chess Trainer versus tabasa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoctie Chess Trainertabasa
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (640 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings640 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNoctie ABWojciech Pietrzak

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

tabasa

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
None

tabasa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Noctie Chess Trainer free?
Noctie Chess Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is tabasa free?
tabasa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Noctie Chess Trainer or tabasa have ads?
Neither Noctie Chess Trainer nor tabasa shows ads.

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