Comparison

The Knight's Mission vs Chess Notation Trainer Pro

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

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About

The Knight's Mission

Features
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"The Knight's Mission" is a puzzle game that uses the movement of the knight on a chessboard. *** How to play *** First, select the size of the chessboard from 4x4, 6x6, 8x8. Knight can move two squares vertically and one square horizontally, or two squares horizontally and one square vertically. A yellow frame is displayed on the squares that the Knight can move. Mission 1: The square that Knight stepped on will change color. Red square changes green, green square changes blue, and blue square changes red. Match the colors of all squares. It doesn't matter which color you match, red, green, or blue. When the number of hearts runs out, the game is over. Mission 2: After completing Mission 1, a gate will appear on one of the squares. The goal is to step on the square where the gate appears. Hearts are restored each time you step on a square before entering the gate. Once you step on the square, there will be a hole, and if you fall into the hole, the game is over. When you reach the goal, you will return to mission1 and repeat missions 1 and 2.

About

Chess Notation Trainer Pro

Features
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Serious about chess? But struggling to identify the squares, remembering sequences and following notations? Well, you just landed on the perfect app! This training app is designed to dramatically uplift your mastery over chess squares. There are 5 training sessions. A small dose of regular practice will make you: 1. Spot a square as soon as you hear/see its coordinate 2. Translate a sequence of moves into their notation at ease 3. Immediately identify the color of a square 4. Stay oriented regardless of you facing white or black 5. Follow along with chess tutorials, books or any discussion without a board 6. Massively speedup your thought process on any calculation 7. Finally, start playing blind chess! There are well thought out features everywhere, like different time controls for training, untimed practice mode, hints and tips during gameplay, achievements and milestones, global leaderboards and a complete visualization of your records. Don't be surprised if you see a sudden surge of rating simply increasing your strength on square reading. This is a beautiful and satisfyingly addictive way to your square mastery. Caution: If you are rated below 1500, this app is probably not gonna be as useful for you, and tactics training is something you should prioritize.

Screenshots

The Knight's Mission4 screens
Chess Notation Trainer Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Knight's Mission at Free against Chess Notation Trainer Pro's $4.99. The Knight's Mission also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.6). Chess Notation Trainer Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

The Knight's Mission is free to download; Chess Notation Trainer Pro costs $4.99 up front. The Knight's Mission sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chess Notation Trainer Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Knight's Mission ships an update every 26 months, Chess Notation Trainer Pro every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences ยท 1 level
The Knight's Mission versus Chess Notation Trainer Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Knight's MissionChess Notation Trainer Pro
PriceFree โ€” better$4.99
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 6 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 โ€” better18.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size14 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasayuki IshizukaNishat Majid

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Knight's Mission

One-time1
  • PREMIUM$0.99
None

Chess Notation Trainer Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Knight's Mission free?
The Knight's Mission is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess Notation Trainer Pro free?
Chess Notation Trainer Pro costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Knight's Mission or Chess Notation Trainer Pro have ads?
The Knight's Mission shows ads; Chess Notation Trainer Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, The Knight's Mission or Chess Notation Trainer Pro?
The Knight's Mission ships an update every 26 months, and Chess Notation Trainer Pro every 6 days. Most recently, The Knight's Mission was updated on October 25, 2026 and Chess Notation Trainer Pro on October 30, 2026.

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