Openings Mastermind vs Learn Chess Openings ChessMaxx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Openings Mastermind
Master chess openings with this app. Import studies, explore with advanced engines, and practice specific lines through repetition. Track your progress and improve your game.
- Import Lichess Studies or PGNs
- Explore openings with Stockfish 15
- Practice openings by repetition
- Smart practice queue
- Track learning progress
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Get ready to take your chess game to the next level with Openings Mastermind, the ultimate chess opening app! Some of the features include: - Import Lichess Studies or custom PGNs - Explore openings with Stockfish 17 and the Lichess position database - Practice openings by repetition against your own custom openings database - Take advantage of the smart practice queue and improve your learning - Observe your learning progress in different openings With our app, you can take your opening game to the next level by practicing against the specific lines you want to master. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced player, our app is the perfect tool to help you improve your opening moves and become a better chess player. Planned Features: - Continue against engine, after study line ends - Analysis of your games from Lichess and Chess.com compared to your openings database
Learn Chess Openings ChessMaxx
Master chess openings with interactive training. This app helps you learn and retain opening theory faster by actively playing the moves, leading to real game improvement.
- Interactive opening training
- Active learning for retention
- Faster improvement
- Real game results
- Opening theory mastery
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ChessMaxx - Master Chess Openings Through Interactive Training Transform your chess game by mastering openings the smart way. ChessMaxx uses interactive, hands-on training to help you learn and retain chess openings faster than ever before Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q-mALK_tyRK_kFq70HuLJd8Yk88tvsnTtQJw1wS0YQQ/edit?usp=sharing WHY CHESSMAXX? Most chess players struggle to remember opening theory. ChessMaxx solves this by making you play the moves, not just read them. Active learning means better retention, faster improvement, and real results in your games.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Learn Chess Openings ChessMaxx at 5.0 against Openings Mastermind's 4.3. Openings Mastermind's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Learn Chess Openings ChessMaxx sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Openings Mastermind asks for nothing beyond the download.
Learn Chess Openings ChessMaxx holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively.
Openings Mastermind ships an update fortnightly, Learn Chess Openings ChessMaxx every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Openings Mastermind | Learn Chess Openings ChessMaxx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Heise | Irakli Grigolia |
Customer experience
Openings Mastermind
Learn Chess Openings ChessMaxx
In-app purchases
Openings Mastermind
No in-app purchases
Learn Chess Openings ChessMaxx
- Weekly Premium$1.997 Days
- Yearly Premium$24.991 Year
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