Openings Mastermind vs Vesper Pop
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
Vesper Pop
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Vesper is a small, calm space for letting go. Soft, glowing orbs drift across a dark, quiet screen. Tap one and it bursts into light — with a gentle pop and a spreading shockwave that can set off the orbs around it. Clear them all, take a breath, and start again. There is no score to chase, no timer, no failure. Just a slow, satisfying loop you can pick up for ten seconds or ten minutes. - Tap to pop. Simple, tactile, endlessly repeatable. - Chain reactions. Bursts ripple outward and set off nearby orbs. - Soft synthesized sound. Every pop has its own gentle tone — never harsh. - Hidden fortunes. Now and then an orb leaves a small, kind message behind. - Made to calm. Muted colors, no ads, no pressure, no accounts. Whatever you just popped, it wasn't real anyway. Vesper collects no data and needs no sign-in. Just open it and breathe. Created by Kate Wu.
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Verdict
Openings Mastermind and Vesper Pop are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Openings Mastermind | Vesper Pop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Heise | Gregory Savage |
In-app purchases
Openings Mastermind
No in-app purchases
Vesper Pop
No in-app purchases
Questions
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