Comparison

Chess Friend vs Simple Chess Trainer

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

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About

Chess Friend

Features
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Welcome to Chess Friend- your ultimate chess app! Chess Friend is not just a chess app; it's a comprehensive experience for all chess enthusiasts. When you dive into the world of Chess Friend, you'll be captivated by the fascination and challenges of chess. Here are some reasons why Chess Friend is the clear choice for chess aficionados: Intellectual Challenge: With Chess Friend, you can take your brain to the next level. Our challenging chess game requires critical thinking, problem-solving, and strategic planning to win. Ambient Music: Let our soothing background music during the game transport you into the world of chess. It helps you concentrate and sets the right mood. Mathematical Skills: Chess is more than just a game. It promotes mathematical concepts like coordinate systems, numbers, and spatial thinking to strengthen your mathematical skills. Step into the fascinating world of Chess Friend now and experience chess at its best. Download our app and become a true master of this royal game. Get Chess Friend today and discover why chess is not just a game but a passion!"

About

Simple Chess Trainer

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Simple Chess Trainer is a focused practice tool for chess players who want faster board recognition, sharper annotation skills (for beginners), and tighter opening repertoire memory (for all levels) โ€” all free, with no subscriptions or accounts. Square Recognition. Drill all 64 squares with timed sessions, custom filters (whole board, light/dark only, ranks 1โ€“4, etc.), and a focus list that biases toward squares you've missed in the last 90 days. Toggle coordinates off when you're ready to find squares from memory. Annotation Drill for Beginners. Step through any PGN game move-by-move, identify mistakes, and let the engine queue tough positions for review. The Review Queue surfaces moves you've gotten wrong three times running until you've beaten them three times in a row. Opening Repertoire & Move Trainer (All levels). Drag the right move (or type it) for both sides of any game or opening line in your library. The new Random Review mode picks games weighted by how much you've struggled โ€” your hardest lines surface first; mastered ones come up rarely so you don't drill what you already know. Library. Import any standard PGN file to build your own repertoire or review your own games. The app indexes thousands of games in seconds and ships with 20 verified historical classics on first launch โ€” Morphy's Opera Game, Anderssen's Immortal, the Game of the Century, Kasparov's Immortal, and more. Stats. 7-day / 30-day / 90-day / all-time views of accuracy, response time, square-error heatmap, piece-error breakdown, and per-game Move Trainer mastery. Export everything as JSON anytime. Works fully offline. Private by default. Every drill, import, and statistic stays on your device. No accounts, no servers, no chess-data analytics, no subscriptions โ€” ever. Ads are served by Google AdMob and gated by App Tracking Transparency; remove them permanently with a one-time in-app purchase. Designed for iPhone and iPad. Built for iOS 18.

Screenshots

Chess Friend4 screens
Simple Chess Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Simple Chess Trainer at Free against Chess Friend's $1.99. Chess Friend's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Simple Chess Trainer is free to download; Chess Friend costs $1.99 up front. Simple Chess Trainer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chess Friend asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard5 real differences ยท 1 level
Chess Friend versus Simple Chess Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess FriendSimple Chess Trainer
Price$1.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size137 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas KrawietzOleksandr Ioffe

In-app purchases

None

Chess Friend

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Chess Trainer

One-time1
  • Remove All Adds (One-Time)$12.99

Questions

Is Chess Friend free?
Chess Friend costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Chess Trainer free?
Simple Chess Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chess Friend or Simple Chess Trainer have ads?
Simple Chess Trainer shows ads; Chess Friend does not.

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