Chess Scanner vs uBlock Origin Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Scanner
Digitize your chess games by scanning score sheets. Extract moves, correct errors with suggestions, and export games as PGN. Analyze your games on Lichess or Chess.com.
- Scan chess score sheets
- Digitize games from images
- Correct recognized moves
- Export games as PGN
- Analyze in Lichess/Chess.com
- Categorize games by tournament
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Turn your handwritten chess score sheets into digital games in seconds. Take a photo of your score sheet, and Chess Scanner reads the moves, generates the game and shows it next to your handwriting, so you can check every move at a glance. HOW IT WORKS • Scan the score sheet with the camera or pick a photo from your library • The move grid, the notation and the last move are detected automatically • Generate the game with Basic (fast and reliable) or Pro (for hard to read score sheets) • Check the result: each move is shown next to the handwritten field, and the color shows how confident the recognition is • Misread moves are corrected automatically where possible, and uncertain moves are marked for a quick look • Fix a move in seconds with suggestions sorted by probability, filtered by piece if needed ORGANIZE AND SHARE • All games in one place, with search and filters by tournament, round, result and favorites • Group games into tournaments and add player names, ratings, date and round • Export single games or whole tournaments as PGN, or import your existing PGN files • Open games in Lichess or Chess.com • Analyze games and see the accuracy of both players, their mistakes and the evaluation over the game • Find your games with Spotlight search FOR TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS Add the score sheets of both players. Both are used to generate the game, which makes the result even more reliable. Long games can span several sheets. MADE FOR EVERY SCREEN Works on iPhone and iPad, with the games list and the game side by side on iPad, and with dedicated layouts for iPhone Duo, folded and unfolded. SUPPORTED NOTATIONS • English: N/B/R/Q/K • German: S/L/T/D/K • Dutch: P/L/T/D/K • Spanish / Italian: C/A/T/D/R • French: C/F/T/D/R • Portuguese: C/B/T/D/R • Czech / Slovak: J/S/V/D/K • Turkish: A/F/K/V/Ş Other notations can be set up as well; they are read based on a similar supported notation, so recognition may be less accurate. To generate a game, the score sheet images are sent to our servers. Generation usually takes a few seconds, depending on the legibility, the length of the game and your connection. PREMIUM • Pro generation for hard to read score sheets • Score sheets of the second player • Game analysis • PGN export • Open games in Lichess and Chess.com • Cloud synchronisation of your games • Unlimited chessboard scans The core features stay free. Questions or suggestions? Write to steffen@chessscanner.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://chessscanner.com/eula
uBlock Origin Lite
This efficient content blocker utilizes declarative rulesets for reliable filtering without consuming significant system resources. It offers customizable filter lists and integrates seamlessly with browsers.
- Efficient content blocking
- Declarative filtering
- Customizable rulesets
- Low resource consumption
- Browser integration
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uBO Lite (uBOL) is a reliable and efficient content blocker. The default ruleset corresponds to uBlock Origin's default filterset: - uBlock Origin's built-in filter lists - EasyList - EasyPrivacy - Peter Lowe’s Ad and tracking server list You can enable more rulesets by visiting the options page -- click the _Cogs_ icon in the popup panel. uBOL is entirely declarative, meaning there is no need for a permanent uBOL process for the filtering to occur, and CSS/JS injection-based content filtering is performed reliably by the browser itself rather than by the extension. This means that uBOL itself does not consume CPU/memory resources while content blocking is ongoing -- uBOL's service worker process is required _only_ when you interact with the popup panel or the option pages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: uBlock Origin Lite at 4.7 against Chess Scanner's 3.9. uBlock Origin Lite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ratings volume (973 vs 22). Chess Scanner's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). On price, ads and device support 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. Chess Scanner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. uBlock Origin Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
uBlock Origin Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: uBlock Origin Lite has 973 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Chess Scanner's written reviews are positive against 78% of uBlock Origin Lite's.
Chess Scanner ships an update every 3 weeks, uBlock Origin Lite weekly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Chess Scanner | uBlock Origin Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (22 ratings) | 4.7 (973 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 78.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 973 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steffen Ratzke von Stoyentin | Raymond Hill |
Customer experience
Chess Scanner
uBlock Origin Lite
Bugs and requests
Chess Scanner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
uBlock Origin Lite
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unable to turn on extension on laptop Safari after installation
- Fails to load when enabling in Safari
Requested features
2 requests- Import third-party filter lists
- Improved dashboard and settings access
In-app purchases
Chess Scanner
- Weekly Plan3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
- Monthly Plan$4.991 Month
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- Yearly Plan$14.991 Year
- Yearly Plan2 variants$22.991 Year
- Premium$89.99
uBlock Origin Lite
No in-app purchases
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