Comparison

Chess Heat Map Analysis vs OpenChess

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

Head to head
About

Chess Heat Map Analysis

Visualize chess games with dynamic heat maps showing control and threat. Analyze moves, identify weaknesses, and improve your strategy with customizable settings. Study past games and opponent tactics to elevate your gameplay.

Highlights
  • Heat map visualization
  • Threat and defense analysis
  • Customizable settings
  • Game learning and improvement
  • Multiplatform support
  • Offline play
Features
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Introducing Chess Analysis Board Heat Map: Your Ultimate Chess Companion! ChessHeat revolutionizes the way you perceive chess by providing a dynamic visual representation of the battlefield. Gone are the days of guessing who holds the upper hand—now, you can see it unfold before your eyes with our heat map visualization. Features: 1. Heat Maps: Gain insights into the ebb and flow of the game with intuitive heat maps that highlight areas of control and threat on the board. See at a glance where your pieces are most dominant, where your opponent holds sway, and which squares are hotly contested battlegrounds. 2. Threat and Defense Analysis: Dive deep into the strategic nuances of the game with real-time threat and defense analysis. Identify key threats to your pieces and uncover defensive opportunities to turn the tide in your favor. 3. Customizable Settings: Tailor your ChessHeat experience to suit your preferences with customizable settings. Adjust the intensity of the heat maps, choose between different color schemes, and fine-tune the level of detail displayed to match your skill level and playing style. 4. Learn and Improve: Whether you're a novice or a seasoned grandmaster, ChessHeat is your ultimate companion for learning and improvement. Study past games to identify patterns and mistakes, analyze your opponents' strategies, and fine-tune your own gameplay for maximum effectiveness. 5. Multiplatform Support: Take your chess game to the next level wherever you go with multiplatform support. Access ChessHeat on your smartphone, tablet, or desktop computer for seamless gaming on the go. Experience the future of chess visualization with Chess Analysis Board Heat Map. Download now and elevate your game to new heights!

About

OpenChess

Master chess openings by playing against a specialized AI. Explore specific defenses or move sequences, and gain insights into positional advantages and piece values. Improve your game from the very first moves.

Highlights
  • Learn specific chess openings
  • Play against AI focused on opening lines
  • Analyze positional advantages
  • Evaluate piece values and mobility
  • Understand pawn structure
  • Track defended and attacked pieces
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Learn chess openings with OpenChess: An Opening Explorer. Play against the computer, or play as both sides, and be shown the lines that are within any opening that you are interested in learning. Want to learn the Sicilian Defense or the Queen’s Gambit? Choose that category and play against that a computer that only follows lines within that opening category. Wany to focus on learning all of the openings that start with a specific move, such as pawn to “e4”? This category can also be selected, and you can play against a computer that only plays lines that start with “e4”. The chess engine in this app is not Stockfish, and it does not look very far ahead. It is meant to provide a decent base evaluation and allow the majority of the reason behind the evaluation of the current position to be shown to the user. The following information can be shown to the user: • Positional advantages for each piece type (pawn, knight, bishop, rook, queen and king) • Piece value advantages for each color • Mobility scores for each piece where mobility plays a big role (bishop, rook, queen, king) • Pawn advantages and disadvantages (passed pawns, isolated pawns, backwards pawns, doubled pawns) • Total value of pieces attacked by each color as well as total value of pieces defended by each color A lot of chess games are won and lost within the opening moves, this app was designed to help players learn solid openings that either help them gain a winning advantage out of the opening, or at the very least help them not lose due to the opening moves played. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Chess Heat Map Analysis4 screens
OpenChess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OpenChess at 5.0 against Chess Heat Map Analysis's 3.7. Chess Heat Map Analysis's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chess Heat Map Analysis sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and OpenChess sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OpenChess holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess Heat Map Analysis ships an update every 4 days, OpenChess fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Chess Heat Map Analysis versus OpenChess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess Heat Map AnalysisOpenChess
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlit Soft LLCDavid Bryant

Customer experience

Chess Heat Map Analysis

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

OpenChess

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Chess Heat Map Analysis

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$12.99
10 purchases

OpenChess

One-time10
  • Tarrasch Defense Opening$0.99
  • Trompowsky Attack Opening$0.99
  • Scandinavian Defense Opening$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Three Knights Opening$0.99
  • Zukertort Opening$0.99
  • Van't Kruijs Opening$0.99
  • Vienna Game Opening$0.99
  • Ware Opening$0.99
  • Opening Explorer$4.99
  • OpenChess Premium$19.99

Questions

Is Chess Heat Map Analysis free?
Chess Heat Map Analysis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OpenChess free?
OpenChess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chess Heat Map Analysis or OpenChess?
OpenChess is rated higher. Chess Heat Map Analysis averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while OpenChess averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Chess Heat Map Analysis or OpenChess have ads?
Neither Chess Heat Map Analysis nor OpenChess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess Heat Map Analysis or OpenChess?
Chess Heat Map Analysis ships an update every 4 days, and OpenChess fortnightly. Most recently, Chess Heat Map Analysis was updated on November 4, 2026 and OpenChess on October 30, 2026.

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