Chess Combinations vs ChessFirst
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Combinations
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The application offers solving chess problems, divided into sections by openings and their variations or types of tactical techniques. The goal of each task is to find a combination to mate the king, achieve an advantage, and win pieces. In most sections of the application, after solving each problem, you can see the entire chess game from which the position was obtained.
ChessFirst
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ChessFirst helps to learn playing chess
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChessFirst at none against Chess Combinations's 23. Chess Combinations's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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 Combinations sells 23 one-off in-app purchases. ChessFirst asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chess Combinations ships an update every 2 weeks, ChessFirst monthly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Chess Combinations | ChessFirst |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maksim Kolosov | Oleg Borkin |
In-app purchases
Chess Combinations
- Knight forks$1.99
- Sacrifice on e6$3.99
- Scandinavian Defense (white)$4.99
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- Italian Opening, black pieces$4.99
- Queen Sacrifice$4.99
- Caro-Kann (white pieces)$4.99
- Sicilian Defense (Dragon)$5.99
- Sicilian Defense (Najdorf)$5.99
- Italian Opening, white pieces$5.99
- Scandinavian Defense$5.99
- Classic Caro-Kann$5.99
- Sicilian Defense (Paulsen)$5.99
- Sicilian Defense, white pieces$5.99
- Scottish Gambit$5.99
- Budapest Gambit$6.99
- Grob's Attack$6.99
- Slav Defense$6.99
- Ruy Lopez Opening$6.99
- London System$6.99
- King's Indian defense$6.99
- Queen's Gambit, black pieces$6.99
- Catalan Opening$7.99
- King's Gambit$8.99
ChessFirst
No in-app purchases
Questions
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