Comparison

Chess Combinations vs Chess Opening Trainer & Drills

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

Head to head
About

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.

About

Chess Opening Trainer & Drills

Features
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You know how the pieces move. You still get lost by move six. ChessOpen is the fast way to fix that: the main lines and ideas of the classic chess openings, cut down to what you can actually memorize. This is not a course platform and not a chess engine. It is a pocket file of 20 classic openings β€” Ruy Lopez, Sicilian Najdorf, Queen's Gambit, London System, King's Indian and more β€” each with its engine-verified main line on a replayable board, one paragraph on what the moves do, and one on the plan that usually follows. Five focused minutes at a time, entirely offline. WHAT YOU GET β€’ Play through the Ruy Lopez, Sicilian Najdorf, Queen's Gambit and 17 more main lines move by move on a full board β€’ Know WHY each move is played β€” every opening carries the idea behind the line and the typical middlegame plan β€’ Quiz yourself on the next book move β€” every wrong option is a legal move in that exact position, so lucky guessing never works β€’ Watch your recall climb: questions answered and percent correct, tracked right in the app β€’ Find any line in seconds β€” search by opening name, ECO code or the moves themselves β€’ Study on the train, on a plane, anywhere β€” the whole library works offline, no account, no sign-up PERFECT FOR β€’ Club and online players who know the rules but drift out of book by move six β€’ Beginners picking a first opening for White and a first defense for Black β€’ Returning players who once knew their lines and want them back β€’ Anyone who prefers ten focused minutes to an hour of video lessons WHY NOT JUST A COURSE PLATFORM? Course platforms are built for people with hours to spend and a syllabus to follow. ChessOpen is the pocket version: the openings that actually appear in your games, each reduced to the line, the idea and the plan β€” a library small enough to finish. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Everything runs on your iPhone. No account, no tracking, no data leaves the device. Your saved openings and quiz record stay yours. FULL ACCESS ChessOpen Pro unlocks the complete index: all 20 opening files with their full lines, board replay, ideas, plans and quizzes. Choose a Weekly or Yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Download ChessOpen, open the Ruy Lopez file and step through the first eight moves β€” tonight's games will feel different. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

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Chess Combinations4 screens
Chess Opening Trainer & Drills4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Chess Combinations at 3 against Chess Opening Trainer & Drills's 1. Chess Combinations also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Chess Combinations sells 23 one-off in-app purchases and Chess Opening Trainer & Drills sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Chess Combinations versus Chess Opening Trainer & Drills: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess CombinationsChess Opening Trainer & Drills
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size40 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaksim KolosovLEAN ASIA CO., LTD

In-app purchases

23 purchases

Chess Combinations

One-time23
  • 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
3 purchases

Chess Opening Trainer & Drills

Subscriptions2
  • Theory Quiz Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Flashcards Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Repertoire Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Chess Combinations free?
Chess Combinations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess Opening Trainer & Drills free?
Chess Opening Trainer & Drills is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chess Combinations or Chess Opening Trainer & Drills have ads?
Neither Chess Combinations nor Chess Opening Trainer & Drills shows ads.

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