Comparison

OpenChess vs Freestyle Chess Generator

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

Head to head
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/

About

Freestyle Chess Generator

Generate random starting positions for freestyle chess (chess960). Easily copy the FEN string or open the generated position directly in Lichess for analysis. This application is completely free to use and contains no advertisements.

Highlights
  • Random chess960 starting positions
  • FEN string generation
  • One-click Lichess integration
  • Free to use
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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This app generates random valid starting positions for freestyle chess (chess960). You can copy the FEN or open the position with one click in a Lichess analysis. This app is completely free and without ads.

Screenshots

OpenChess4 screens
Freestyle Chess Generator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Freestyle Chess Generator at none against OpenChess's 10. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. OpenChess sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Freestyle Chess Generator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for OpenChess against 5.0 for Freestyle Chess Generator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
OpenChess versus Freestyle Chess Generator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenChessFreestyle Chess Generator
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid BryantRudolf Dr. Jagdhuber

Customer experience

OpenChess

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

Freestyle Chess Generator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

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
None

Freestyle Chess Generator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpenChess free?
OpenChess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Freestyle Chess Generator free?
Freestyle Chess Generator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OpenChess or Freestyle Chess Generator?
OpenChess and Freestyle Chess Generator are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do OpenChess or Freestyle Chess Generator have ads?
Neither OpenChess nor Freestyle Chess Generator shows ads.

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