Comparison

Chess Log vs Chessbits

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

Head to head
About

Chess Log

Catalog, organize, and analyze your chess games with a clean interface. Save and annotate moves, explore openings, and get move suggestions to improve your play. Elevate your chess strategy with powerful analytical tools.

Highlights
  • Game catalog and organization
  • Detailed move annotation
  • Opening explorer
  • Move suggestions
  • PGN editor
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The ultimate chess game tracker, analyzer, and PGN editor. Easily catalog, organize, and analyze your chess games with a clean, intuitive interface. Save every game, tag key moments and revisit your moves to track improvement. Whether studying openings, mastering endgames or refining tactics, Chess Log provides powerful tools to elevate your game. Key features: - Game Catalog: Store and organize all your games in one place. - Detailed Annotation: Tag and annotate moves. - Opening Explorer: Compare your moves to peers and masters alike. - Move Suggestions: See top moves and find out where you or your opponent went wrong.

About

Chessbits

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Fetch interesting game bits from the cloud See color coded game notation to identify good moves, blunders and transpositions Show or hide the game evaluation at any time Hide the pieces at any time to play blindfold Change moves as often as you wish Change sides at any time to play from the Stockfish position Create and play your own positions Choose any Chess960 starting position or let the app choose one randomly Choose to receive a warning if you make a weak move Choose to announce draw by 50 move rule Choose to announce draw by repetition Use dark or light mode along with a selection of board colors

Screenshots

Chess Log4 screens
Chessbits4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Chess Log at 17.0 against Chessbits's 26.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess Log ships an update every 6 weeks, Chessbits every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Chess Log versus Chessbits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess LogChessbits
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuis De ZutterDavid Sybert

In-app purchases

None

Chess Log

No in-app purchases

None

Chessbits

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess Log free?
Chess Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chessbits free?
Chessbits is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chess Log or Chessbits have ads?
Neither Chess Log nor Chessbits shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess Log or Chessbits?
Chess Log ships an update every 6 weeks, and Chessbits every 3 weeks. Most recently, Chess Log was updated on July 6, 2026 and Chessbits on September 21, 2026.

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