Comparison

Chess Log vs Opening Prep

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

Opening Prep

Features
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Opening Prep: Chess Trainer is a chess opening trainer for studying and memorizing chess openings from your own PGN repertoire. Import PGN files or paste PGN text, organize your opening repertoire, and train chess lines move by move directly on the board. Opening Prep: Chess Trainer is built for focused opening preparation, repertoire study, and fast memorization of opening variations. Train as White, Black, or both sides, review repertoire trees, continue previous training sessions, and improve difficult positions with targeted repetition. Perfect for tournament preparation, online chess, and daily opening practice. Features • Import chess repertoires from PGN files • Paste PGN text directly into the app • Train chess openings as White, Black, or both • Practice opening lines move by move • Continue previous training sessions anytime • Continue training for a specific repertoire • Study repertoire trees and branching variations • Preview repertoire lines before training • Autoplay repertoire variations on the board • Tap moves in notation to jump to any position • Track mistakes, accuracy, and training streaks • Train difficult positions and weak opening lines • Quick actions for new sessions and hardest positions • Optional move sounds and haptic feedback • Works fully offline with local storage • No account required Opening Prep: Chess Trainer is a lightweight PGN repertoire trainer designed for serious chess opening preparation without unnecessary complexity.

Screenshots

Chess Log4 screens
Opening Prep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Opening Prep at every 4 days against Chess Log's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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, Opening Prep every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Chess Log versus Opening Prep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess LogOpening Prep
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuis De ZutterRoman Bogatenko

In-app purchases

None

Chess Log

No in-app purchases

None

Opening Prep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess Log free?
Chess Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Opening Prep free?
Opening Prep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chess Log or Opening Prep have ads?
Neither Chess Log nor Opening Prep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess Log or Opening Prep?
Chess Log ships an update every 6 weeks, and Opening Prep every 4 days. Most recently, Chess Log was updated on October 9, 2026 and Opening Prep on October 28, 2026.

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