Comparison

Chess Log vs Kishmat

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

Kishmat

Features
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Kishmat is a chess app for playing on the same iPhone or iPad. Play against another person locally, or switch to Solo mode and play against the built-in computer opponent. The Solo engine searches legal chess moves on the device and shows a live visual of the search while it thinks. You can choose Eco, Mid, or Max power depending on how much time you want the engine to spend per move. No accounts, no tracking, no ads, and no in-app purchases. Features: - Local two-player chess - Single-player Solo mode - Adjustable engine power - Live search visualization - Legal move highlighting - Undo, reset, and board flip - Check, checkmate, and stalemate detection - Castling, en passant, and pawn promotion

Screenshots

Chess Log4 screens
Kishmat1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kishmat 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, Kishmat every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Chess Log versus Kishmat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess LogKishmat
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 iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuis De ZutterArash Parnia

In-app purchases

None

Chess Log

No in-app purchases

None

Kishmat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess Log free?
Chess Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kishmat free?
Kishmat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chess Log or Kishmat have ads?
Neither Chess Log nor Kishmat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess Log or Kishmat?
Chess Log ships an update every 6 weeks, and Kishmat every 4 days. Most recently, Chess Log was updated on September 22, 2026 and Kishmat on October 8, 2026.

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