Comparison

MindChess vs ChessRocket

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

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About

MindChess

This app offers daily chess training designed to enhance mental visualization and blindfold play. It features mini-games that improve calculation, memory, and concentration, inspired by grandmaster training methods. Practice exercises focus on board elements without needing a physical board.

Highlights
  • Mental visualization training
  • Blindfold chess practice
  • Calculation and memory improvement
  • Concentration exercises
  • Mini-games inspired by grandmasters
  • Progress tracking
Features
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MindChess is a daily chess gym and a study companion. Train board vision, memory and calculation in 60-second sessions, then take what you learn to your own games. THE GYM • Thirteen short drills: Square Color, Coordinates, Same Color, Same Diagonal, Bishop Captures, Two Knights, Collision, Memory, Mate in 1, Fork Finder, Piece Snapshot, Knight Distance and Opening Flash. • Timed mode (60 seconds, Game Center leaderboards) and Training mode (3 lives). • A daily challenge and a daily streak, with streak freezes and an optional reminder. • 39 achievements: badges at 10, 50 and 100 games of every drill, also in Game Center. THE STUDY TOOLS • Repertoire: play through your opening lines and the app brings each one back right before you'd forget it. • My games: game databases, PGN import and a viewer with variations, notes and marks. • Analysis: Stockfish 19 on your device, offline, with an evaluation bar and the top 3 lines. With Pro, the game report marks your mistakes. • Diagram scanner: snap a diagram and get the position ready to edit. Free. • Chess clock: increments, stages and time odds, for games with your phone on the table. • Notation your way: English, Spanish or figurines. The same board, with your look, across the app. • Public roadmap: see what's coming and vote for ideas. ON EVERY SCREEN MindChess works on iPhone, iPad, iPhone Duo and Mac. MINDCHESS PRO Pro unlocks Stockfish analysis and the game report, unlimited repertoires, lines and PGN imports, full statistics, unlimited game databases and clock controls, every drill every day and 11 Pro piece sets. Free stays useful: the scanner, the PGN viewer and the basic drills. MindChess is not an app for playing online games. It is the place where you train between them. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ChessRocket

Features
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Master chessboard coordinates with fun, fast-paced training modes. Improve your board vision, speed, accuracy, and tactical awareness. • Against-the-Clock Mode — score as many correct squares as possible in 60 seconds • Survival Mode — make one mistake or run out of time and the game ends • Multiple difficulties — Easy, Medium, Hard, and Impossible • Orientation training — play as White, Black, or alternate each round • Score history — track your progress and improve over time Perfect for beginners, students, and chess players looking to sharpen their board vision.

Screenshots

MindChess4 screens
ChessRocket3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChessRocket at none against MindChess's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. MindChess sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. ChessRocket asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
MindChess versus ChessRocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindChessChessRocket
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeromar megdadiBastien Botella

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MindChess

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$0.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription$9.991 Year
None

ChessRocket

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MindChess free?
MindChess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChessRocket free?
ChessRocket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MindChess or ChessRocket have ads?
Neither MindChess nor ChessRocket shows ads.

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