Comparison

MindChess vs Chimp Wannabe

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

Head to head
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

Chimp Wannabe

Features
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Train your brain like a chimp! ChimpWannabe is inspired by the famous Chimp Memory Test that showed chimpanzees outperforming humans in short-term memory tasks. Can you beat the chimp? HOW TO PLAY: 1. Memorize the positions of numbers on the grid 2. Numbers disappear - tap them in order (1, 2, 3...) 3. Progress through increasingly difficult levels 4. Climb the ranks from Rookie to Legend! FEATURES: - Academy Ranks to master - Multiple cute mascots to unlock - Beautiful themes and skins - Global leaderboards - compete worldwide - Boosters to help you climb - Streak tracking and rewards - No penalty for mistakes - just like the original! COMPETE & CLIMB: Join leagues and compete against players worldwide. Rise through the ranks from Rookie to Rising Star to Legend! UNLOCK & CUSTOMIZE: - Adorable mascots - Multiple visual themes - Personalize your profile BACKED BY SCIENCE: The original Chimp Test by Dr. Tetsuro Matsuzawa demonstrated remarkable memory abilities in chimpanzees. Now it's your turn to challenge yourself! Download now and discover: Are you smarter than a chimp?

Screenshots

MindChess4 screens
Chimp Wannabe4 screens

Verdict

The call

MindChess and Chimp Wannabe are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 and Chimp Wannabe sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MindChess versus Chimp Wannabe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindChessChimp Wannabe
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017 — better
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeromar megdadiShimon Benichou

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MindChess

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$0.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription$9.991 Year
5 purchases

Chimp Wannabe

One-time5
  • Handful of Coins$0.99
  • Pile of Coins$1.99
  • Bag of Coins$3.99
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  • Pro Bundle$5.99
  • Chest of Coins$9.99

Questions

Is MindChess free?
MindChess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chimp Wannabe free?
Chimp Wannabe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MindChess or Chimp Wannabe have ads?
Neither MindChess nor Chimp Wannabe shows ads.

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