Comparison

Study.com vs OpeningBook

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

Head to head
About

Study.com

Earn transferable college credit through self-paced online courses. Access a wide catalog of general education and upper-division subjects with flexible learning options, open-book exams, and fast grading. Save on tuition and progress towards your degree on your schedule.

Highlights
  • Earn transferable college credit
  • Self-paced online courses
  • Open-book exams
  • Fast grading
  • Mobile offline access
  • AI tutoring and coaching (Pro plan)
Features
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Earn college credit on your phone—on your terms. Study.com College Saver delivers affordable, self-paced online courses you can complete anywhere, with open-book exams, quick grading, and guaranteed to transfer to Study.com’s partner universities. Choose the College Saver plan to save thousands on gen eds, or upgrade to the full College Saver Pro plan with a 220+ course catalog including upper division courses, AI tutoring, and coaching. Courses are recommended for credit by ACE and NCCRS and are accepted by 2,000+ colleges. Why choose Study.com College Saver for college transfer credit? - Take online courses for transferable college credit - Save big on tuition - Learn on your schedule with short video lessons and mobile offline access - Stress-free, open-book, unproctored exams - Progress faster with assignments — graded in two days - Send transcripts right from your account What you can do in the app: - Watch lessons, take quizzes and chapter tests, and track your progress - Pick up where you left off across multiple devices — desktop and mobile app Plans: - College Saver — 70+ general education courses. Enroll in up to 2 courses at a time. Lowest cost per course at a pace of four per month. - College Saver Pro — 220+ courses including upper division. Enroll in up to 3 courses at a time. Includes AI tutoring, free college coaching, and saved progress if you unenroll. How College Saver Pro gives you more value - Largest catalog with 220+ courses across lower and upper division - Accepted at 2,000+ colleges nationwide. - Self-paced, video-first learning designed for working adults - Unlimited courses and unlimited final exams per month (plan limits may apply) - Personalized tutoring anytime with StudyAI - Fast transcript delivery when you’re ready to transfer

About

OpeningBook

Features
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OpeningBook is a clean, offline reference and trainer for chess openings. BROWSE EVERYTHING • Thousands of named openings and variations, organized by ECO volume (A–E), family, and line — sourced from the open Lichess openings database. • Step through any line move-by-move on a real, playable board. • Read key ideas and classic traps for the major openings. SEARCH & FILTER • Find any opening by name, ECO code, or move sequence. • Filter by line length with a simple move-count slider. TRAIN YOUR REPERTOIRE • Add lines to your training set as White or Black. • Drill them in a play-your-side-vs-app loop. • Spaced repetition brings each line back for review at the right time. 100% offline. No account, no ads, no tracking.

Screenshots

Study.com4 screens
OpeningBook3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Study.com at 3 against OpeningBook's 1. Study.com also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Study.com sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and OpeningBook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Study.com versus OpeningBook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudy.comOpeningBook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperStudy.com, LLCZhenghong Peng

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Study.com

One-time1
  • Study.com College Saver$700.00
1 purchases

OpeningBook

One-time1
  • Training Mode$3.99

Questions

Is Study.com free?
Study.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OpeningBook free?
OpeningBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Study.com or OpeningBook have ads?
Neither Study.com nor OpeningBook shows ads.

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