Openit vs Chess Openings
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Openit
Learn chess openings through interactive play and guided lessons. This app offers a gamified approach to understanding and memorizing opening moves, with modes for learning and practice. Sharpen your chess strategy from the first move.
- Interactive opening library
- Coach-guided explanations
- Gamified progression with streaks
- Practice mode for reinforcement
- Learn popular chess openings
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Openit makes learning chess openings fun, fast, and effective. Forget rote memorization. With Openit, you play, interact, and truly understand openings step by step, guided by a friendly in-app coach. Learn Mode • Choose from a growing library of openings • Explore interactive lines directly on the board • Get clear, simple explanations for every move • Keep your daily streak Practice Mode • Train without hints by playing the correct responses • Strengthen memory and pattern recognition Whether you’re rated 600 or 2000 Elo, Openit provides structured, gamified training to sharpen your play from move one. Key Features • Popular openings like the Vienna Gambit, French Defense, Italian Game, and more • Gamified progression with streaks • Coach-guided learning with simple, practical tips • Practice mode to test and reinforce your knowledge Spend just 5 minutes a day, turn your openings into a weapon, and start winning games earlier. Terms of Service: https://www.louisraffin.com/openit/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.louisraffin.com/openit/privacy-policy
Chess Openings
Master chess openings through interactive practice and spaced repetition. This app helps you internalize opening lines by recalling moves from actual board positions, ensuring you remember strategies until they become second nature. It's designed for players who want to build a strong foundation in chess strategy.
- Study curated opening lines with explanations
- Practice moves from real board positions
- Review learned lines before they fade
- Challenge recall without engine clutter
- Track repertoire growth
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Train chess openings until the next move feels clear. Chessmate helps you turn opening theory into board memory. Study curated lines, choose the move from the position, review before it fades, and challenge yourself until the line starts to stick. Built for online players who know openings matter but still get unsure after the first few moves. What you can do: - Study curated opening lines with clear move explanations - Practice from real board positions, not flashcard text - Review learned lines before they fade - Challenge recall without engine clutter or random puzzle noise - Track progress as your repertoire grows Chessmate keeps opening study simple: learn the idea, recall the move, repeat the line, expand your repertoire. Start with one line today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chess Openings at 100% against Openit's 0%. Chess Openings also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (20 vs 1). Openit's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Openit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Chess Openings sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Chess Openings holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess Openings has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Openit's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chess Openings's.
Openit ships an update every 10 days, Chess Openings weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Openit | Chess Openings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Louis Raffin | wyverselabs |
Customer experience
Openit
Chess Openings
In-app purchases
Openit
- Openit Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Openit Pro Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
Chess Openings
- Chessmate Premium Weekly$5.997 Days
- Chessmate Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
- Premium Yearly Offer$24.491 Year
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- Chessmate Premium Yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Chessmate Premium Yearly$34.991 Year
- Chessmate Premium Lifetime$79.99
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