Trap Chess vs CoachCory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trap Chess
This educational game offers a unique chess experience with a twist. Players face a computer opponent and must choose between two moves each turn, one of which may be a trap. It's designed to help beginners and intermediate players practice calculation and pattern recognition.
- Chess with a twist
- Computer opponent
- Two move choices per turn
- Trap detection
- Practice calculation
- Sharpen pattern recognition
- Quick sessions
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Play chess with a twist designed for beginners and intermediate players. Face a computer opponent, and on every turn choose between two possible moves—one may be a trap. All standard chess rules apply. Use it to practice calculation, sharpen pattern recognition, or unwind with quick sessions. Familiar chess, new decisions: dodge the traps to win.
CoachCory
This app provides detailed explanations for chess puzzles, focusing on the reasoning behind each move. It offers hundreds of traditional and custom puzzles to help users understand the 'why' of chess strategy. Users can also write their own explanations and compare them to the coach's advice.
- Detailed move explanations
- Hundreds of traditional puzzles
- Custom puzzle creation
- User reasoning comparison
- Focus on 'why' of chess strategy
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Chess engines can tell you what move to play, but not why to play them. We have the WHY! We have hundreds and hundreds of traditional and custom puzzles with detailed explanations as to why the moves are correct. Learning Chess is about more than the correct move. Write out your reasons why your move is correct and see how close you come to our coach's advice. Tutor chess with ease. The iMessage portion of this tool is for coaches. Now coaches can send their students puzzles after writing why each move is correct. Then the student writes about why they believe each move is correct and are then shown the coach's answer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Trap Chess at Free against CoachCory's $1.99. Trap Chess also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.2 vs 18.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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
Trap Chess is free to download; CoachCory costs $1.99 up front. CoachCory sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Trap Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Trap Chess against 5.0 for CoachCory. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Trap Chess | CoachCory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Iaroslav Mironov | Matthew Schorr |
Customer experience
Trap Chess
CoachCory
In-app purchases
Trap Chess
No in-app purchases
CoachCory
- Unlock All Puzzles$1.99
