Comparison

Memorize vs Blindfold Chess

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

Head to head
About

Memorize

Features
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MEMORIZE - L'APP D'ENTRAÎNEMENT POUR LE SPORT DE MÉMOIRE Memorize est l'application de référence pour les athlètes de la mémoire qui préparent des compétitions ou veulent progresser sérieusement. Développée en collaboration étroite avec des champions internationaux médaillés, elle répond aux exigences des compétiteurs de haut niveau. DISCIPLINES COMPLÈTES Cards - Mémorisation de jeux de cartes Numbers - Séquences de chiffres chronométrées Words - Listes de mots aléatoires Spoken Numbers - Chiffres énoncés à l'oral Binary - Séquences de chiffres binaires Names & Faces - Mémorisation de prénoms et noms International Names - Noms internationaux ENTRAÎNEMENT FLEXIBLE Formats standards conformes aux compétitions internationales Sessions personnalisables : durée, nombre d'éléments, avancée automatique Révisions ciblées pour optimiser votre progression Sauvegarde de vos scores et records personnels LEADERBOARD MONDIAL Classement en temps réel par discipline et par format Comparez vos performances avec la communauté internationale Suivez votre évolution et vos records POURQUOI MEMORIZE ? Développée par un passionné des méthodes de mémoire et ancien compétiteur, Memorize rassemble pour la première fois toutes les disciplines officielles dans une seule application mobile moderne. Entraînez-vous où vous voulez, quand vous voulez, avec un outil pensé par et pour les athlètes de la mémoire. Conditions d'utilisation : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Blindfold Chess

Master chess visualization and memory by playing games entirely in your mind. This app guides you through step-by-step training, from basic square recognition to complex positions, using voice commands and offline play.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step blindfold chess training
  • Voice-controlled move input
  • Offline gameplay
  • Visualization drills (square colors, coordinates, knight moves)
  • Play against AI with adjustable difficulty
  • Replay famous chess games
  • Blindfold chess puzzles
Features
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Play a full game of chess out loud, without ever seeing the board. DarkSquares teaches you blindfold chess step by step, so you can hold a whole position in your mind, track every piece from memory and play your moves by voice. No pieces, no problem. Whether you are a beginner who can barely picture one square or a club player looking to sharpen your calculation, this is visualization training that actually sticks. A GUIDED JOURNEY - Start at your very first square and build up to full blindfold chess - Earn Bronze, Silver and Gold as your inner board gets stronger - Clear, bite-sized steps so you are never lost VISUALIZATION DRILLS - Square colors: instantly tell light squares from dark - Coordinates and quadrants: lock the grid into memory - Knight moves: master the hardest piece to picture - Memory drills: hold entire positions in your head PLAY BLINDFOLD VS AI - Choose your difficulty: full board, faded disks, or a fully blank board - Type your moves, or speak them out loud - On-device speech recognition. Your voice stays private, always REPLAY FAMOUS GAMES - Walk through Morphy, Fischer, Kasparov and more, move by move - Rebuild the legendary games entirely in your mind BLINDFOLD PUZZLES - Follow a few moves in your head, then find the tactic - A puzzle rating that adjusts to your level FREE AND OFFLINE - Free to start, no account required - Works fully offline, so you can train anywhere Blindfold chess is the ultimate test of chess vision. Train it daily and your over-the-board calculation, memory and confidence grow with it. Train your mind to see the invisible board.

Screenshots

Memorize4 screens
Blindfold Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Memorize at none against Blindfold Chess's 1. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Blindfold Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Memorize asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memorize ships an update every 2 weeks, Blindfold Chess weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Memorize versus Blindfold Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemorizeBlindfold Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB87 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGuillaume KervranAntoine Tamano

In-app purchases

None

Memorize

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Blindfold Chess

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$44.99

Questions

Is Memorize free?
Memorize is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blindfold Chess free?
Blindfold Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Memorize or Blindfold Chess have ads?
Neither Memorize nor Blindfold Chess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Memorize or Blindfold Chess?
Memorize ships an update every 2 weeks, and Blindfold Chess weekly. Most recently, Memorize was updated on October 30, 2026 and Blindfold Chess on November 7, 2026.

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