Intelligent Chess vs MainLine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Intelligent Chess
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Intellegent Chess is an AI-driven coach that builds a training plan, explains moves in plain language, and fixes mistakes with targeted drills.
MainLine
This app helps improve your chess skills by focusing on pattern recognition. It uses spaced repetition to reinforce tactical motifs and endgame ideas, allowing you to create interactive drills from your own games to remember what matters most.
- Spaced repetition for pattern recall
- Interactive drills from own games
- Import Chess.com & Lichess games
- Tactics, endgame, and puzzle training
- Daily reminders and progress tracking
- Daily puzzle challenges
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MainLine is a chess trainer built for pattern recognition. Use spaced repetition to remember tactical motifs, endgame ideas, and positions from your own games instead of rereading them and forgetting them. Import your Chess.com or Lichess games, find the mistakes and recurring themes that cost you points, and turn them into short interactive drills you can review in minutes. Why players use MainLine: - Spaced repetition that surfaces the patterns you're most likely to forget - Interactive drills that build fast recall on the board - Game import from Chess.com and Lichess for targeted review - Training for tactics, endgames, puzzle themes, and critical lines - Daily reminders, streaks, and progress tracking - Challenge yourself with daily puzzles Whether you're sharpening tactical awareness, improving pattern recognition, or making game review more useful, MainLine helps you remember what matters. Download MainLine and turn review into stronger chess instincts. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Intelligent Chess at none against MainLine's 2. Intelligent Chess also leads on ads (none vs shown). MainLine's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. MainLine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Intelligent Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Intelligent Chess | MainLine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kirill Evstigneev | Benjamin Boucher |
In-app purchases
Intelligent Chess
No in-app purchases
MainLine
- MainLine Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- MainLine Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$69.991 Year
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