Comparison

Take Take Take vs ChessScan

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

Head to head
About

Take Take Take

Connect with chess players of all levels, share your games, and receive personalized AI coaching. Track your progress with insightful graphs and trends to improve your gameplay.

Highlights
  • Social chess feed
  • AI coaching for individual games
  • Progress tracking with graphs
  • Share games and key moments
  • Comment and react to games
  • Personalized training insights
Features
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Chess is more fun when you actually get better at it. Take Take Take is the chess platform co-founded by Magnus Carlsen — built for the player who loves the game, plays regularly, and wants to improve. PLAY Jump in and play against real opponents instantly. Every game becomes part of your chess journey. IMPROVE After every game, your personal coach breaks down exactly what happened — move by move, in plain language, not engine lines. What you missed, why it mattered, and what the better move was. Not a graph. Not centipawn scores. An actual explanation you can learn from. Follow your chess improvement through stats and ratings. SHARE Follow your friends. See their games in your feed. React, comment, learn. Join clubs, run improvement challenges, and make chess the social game it was always meant to be. Take Take Take. Play, improve & share.

About

ChessScan

Instantly digitize handwritten chess scoresheets using AI-powered OCR. Photograph your scoresheet after a game to convert it into PGN notation for review, analysis, and sharing. Includes interactive board review and Stockfish engine analysis.

Highlights
  • AI-powered OCR for handwritten moves
  • Multi-page scoresheet support
  • Interactive board with move-by-move review
  • Stockfish engine analysis
  • PGN export and import
  • Cloud sync across devices
  • Game sharing via link or QR code
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ChessScan instantly digitizes your handwritten chess scoresheets using AI-powered OCR. Simply photograph your scoresheet after a tournament game and ChessScan converts it into standard PGN notation — ready to review, analyze, and share. How It Works Scan your scoresheet with your iPhone camera AI reads your handwriting and extracts every move Review moves on an interactive chess board Get Stockfish engine analysis for every position Save, export, or share your game Powerful Features • AI-Powered OCR — Accurately reads handwritten moves from all standard scoresheet formats • Multi-Page Support — Scan scoresheets that span multiple pages and combine them into a single game • Interactive Board — Step through your game move by move on a full chess board with piece animations • Stockfish Analysis — See the best move for every position with real-time engine evaluation • Move Validation — Automatic detection of illegal or ambiguous moves with easy correction tools • Game Annotations — Add voice or text commentary to any move for coaching or personal review • PGN Export — Copy or share your game in standard PGN format compatible with Lichess, Chess.com, and all major platforms • Cloud Sync — Your games are saved securely and accessible across devices • Game Sharing — Share games with friends, students, or coaches via link or QR code • PGN Import — Import existing PGN files to review and analyze Subscription Plans • Free — 10 scans per year, 2 saved games • Standard — 100 scans per year, 50 saved games, cloud sync • Premium — Unlimited scans, unlimited storage, all features ChessScan is built for tournament players, chess coaches, and anyone who plays over-the-board chess. Stop losing your game history — digitize every scoresheet and build your personal chess library. Get instant analysis of your tournament game without need to export to Chess.com or Lichess. Share your analysis and annotations with easily with your opponent, coach, or mentor. Privacy: Your games are stored securely using Firebase. We do not sell or share your personal data. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://chessscan.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Take Take Take4 screens
ChessScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Take Take Take at 4.5 against ChessScan's 4.0. Take Take Take also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (155 vs 3). On price, 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. ChessScan sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Take Take Take asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Take Take Take holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Take Take Take has 155 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Take Take Take versus ChessScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTake Take TakeChessScan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (155 ratings) — better4.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings155 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTake Take Take ASEugene Chan

Customer experience

Take Take Take

All ratings131 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral1.5%
Negative13.7%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive72.6%
Neutral3.2%
Negative24.2%

ChessScan

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Take Take Take

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

ChessScan

Subscriptions4
  • ChessScan Standard$4.991 Month
  • ChessScan Premium$7.991 Month
  • ChessScan Standard (Annual)$39.991 Year
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  • ChessScan Premium (Annual)$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Take Take Take free?
Take Take Take is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChessScan free?
ChessScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Take Take Take or ChessScan?
Take Take Take is rated higher. Take Take Take averages 4.5 out of 5 from 155 ratings, while ChessScan averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Take Take Take or ChessScan have ads?
Neither Take Take Take nor ChessScan shows ads.

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