Comparison

LEGENDS vs ChessBased

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

Head to head
About

LEGENDS

Solve real chess puzzles from legendary games and experience the brilliance of chess icons. Relive historic moments, understand game progression, and play critical positions as if you were there. Perfect for chess history and tactics enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Play as legendary Grandmasters
  • Real chess puzzles from historic games
  • Step-by-step game progression
  • Built-in chess engine analysis
  • Track progress and improvement
  • Regular updates with new puzzles
Features
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Play like Chess LEGENDS. Step into the most electrifying moments ever played on the board. This chess puzzle app lets you solve real positions from legendary games and experience the brilliance of icons like Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, Paul Morphy, Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, and Alireza Firouzja. Every puzzle is taken from real historical games—no random setups. Follow the game move-by-move, understand the build-up, and play the critical moment as if you were there. Feel the attacking genius of Tal, the precision of Fischer, and the dominance of Kasparov. Perfect for players who love chess history, chess tactics, and learning through real games. Features: * Play as Mikhail Tal and other legendary Grandmasters * Real chess puzzles from historic games * Step-by-step game progression (not just final positions) * Built-in chess engine analysis * Track your progress and improvement * Regular updates with new puzzles Train your mind. Relive greatness.
Find the moves that made legends. Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ChessBased

Analyze chess openings with millions of games and advanced engine evaluations. Prepare like a grandmaster with a seamless interface, win-loss statistics, and move-by-move exploration. Save your favorite lines for later study on your iPhone or iPad.

Highlights
  • Millions of games database
  • Stockfish 18 engine evaluations
  • Win-loss statistics
  • Move-by-move exploration
  • Save favorite lines
  • Seamless UI
Features
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Now with Stockfish 19!! The only chess app with the strongest chess player on the planet in your pocket. ChessBased:Stockfish 19 takes opening analysis to a whole new level. At a glance, users see a seamless UI of openings databases with millions of games, win-loss statistics, and depth 60+ (!!) Stockfish 19 evaluations. That's right. With trillions of positions in the engine database, we did the hard work for you when it comes to looking at evals in your favorite chess openings. Now you can prepare like Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, without having to spend thousands on expensive hardware. Explore openings move by move, compare master-game trends, review engine-backed recommendations, and save your favorite lines in Lichess-like fashion for later study. ChessBased is built for fast, focused preparation on iPhone and iPad, whether you’re checking a tournament line, building a repertoire, or just curious what a depth 60+, 192 core engine thinks. Simple UI. Powerful engine. Better prep.

Screenshots

LEGENDS4 screens
ChessBased3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LEGENDS at 5.0 against ChessBased's 4.0. ChessBased's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LEGENDS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and ChessBased sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LEGENDS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LEGENDS versus ChessBased: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLEGENDSChessBased
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAsif NewazENVISIONAIRY LLC

Customer experience

LEGENDS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ChessBased

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

LEGENDS

Subscriptions2
  • Path of legends - Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Path of legends - Yearly$24.991 Year
1 purchases

ChessBased

One-time1
  • ChessBased: Stockfish 18$4.99

Questions

Is LEGENDS free?
LEGENDS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChessBased free?
ChessBased is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LEGENDS or ChessBased?
LEGENDS is rated higher. LEGENDS averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ChessBased averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do LEGENDS or ChessBased have ads?
LEGENDS shows ads; ChessBased does not.

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