Comparison

Chess Next Move vs AGENTIC CHESS

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

Head to head
About

Chess Next Move

Analyze chess positions with AI-powered move recommendations and explanations. Input any position via FEN or screenshot, and receive calculated moves with detailed insights into strategy and tactics. Adjust engine strength to match your skill level.

Highlights
  • Real-time move calculation
  • AI-powered move explanations
  • Adjustable Stockfish engine strength
  • Screenshot position scanner
  • FEN notation support
  • Human-like move timing (Pro)
Features
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ChessNextMove is a real-time chess move calculator with AI-powered coaching. Input any position and get move recommendations with a full explanation of WHY they work. MOVE CALCULATOR Input any chess position and instantly get the strongest move calculated by the Stockfish engine. Adjust the engine strength from 800 to 3600 ELO to match your skill level. AI COACH COMMENTARY Every move comes with AI-generated explanations: - Why is this the strongest move? - What tactics are involved? - What mistakes to avoid? - How does this affect the game? SCREENSHOT SCANNER (Pro) Take a screenshot of any chess position. ChessNextMove scans the image and loads the position for analysis. FEN POSITION SUPPORT Import positions using FEN notation. Export any position to share or analyze elsewhere. ADJUSTABLE STRENGTH - Free: Up to 800 ELO - Basic: Up to 1800 ELO - Pro: Up to 3600 ELO AI INSIGHTS - Free: 5 AI Coach explanations/day - Basic: 500 AI Coach explanations/month - Pro: Unlimited AI Coach explanations HUMAN MODE (Pro) Realistic move timing that mimics human play patterns. — SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION ChessNextMove offers auto-renewable subscriptions: - Basic Monthly: $4.99/month - Basic Yearly: $49.99/year - Pro Monthly: $9.99/month - Pro Yearly: $99.99/year Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://chessnextmove.ai/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://chessnextmove.ai/terms-of-service This app uses the Stockfish chess engine under the GPL-3.0 license.

About

AGENTIC CHESS

Experience AI chess matches played entirely on your device. Choose champion models, compete in ranked games, and analyze performance. Offers a unique benchmark for on-device AI capabilities without cloud reliance.

Highlights
  • On-device AI model chess matches
  • Ranked Elo ladder progression
  • Tournaments against scaled opponents
  • Manual play and coached games
  • Hardware performance benchmarking
  • Private by design, no account needed
Features
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Watch real AI models play chess — entirely on your iPhone. Agentic Chess turns your phone into a live arena for on-device language models. Pick a champion, send it into ranked matches against the built-in house opponent, and watch every move unfold with a real game clock and live commentary. No cloud, no server — the models think on your device. (Minimum device specification is iPhone 12, and IOS 26) YOUR CHAMPION, YOUR LADDER • Choose a champion from a roster of open-source models that run fully on-device • Ranked matches move your champion up an authentic Elo ladder, from Bronze to Grandmaster • Tournaments field opponents that scale to your champion's strength • Prefer to play? Take on the AI yourself in manual mode, or team up with your champion in coached games A BASELINE AND ITS CHALLENGERS Every match is a fair experiment. Apple's built-in foundation model plays as the house opponent, completely untuned — the scientific baseline. Your champions are different: each open-source model carries a custom LoRA adapter we train specifically for chess judgment, downloaded automatically alongside the model. Watching a tuned challenger climb past the stock baseline is the whole point — you're seeing, live, how much specialized training moves the needle on identical hardware. A REAL BENCHMARK UNDERNEATH Every game doubles as a hardware benchmark. Agentic Chess measures how fast, how smoothly, and how efficiently each model runs on your exact device — speed, latency, memory, and thermal behavior — and turns it into a performance report you can browse anytime. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no email, no login. You're recognized only by a random ID stored on your device, your score and leaderboard position stay private to your installation, and you can download or erase your data at any time from Settings. Models download on first run (about 0.3–1.5 GB each) — Wi-Fi recommended. Additional models fetch quietly in the background while your first game plays.

Screenshots

Chess Next Move3 screens
AGENTIC CHESS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AGENTIC CHESS at 5.0 against Chess Next Move's 1.0. AGENTIC CHESS also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). Chess Next Move's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). 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. Chess Next Move sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. AGENTIC CHESS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AGENTIC CHESS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AGENTIC CHESS has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chess Next Move versus AGENTIC CHESS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess Next MoveAGENTIC CHESS
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB65 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developermohammed ChaaraMission Peak, LLC

Customer experience

Chess Next Move

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

AGENTIC CHESS

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Chess Next Move

Subscriptions4
  • Basic Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Basic Yearly$49.991 Year
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  • Pro Yearly$99.991 Year
None

AGENTIC CHESS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess Next Move free?
Chess Next Move is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AGENTIC CHESS free?
AGENTIC CHESS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chess Next Move or AGENTIC CHESS?
AGENTIC CHESS is rated higher. Chess Next Move averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while AGENTIC CHESS averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Chess Next Move or AGENTIC CHESS have ads?
Neither Chess Next Move nor AGENTIC CHESS shows ads.

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