Comparison

Chessbits vs Chessight

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

Head to head
About

Chessbits

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Fetch interesting game bits from the cloud See color coded game notation to identify good moves, blunders and transpositions Show or hide the game evaluation at any time Hide the pieces at any time to play blindfold Change moves as often as you wish Change sides at any time to play from the Stockfish position Create and play your own positions Choose any Chess960 starting position or let the app choose one randomly Choose to receive a warning if you make a weak move Choose to announce draw by 50 move rule Choose to announce draw by repetition Use dark or light mode along with a selection of board colors

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Chessight

Features
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Chessight is the fastest way to analyze, review, and learn from your chess games — all on your iPhone. Import your own games or analyze chess.com matches from any username. A full Stockfish 18 engine runs locally on your device to classify every move as brilliant, great, best, inaccuracy, mistake, or blunder — exactly like the big chess sites, but without an account or monthly subscription. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Analyze any PGN — paste a game or import via share sheet • Pull chess.com games by username with one tap • See move-by-move accuracy, classifications, and eval graph • Tap any move for a detailed breakdown with best alternatives • Explore variations freely — play "what if" lines and get instant evaluation • Share positions with a single tap PLAY & TRAIN • Play against Stockfish at adjustable depth (1–20) • Solve the daily chess.com puzzle • Browse 37+ famous checkmate patterns • Edit any position with a flexible board editor PRIVACY FIRST • The Stockfish engine runs entirely on your device — your games never leave your phone • No account required • Chess.com game data fetched through their public API FREE OR PREMIUM • One free deep analysis every day • Watch a short ad to unlock additional analyses • Or buy Premium once — unlimited analyses, no ads, forever • Premium is Family Shareable WHAT'S INCLUDED • Stockfish 18 with NNUE neural evaluation • Interactive board with legal-move highlighting • Opening book detection • Accuracy stats across games • iPad-optimized two-column layout • Works on iPhone and iPad (portrait and landscape) Download Chessight today and start analyzing every move you make.

Screenshots

Chessbits4 screens
Chessight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chessbits at none against Chessight's 1. Chessbits also leads on ads (none vs shown). Chessight's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chessight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chessbits asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chessbits ships an update every 3 weeks, Chessight every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Chessbits versus Chessight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessbitsChessight
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB186 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid SybertJayanth S P

In-app purchases

None

Chessbits

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Chessight

One-time1
  • Chessight Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Chessbits free?
Chessbits is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chessight free?
Chessight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chessbits or Chessight have ads?
Chessight shows ads; Chessbits does not.
Which is updated more often, Chessbits or Chessight?
Chessbits ships an update every 3 weeks, and Chessight every 9 days. Most recently, Chessbits was updated on October 25, 2026 and Chessight on October 24, 2026.

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