Comparison

ChessIconic vs Chessfisher

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

Head to head
About

ChessIconic

Master chess with game analysis, tactical puzzles, and curated master game studies. Learn strategic principles and improve your decision-making with detailed move explanations. Offers free analysis and training, with an optional upgrade for full access.

Highlights
  • Free game analysis
  • Hundreds of puzzles and tactics
  • Commented master game library
  • Learn from mistakes
  • Opening explorer
  • Chess endgame training
  • Stockfish analysis
Features
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Master chess faster: analyze your games, study iconic matches, and train tactics. ChessIconic gives players of every level free game analysis, hundreds of puzzles and tactics, plus a curated library of commented master games so you learn why moves work, not just what to play. Study the greats by era, each collection teaches a different part of chess thinking: • Romantic era: Daring tactics, bold sacrifices, and attacking principles. Learn the spirit of decisive, creative play. • Classical era: Sound development, central control, and technique. Perfect for understanding strategic foundations. • Soviet era: Deep preparation, systemic thinking, and endgame mastery. Focuses on structure, planning, and precision. • Modern era: Practical opening systems, engine-influenced ideas, and prophylaxis. See how modern theory and psychology shape practice. Each game is commented to highlight key moments, plans, and mistakes so you can learn patterns and apply them to your own games. • Free game analysis to review mistakes and improve decision-making • 30+ commented master games • 300+ puzzles and 400+ tactics for daily training • Learn from your mistakes: puzzle generated from your games • Opening explorer, coordinate trainer, and chess timer • Learn chess endgames: essential checkmate patterns every player must know • Analyze your chess games with the latest version of stockfish Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned player, ChessIconic explains why moves succeed so you can improve faster. Upgrade to ChessIconic PRO to remove ads, unlock every iconic game, and the full puzzle & tactics library. Terms & Conditions https://chessiconic.com/terms.html Privacy https://chessiconic.com/privacy.html

About

Chessfisher

Engage in daily chess puzzles with a shared challenge, track your progress, and compete in survival modes. Unlock bonus puzzles and climb leaderboards to test your skills against friends and the world.

Highlights
  • Shared daily chess puzzles
  • Two bonus puzzles daily
  • Gauntlet survival mode
  • World leaderboard and podiums
  • Daily rating and progress tracking
  • Customizable board themes
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Chessfisher gives you one new chess puzzle every day, the same puzzle for everyone. Solve it, share your time, mistakes and streak, and see who among your friends solved it faster or cleaner. Difficulty climbs through the week, from Easy on Monday to Master on Sunday. Solve the daily puzzle to unlock two bonus puzzles. Then take on The Gauntlet: a survival mode where the puzzles get harder and the clock gets shorter. Every solve sends you deeper. Lose your lives and the Dive is over. The World Gauntlet is one Dive a day, ranked against every player in the world, with a daily podium and a push notification when the results are in. Freestyle is unlimited. FEATURES • A shared daily puzzle, plus two bonus puzzles • The Gauntlet: survival puzzles, a shrinking clock, lives, rewards and Depth • World Leaderboard with a daily top-three podium and your placement sent to your phone • A Daily Rating that updates with every solve, with a chart of how it has moved • Streaks, solve times, mistakes and podium finishes, for Daily and Gauntlet • Share any result in a single tap • Fourteen board themes and premium piece sets • Sign in with Apple or Google to sync across devices • Works in portrait or landscape A fresh puzzle is waiting every day.

Screenshots

ChessIconic4 screens
Chessfisher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chessfisher at none against ChessIconic's 1. Chessfisher also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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. ChessIconic sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $20.99 per year. Chessfisher asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ChessIconic against 5.0 for Chessfisher. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chessfisher has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChessIconic ships an update every 9 days, Chessfisher every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ChessIconic versus Chessfisher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessIconicChessfisher
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMenes BuccinoAndrew Sutter

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ChessIconic

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock all the features$20.991 Year
None

Chessfisher

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChessIconic free?
ChessIconic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chessfisher free?
Chessfisher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ChessIconic or Chessfisher?
ChessIconic and Chessfisher are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do ChessIconic or Chessfisher have ads?
ChessIconic shows ads; Chessfisher does not.
Which is updated more often, ChessIconic or Chessfisher?
ChessIconic ships an update every 9 days, and Chessfisher every 2 weeks. Most recently, ChessIconic was updated on October 28, 2026 and Chessfisher on October 31, 2026.

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