Comparison

Chess vs Blind Chess

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

Head to head
About

Chess

Transform your device into a professional chess analysis board. Scan positions from photos, analyze games with a powerful engine, and organize your studies. Access opening books and a vast game database to improve your play.

Highlights
  • Professional analysis board
  • Position scanning from photos
  • Powerful analysis engine
  • Opening books
  • 8+ million game database
  • Personalized game organization
Features
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PROFESSIONAL ANALYSIS BOARD Turn your iPhone or iPad into a complete analysis board. Create, modify and analyze positions with our board editor. Study every game and take your chess to the next level. POSITION SCANNING Scan positions directly from photos or screenshots, in 2D and 3D. The app automatically recognizes the pieces and board layout. Ideal for studying real games or your own moves. POWERFUL ANALYSIS ENGINE Our advanced analysis engine evaluates each position with precision. Suggests the best moves, detects errors and displays strategic alternatives. PRACTICAL OPPORTUNITIES Discover the practical opportunities of each position. Identify tactics, strategic plans and key moves you can apply in your games. ADVANCED FEATURES + Complete opening books to study strategies from the initial phase of the game. + Database with more than 8 million games, updated weekly. + Download and upload .pgn files, share your analyses and save photos. + Share your studies with other players or coaches. PERSONALIZED ORGANIZATION Save all your games and analyses in your personal database. With an intuitive drag-and-drop system, organize your studies. COMPLETE AND FLEXIBLE ANALYSIS With interactive board, position scanning, powerful analysis engine and personalized organization, this app is the ultimate tool for chess analysis and training.

About

Blind Chess

Features
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Blind Chess helps you train visualization and calculation by playing with the board hidden by default. Practice against the engine, use spoken move guidance, save games, and review your sessions to understand mistakes and improve board awareness. Choose challenge modes that control when the board can be revealed and build stronger blindfold chess habits one move at a time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Create an optional account to sync progress across devices, connect with friends, send challenges, and keep your training history backed up. Premium features are available through optional subscriptions.

Screenshots

Chess4 screens
Blind Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Blind Chess at none against Chess's shown. Chess's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Blind Chess sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess ships an update every 3 weeks, Blind Chess every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Chess versus Blind Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessBlind Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB131 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlvaro RibesLinapps

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Chess

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Annual$17.991 Year
2 purchases

Blind Chess

Subscriptions2
  • Blind Chess Premium$1.991 Month
  • Blind Chess Premium$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Chess free?
Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blind Chess free?
Blind Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chess or Blind Chess have ads?
Chess shows ads; Blind Chess does not.
Which is updated more often, Chess or Blind Chess?
Chess ships an update every 3 weeks, and Blind Chess every 5 months. Most recently, Chess was updated on October 31, 2026 and Blind Chess on October 31, 2026.

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