Train Chess vs Hardcore Blindfold Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Train Chess
Master hundreds of essential positional endgames to elevate your chess skills. Practice against an engine to improve your late-game win rate and conversion. This app focuses on crucial endgame scenarios for strategic improvement.
- Hundreds of positional endgames
- Engine practice
- Improve win rate
- Master endgame conversion
- Strategic improvement
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Train Chess features hundreds of must-know positional endgames that will improve your game. Master positions against the engine and increase your win rate late in the game and master your endgame conversion.
Hardcore Blindfold Chess
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Blindfold Chess hides the board and asks you to keep the position in your head. Tap the empty board, type your move or just say it, and hear the computer's reply read out loud. PLAY YOUR WAY • Three modes: Peek (hold the board for a moment, every peek counted), Hidden (no board, the move list helps) and Pure (no board, no move list). • Five opponents from Casual to Master, with a time limit and openings to start from if you want them. • Hands-free: it listens again by itself after each reply. Say "repeat", "take back" or "where is my knight?" • Takebacks, illegal moves and board questions are counted next to peeks, so a clean win means a clean win. TRAIN YOUR VISUALISATION • Blindfold puzzles: mate in 1, 2 or 3, plus a new puzzle every day. • Square colours, knight and bishop routes, and remember-the-position drills. • Famous games played move by move, with no board, and questions along the way. SEE YOURSELF IMPROVE • A blindfold rating, badges and a daily streak. • Step through any finished game and see the moments you lost track. • Open a game in Lichess for engine analysis, or export every game as PGN. • Share a picture of your result. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your games stay on your device. Voice input uses your phone's built-in speech recognition. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Train Chess at none against Hardcore Blindfold Chess's 3. Train Chess also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Hardcore Blindfold Chess sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Train Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.
Train Chess ships an update every 4 days, Hardcore Blindfold Chess every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Train Chess | Hardcore Blindfold Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Camren Todd | Click Boreal Unipessoal LDA |
In-app purchases
Train Chess
No in-app purchases
Hardcore Blindfold Chess
- Hardcore Chess Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Hardcore Chess Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Hardcore Chess Pro$59.99
Questions
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