ChessLines vs TextingGo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChessLines
Learn chess openings through interactive play and guided lessons. Practice moves with instant feedback or test your knowledge without hints. Build true understanding of chess strategies.
- Interactive move-by-move lessons
- Instant feedback on mistakes
- Hands-on learning by playing
- Drill mode for memorization
- Explanations for moves and strategy
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Stop watching chess videos. Start playing the moves. ChessLines teaches you chess openings the way your brain actually learns — by doing. Every line is a hands-on lesson where you play the moves yourself, guided by a coach who explains what's happening and why. With Learn Mode your coach walks you through every move with explanations. Make a mistake and get instant feedback. Build real understanding, not just memorization. With Drill mode you get no hints. No explanations. Just you and the board. Test what you've learned and lock it into memory. Privacy Policy: https://getchesslines.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://getchesslines.com/terms
TextingGo
Play the ancient strategy game of Go with friends locally or remotely. Supports multiple rule sets and allows for text-based communication during games. Enjoy Go on your iPhone or iPad.
- Local multiplayer
- Text-based multiplayer
- Multiple rule sets (American, Chinese, NZ)
- Play on the go
- iPhone and iPad support
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Local and Texting Multiplayer GO! Play Go on the Go ! American, Chinese, Japanese, and New Zealand Rules! Text your friends games of Go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ChessLines at every 3 days against TextingGo's fortnightly. TextingGo's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.2). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. ChessLines sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and TextingGo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ChessLines against 5.0 for TextingGo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
ChessLines ships an update every 3 days, TextingGo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChessLines | TextingGo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 18.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maarten Lodewijk Slebos | Matthew Schorr |
Customer experience
ChessLines
TextingGo
In-app purchases
ChessLines
- ChessLines Monthly$5.991 Month
- ChessLines Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
TextingGo
- Emote Pack$1.99
