ChessLines vs Chess Openings
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
Chess Openings
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Chess Openings — Never be caught off guard by move 8: discover your openings, learn them and play them out move by move, in attack and in defense. • 113 opening lines classified by ECO codes, with first-move and attack/defense filters • Interactive replay — move by move, auto-play • Continue an opening vs the robot • Play vs Robot — 8 difficulty levels (800-2400 ELO) • Robot (non-Stockfish) fully customizable • Opening quizzes — test your knowledge • Checkmate puzzles — mate in 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 moves • Practice mode — move-by-move learning with feedback • Stockfish game analysis — accuracy, blunder detection, best move • Live evaluation bar • 27 languages No ads. Anonymous usage analytics only. Works offline. Perfect for beginners and amateurs looking to build a solid repertoire. Free version and Premium (optional in-app purchase) Free: play vs the robot, plus a limited number of opening lessons, quizzes, Stockfish analyses and "Continue vs Robot" sessions every day. Premium removes all daily limits: unlimited opening lessons, unlimited quizzes, unlimited Stockfish analysis, unlimited "Continue vs Robot" and full progress tracking. Premium requires a purchase inside the app — an auto-renewable annual subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. The price is shown in the app before any purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ChessLines at every 3 days against Chess Openings's every 10 days. Chess Openings's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. ChessLines sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Chess Openings sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ChessLines ships an update every 3 days, Chess Openings every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChessLines | Chess Openings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maarten Lodewijk Slebos | GanSoft SARL |
In-app purchases
ChessLines
- ChessLines Monthly$5.991 Month
- ChessLines Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
Chess Openings
- Premium Annual7 Days trial$9.001 Year
- Premium Lifetime$45.00
