Gambito vs Mouseslip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gambito
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Gambito is a full-featured chess analysis and training app built for practical improvement. Play, analyze, and study in one focused workspace with fast local performance and no account required. Analyze positions with Stockfish 18 for precise tactical depth and Maia (lc0) for a human-like neural perspective. Move seamlessly between game play and analysis to inspect critical positions, compare continuations, and understand the ideas behind each move. Key capabilities: - Play against the engine with adjustable strength - Real-time evaluation, depth feedback, and top-move suggestions - Multi-line analysis for comparing candidate plans - Hint arrows and danger/threat visualization - Blunder, mistake, and missed-opportunity detection - Puzzle generation from your own game history - Opening guidance and post-move review workflows - Save and resume games for long-term training - Support for compatible electronic chess boards Whether you are preparing for tournament games, practicing openings, or sharpening tactics, Gambito gives you clear, actionable insight to help you make stronger decisions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://gambitochess.com/terms.html
Mouseslip
Analyze your chess games move by move with a powerful engine, get accuracy scores, and understand every decision. Solve thousands of puzzles offline and play against AI bots at various skill levels.
- Import games from Chess.com and Lichess
- Full game review with evaluation graph and move classification
- Thousands of offline tactics puzzles
- Play against dozens of AI training bots
- Optional AI coach for move explanations
- Step through lines with live engine evaluation
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Mouseslip is free, full-strength chess analysis that runs entirely on your iPhone — no subscription, no account required. Powered by a native Stockfish engine, Mouseslip reviews your games move by move: an evaluation bar, an accuracy score for each side, and a clear label for every move from Brilliant to Blunder — so you finally understand what went wrong, and what went right. ANALYZE YOUR GAMES • Import games by username from Chess.com or Lichess • Full Game Review: eval graph, per-move classifications, and accuracy • Step through any line with live engine evaluation and best moves SOLVE PUZZLES • Hundreds of thousands of tactics puzzles, filterable by rating and theme • Download puzzle packs to solve completely offline — no connection needed • Track your puzzle rating as you improve PLAY TRAINING BOTS • Dozens of bots rated 400 to 2800 — pick your level • Play as White, Black, or random, with takeback and an optional eval bar • Analyze any game you just played with one tap BUILT FOR LEARNING • Optional AI coach — bring your own OpenAI or Claude key for plain-English move explanations • Piece-ID notation to make moves easier to read • Light and dark themes No login needed to analyze, solve, or play. Download a puzzle pack once and Mouseslip works fully offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mouseslip at none against Gambito's 2. Mouseslip also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Gambito's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Gambito sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Mouseslip asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gambito ships an update every 3 months, Mouseslip every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gambito | Mouseslip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 251 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dynadel | Baby Dog Asset Management Incorporated |
In-app purchases
Gambito
- Premium Plan$0.991 Month
- Premium Plan7 Days trial$5.991 Year
Mouseslip
No in-app purchases









