Comparison

Gambito vs Mangus

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

Head to head
About

Gambito

Features
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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

About

Mangus

Features
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Mangus turns your chess.com games into a coach. Type your username and it pulls your recent games and analyzes every move with Stockfish โ€” right on your phone, no account and no servers. โ€ข See each move graded โ€” best, inaccuracy, mistake, blunder โ€” with the win% it cost you. โ€ข Tap "Show best move" at any position to see what you should have played. โ€ข Understand why you lost each game โ€” the one move that actually decided it. โ€ข Spot your patterns across games: hung pieces, allowed tactics, where your blunders happen. โ€ข Per-game accuracy and an estimate of how strong you played. Everything runs on-device. Your games, coached.

Screenshots

Gambito4 screens
Mangus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mangus at none against Gambito's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Gambito sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Mangus asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Gambito versus Mangus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGambitoMangus
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size251 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDynadelWALKER HENRY PATE

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Gambito

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Plan$0.991 Month
  • Premium Plan7 Days trial$5.991 Year
None

Mangus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gambito free?
Gambito is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mangus free?
Mangus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gambito or Mangus have ads?
Neither Gambito nor Mangus shows ads.

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