Gambito vs Mangus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ 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
Mangus
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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. โข See each move graded โ best, inaccuracy, mistake, blunder โ with the win% it cost you. โข Tap "Show best move" at any position to see what you should have played. โข Understand why you lost each game โ the one move that actually decided it. โข Spot your patterns across games: hung pieces, allowed tactics, where your blunders happen. โข Per-game accuracy and an estimate of how strong you played. Everything runs on-device. Your games, coached.
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Verdict
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.
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Both are free to download. Gambito sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Mangus asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Gambito | Mangus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 15.1 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 251 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dynadel | WALKER HENRY PATE |
In-app purchases
Gambito
- Premium Plan$0.991 Month
- Premium Plan7 Days trial$5.991 Year
Mangus
No in-app purchases








