Comparison

Chessful vs Memorisma

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

Head to head
About

Chessful

This app acts as a private chess coach, analyzing your games to identify mistakes and provide personalized training. It focuses on improving your play through tailored exercises based on your weaknesses, without ads or requiring an account.

Highlights
  • Personalized mistake analysis
  • Daily training based on weaknesses
  • Track five key chess skills
  • Play against 40 AI opponents
  • Offline functionality
  • Private by design (no accounts/tracking)
Features
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Understand why you lose. Train what you actually miss. A private chess coach on your device — powered by Stockfish, built around your own games. No ads. No accounts. Fully offline. — WHY CHESSFUL — Most chess apps help you play more. Chessful helps you play better. Instead of confusing engine numbers, Chessful explains every mistake in plain language and turns it into focused, daily training. — UNDERSTAND YOUR MISTAKES — After every game, Chessful shows you: • Where you went wrong • What you missed • Why it mattered Nine mistake categories — from hanging pieces to back-rank weaknesses — explained without jargon. — TRAINING BUILT FROM YOUR GAMES — Your daily plan adapts to your weaknesses, not a generic curriculum. Hang pieces? You'll see more puzzles on hanging pieces. Lose endgames? Endgames take priority tomorrow. Spaced-repetition review locks in what you've learned. — TRACK FIVE SKILLS, NOT JUST RATING — Watch your real progress across: • Tactics • Defense • Positional play • Endgames • Openings — KNOW YOUR OPENINGS — Chessful builds your opening repertoire from your own games — the lines you really play, your win rate in each, and the exact move where you most often go wrong, alongside the engine's better move. Play the London 60% of the time? See precisely where it slips on move 6, then drill it. — PLAY 40 OPPONENTS WITH PERSONALITY — Eight tiers, from Novice to Master. Aggressive, defensive, positional, tactical, endgame specialists — each with a distinct style. Win twice to advance. Optional Game Center leaderboards and achievements. — STOCKFISH, ON YOUR DEVICE — The world's strongest open-source engine, embedded with neural-network evaluation. No cloud calls. No latency. No data leaves your phone. — PRIVATE BY DESIGN — • No accounts • No tracking • No ads • Your games stay on your device — DESIGNED FOR FOCUS — Calm dark interface. No streak guilt. No notifications begging you back. Native on iPhone, iPad and Mac — with a 3D board on the larger screens. — PREMIUM — Unlock unlimited analysis, the full daily training engine, deeper coach hints, your complete opening repertoire, all 40 opponents, and your full skill profile. Monthly, yearly, or one-time lifetime — your choice. — WHO IT'S FOR — You'll feel at home in Chessful if you: • Want to improve but feel stuck • Find engine numbers more confusing than helpful • Prefer structure over endless scrolling • Want a chess tool that respects your attention Free to download. Start with one game. See what you've been missing. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Memorisma

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Memorisma is your daily brain training companion. Challenge yourself with 6 scientifically-inspired cognitive games designed to test and improve your memory, speed, and attention. GAMES: - Sequence Memory: Watch the pattern, repeat it back. How far can you go? - Chimp Test: Numbers disappear — remember their positions in order. - Visual Memory: Memorize the grid pattern and reproduce it from memory. - Number Memory: See a number briefly, then type it back. Each level adds a digit. - Verbal Memory: Have you seen this word before? Test your recall. - Reaction Time: How fast can you tap when the screen turns green? FEATURES: - Daily streak tracking to build consistent habits - Coin rewards for every game you complete - Personal best tracking across all games - Beautiful cloud-themed design - Works offline — no internet required - Dark mode support (follows system) PREMIUM: - Remove all ads with a one-time purchase ($1.99) - No subscriptions, no hidden fees Train smarter. Track progress. Challenge your brain — every single day.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Chessful at 3 against Memorisma's —. Memorisma's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chessful sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Memorisma sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chessful versus Memorisma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessfulMemorisma
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — better—
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAntti AittamaaDaricate Developments

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Chessful

Subscriptions2
  • Chessful Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Chessful Pro Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time4
  • Support the Developer Coffee$1.99
  • Support the Developer Supporter$4.99
  • Support the Developer Huge Support$9.99
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  • Chessful Pro Lifetime$29.99
1 purchases

Memorisma

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Chessful free?
Chessful is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Memorisma free?
Memorisma is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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