Comparison

Chessight vs Chess Timer Retro

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

Head to head
About

Chessight

Features
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Chessight is the fastest way to analyze, review, and learn from your chess games — all on your iPhone. Import your own games or analyze chess.com matches from any username. A full Stockfish 18 engine runs locally on your device to classify every move as brilliant, great, best, inaccuracy, mistake, or blunder — exactly like the big chess sites, but without an account or monthly subscription. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Analyze any PGN — paste a game or import via share sheet • Pull chess.com games by username with one tap • See move-by-move accuracy, classifications, and eval graph • Tap any move for a detailed breakdown with best alternatives • Explore variations freely — play "what if" lines and get instant evaluation • Share positions with a single tap PLAY & TRAIN • Play against Stockfish at adjustable depth (1–20) • Solve the daily chess.com puzzle • Browse 37+ famous checkmate patterns • Edit any position with a flexible board editor PRIVACY FIRST • The Stockfish engine runs entirely on your device — your games never leave your phone • No account required • Chess.com game data fetched through their public API FREE OR PREMIUM • One free deep analysis every day • Watch a short ad to unlock additional analyses • Or buy Premium once — unlimited analyses, no ads, forever • Premium is Family Shareable WHAT'S INCLUDED • Stockfish 18 with NNUE neural evaluation • Interactive board with legal-move highlighting • Opening book detection • Accuracy stats across games • iPad-optimized two-column layout • Works on iPhone and iPad (portrait and landscape) Download Chessight today and start analyzing every move you make.

About

Chess Timer Retro

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Chess has always been a game of timeless elegance. Your timer should be too. Inspired by the design philosophies of Jony Ive and Dieter Rams, Chess Timer strips away the clutter and puts a beautiful, vintage flip clock front and center. Every second ticks by with satisfying analog charm; no distractions, no noise, just the game. Features: • Iconic flip clock display • Simple one-tap controls so you never lose focus on the board • Preset time controls for Blitz, Bullet, and Classical play If you want a timer that looks as good as the pieces on your board, Chess Timer is the one you'll keep coming back to.

Screenshots

Chessight4 screens
Chess Timer Retro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chess Timer Retro at none against Chessight's 1. Chess Timer Retro also leads on ads (none vs shown). Chessight's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Chessight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chess Timer Retro asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Chessight versus Chess Timer Retro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessightChess Timer Retro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJayanth S PFriends Indeed, LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Chessight

One-time1
  • Chessight Premium$4.99
None

Chess Timer Retro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chessight free?
Chessight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess Timer Retro free?
Chess Timer Retro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chessight or Chess Timer Retro have ads?
Chessight shows ads; Chess Timer Retro does not.

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