Comparison

Chessight vs Mouseslip

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

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Chessight4 screens
Mouseslip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mouseslip at none against Chessight's 1. Chessight's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Chessight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mouseslip asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chessight ships an update every 9 days, Mouseslip every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Chessight versus Mouseslip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessightMouseslip
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJayanth S PBaby Dog Asset Management Incorporated

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Chessight

One-time1
  • Chessight Premium$4.99
None

Mouseslip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chessight free?
Chessight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mouseslip free?
Mouseslip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chessight or Mouseslip have ads?
Both Chessight and Mouseslip show ads.
Which is updated more often, Chessight or Mouseslip?
Chessight ships an update every 9 days, and Mouseslip every 5 weeks. Most recently, Chessight was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mouseslip on October 25, 2026.

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