Opening Prep vs Simple Chess Trainer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Opening Prep
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Opening Prep: Chess Trainer is a chess opening trainer for studying and memorizing chess openings from your own PGN repertoire. Import PGN files or paste PGN text, organize your opening repertoire, and train chess lines move by move directly on the board. Opening Prep: Chess Trainer is built for focused opening preparation, repertoire study, and fast memorization of opening variations. Train as White, Black, or both sides, review repertoire trees, continue previous training sessions, and improve difficult positions with targeted repetition. Perfect for tournament preparation, online chess, and daily opening practice. Features โข Import chess repertoires from PGN files โข Paste PGN text directly into the app โข Train chess openings as White, Black, or both โข Practice opening lines move by move โข Continue previous training sessions anytime โข Continue training for a specific repertoire โข Study repertoire trees and branching variations โข Preview repertoire lines before training โข Autoplay repertoire variations on the board โข Tap moves in notation to jump to any position โข Track mistakes, accuracy, and training streaks โข Train difficult positions and weak opening lines โข Quick actions for new sessions and hardest positions โข Optional move sounds and haptic feedback โข Works fully offline with local storage โข No account required Opening Prep: Chess Trainer is a lightweight PGN repertoire trainer designed for serious chess opening preparation without unnecessary complexity.
Simple Chess Trainer
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Simple Chess Trainer is a focused practice tool for chess players who want faster board recognition, sharper annotation skills (for beginners), and tighter opening repertoire memory (for all levels) โ all free, with no subscriptions or accounts. Square Recognition. Drill all 64 squares with timed sessions, custom filters (whole board, light/dark only, ranks 1โ4, etc.), and a focus list that biases toward squares you've missed in the last 90 days. Toggle coordinates off when you're ready to find squares from memory. Annotation Drill for Beginners. Step through any PGN game move-by-move, identify mistakes, and let the engine queue tough positions for review. The Review Queue surfaces moves you've gotten wrong three times running until you've beaten them three times in a row. Opening Repertoire & Move Trainer (All levels). Drag the right move (or type it) for both sides of any game or opening line in your library. The new Random Review mode picks games weighted by how much you've struggled โ your hardest lines surface first; mastered ones come up rarely so you don't drill what you already know. Library. Import any standard PGN file to build your own repertoire or review your own games. The app indexes thousands of games in seconds and ships with 20 verified historical classics on first launch โ Morphy's Opera Game, Anderssen's Immortal, the Game of the Century, Kasparov's Immortal, and more. Stats. 7-day / 30-day / 90-day / all-time views of accuracy, response time, square-error heatmap, piece-error breakdown, and per-game Move Trainer mastery. Export everything as JSON anytime. Works fully offline. Private by default. Every drill, import, and statistic stays on your device. No accounts, no servers, no chess-data analytics, no subscriptions โ ever. Ads are served by Google AdMob and gated by App Tracking Transparency; remove them permanently with a one-time in-app purchase. Designed for iPhone and iPad. Built for iOS 18.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Opening Prep at none against Simple Chess Trainer's 1. Opening Prep also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price and device support 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
Both are free to download. Simple Chess Trainer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Opening Prep asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Opening Prep | Simple Chess Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | โ |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roman Bogatenko | Oleksandr Ioffe |
In-app purchases
Opening Prep
No in-app purchases
Simple Chess Trainer
- Remove All Adds (One-Time)$12.99
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