Comparison

Cynus Chess vs Serene Chess

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

Head to head
About

Cynus Chess

Features
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Cynus Chess 是一款专为国际象棋爱好者打造的应用,通过蓝牙连接你的智能棋盘设备,实现手机与实体棋盘的无缝同步。 核心功能: - 蓝牙棋盘连接 — 通过蓝牙低功耗(BLE)连接智能棋盘,实时同步棋子位置,在真实棋盘上享受数字对弈的乐趣 - AI 对弈 — 内置 Stockfish 引擎,提供从入门到大师的多难度级别,满足不同水平的训练需求 - 棋盘状态识别 — 自动识别棋盘布局,支持从任意局面开始对弈 - 落子震动反馈 — 每步棋落子时提供触觉反馈,还原真实对弈手感 - 棋局记录 — 自动保存对弈记录,方便复盘分析 无论你是初学者还是资深棋手,Cynus Chess 都能让你在实体棋盘上体验智能对弈的魅力。

About

Serene Chess

Engage in deep chess play with a powerful engine and thousands of tactics puzzles. Analyze your games with detailed reviews and practice specific chess concepts. Enjoy a calm, offline experience with no ads or data collection.

Highlights
  • Tunable chess engine opponent
  • Thousands of tactics puzzles
  • Detailed game review and analysis
  • Offline play with no account required
  • Practice specific chess tactics
  • Calm and distraction-free interface
Features
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Serene Chess is a calm space for deep play: a strong engine, four thousand tactics puzzles, and a review that shows you where the game actually turned. Everything works offline, with no account, no ads, and no data collected. PLAY • A tunable opponent, from a gentle club player to full strength • Three playing styles: Defender, Balanced, Aggressor • Hints, takebacks, draw offers, resignation, and PGN sharing • Your opening named as you play it, from the standard ECO tables PUZZLES • 4,000 tactics puzzles bundled in the app and playable anywhere • Four difficulty bands, from Gentle to Severe • Choose the idea you want to practise: forks, pins, skewers, deflection, back-rank mates, endgames • A new puzzle every day, with streaks and honest progress REVIEW • The engine walks back through your finished game, move by move • Accuracy for both sides, and the moments that decided the result • See what the engine would have played instead • Tap any moment to jump straight to that position on the board QUIET BY DESIGN Soft wood tones, an evaluation bar you can switch off, gentle haptics, and a dark mode that stays dark. Nothing flashes, nothing nags, nothing is sold to you. Stockfish runs entirely on your device. No account, no network, no analytics: your games never leave your phone.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

Cynus Chess and Serene Chess are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Cynus Chess versus Serene Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCynus ChessSerene Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developershenzhen didijin technology co., LtdWilliam Alston

In-app purchases

None

Cynus Chess

No in-app purchases

None

Serene Chess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cynus Chess free?
Cynus Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Serene Chess free?
Serene Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cynus Chess or Serene Chess have ads?
Neither Cynus Chess nor Serene Chess shows ads.

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