Comparison

ChessBased vs KaPlay

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

Head to head
About

ChessBased

Analyze chess openings with millions of games and advanced engine evaluations. Prepare like a grandmaster with a seamless interface, win-loss statistics, and move-by-move exploration. Save your favorite lines for later study on your iPhone or iPad.

Highlights
  • Millions of games database
  • Stockfish 18 engine evaluations
  • Win-loss statistics
  • Move-by-move exploration
  • Save favorite lines
  • Seamless UI
Features
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Now with Stockfish 19!! The only chess app with the strongest chess player on the planet in your pocket. ChessBased:Stockfish 19 takes opening analysis to a whole new level. At a glance, users see a seamless UI of openings databases with millions of games, win-loss statistics, and depth 60+ (!!) Stockfish 19 evaluations. That's right. With trillions of positions in the engine database, we did the hard work for you when it comes to looking at evals in your favorite chess openings. Now you can prepare like Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, without having to spend thousands on expensive hardware. Explore openings move by move, compare master-game trends, review engine-backed recommendations, and save your favorite lines in Lichess-like fashion for later study. ChessBased is built for fast, focused preparation on iPhone and iPad, whether you’re checking a tournament line, building a repertoire, or just curious what a depth 60+, 192 core engine thinks. Simple UI. Powerful engine. Better prep.

About

KaPlay

Features
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KaPlay: Chess on Kaspa Play chess where every move is a Kaspa transaction, saved on chain for good. 1v1: play the next person who joins, or a friend by code. Tournaments: eight players, single elimination. Bots: five levels; beat one to unlock the next. Leaderboard: monthly and all-time rankings. Wallet: send and receive Kaspa, built in. Five minutes a side. Fast, fair and fully on chain.

Screenshots

ChessBased3 screens
KaPlay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KaPlay at none against ChessBased's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. ChessBased sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. KaPlay asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ChessBased versus KaPlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessBasedKaPlay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB29 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperENVISIONAIRY LLCCyber Ventures LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ChessBased

One-time1
  • ChessBased: Stockfish 18$4.99
None

KaPlay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChessBased free?
ChessBased is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KaPlay free?
KaPlay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ChessBased or KaPlay have ads?
Neither ChessBased nor KaPlay shows ads.

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