Comparison

Chessnut Next vs Survival

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

Head to head
About

Chessnut Next

Enhance your chess experience by connecting a smart board to digitally record, analyze, and practice your games. Play against AI, review your moves with detailed reports, and train your skills with puzzles and human-like engines.

Highlights
  • Smart board connection
  • Play against chess engines
  • Online chess support
  • Automatic game recording
  • Local Stockfish analysis
  • Tactical training
  • Game review reports
Features
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Chessnut Next is the companion app for Chessnut smart chessboards, bringing physical chess and digital tools together in one seamless experience. Connect a compatible Chessnut board to play naturally with real pieces while the app synchronizes positions, records moves, and saves your games automatically. Whether you are playing against a computer, practicing tactics, reviewing a finished game, or playing face-to-face, Chessnut Next helps you get more from every move. Key Features • Smart Board Connection Connect a compatible Chessnut electronic chessboard and synchronize physical positions with the app in real time. • Play Against Chess Engines Challenge computer opponents with different strengths and playing styles using either a physical board or the on-screen board. • Online Chess Support Use a compatible physical board with supported online chess platforms for a more natural playing experience. • Automatic Game Recording Create and save complete PGN records, including moves, players, results, and time information. • Local Stockfish Analysis Review games with on-device Stockfish analysis to explore evaluations, recommended moves, and critical mistakes. • Maia and Personalized Practice Train against human-like chess engines designed to provide realistic play across different skill levels. • Game Review Reports Generate easy-to-understand reports that highlight strong moves, mistakes, turning points, and opportunities to improve. • Puzzles and Tactical Training Improve calculation, pattern recognition, and practical decision-making with chess puzzles and focused exercises. • Board Editor and Position Recognition Create custom positions manually or use supported image-recognition features to extract a chess position from a photo. • Voice Moves In supported game modes, speak origin and destination squares to enter moves hands-free. • Chess Clock and Over-the-Board Play Record face-to-face games and manage player time with compatible Chessnut devices. • Game Library and Sharing Browse saved games, filter records by source, refresh game data, and share games or review results. • Multiple Languages Choose from a range of interface and content languages. From your first move to detailed post-game review, Chessnut Next combines smart-board connectivity, game recording, engine analysis, and training tools in one app.

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Survival

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Stand your ground on the StarFront. Survival: StarFront is a three-lane sci-fi defense game built around a simple core control: swipe your squad left and right while every soldier fires automatically. CONTROL THE THREE LANES Shift between the enemy lane, number gates, and armory crates. Your position determines what the squad targets and when. CHANGE YOUR SQUAD SIZE Shoot gates to improve their values, then move into position before they reach the front. Addition and multiplication can reinforce your squad; subtraction and division can reduce it. OPEN THE ARMORY Break open weapon crates to choose one of three rewards. Equip weapons with different damage, fire rate, range, ammo, and attack patterns. Carry up to three weapons, switch between them during combat, refill limited magazines, or call a one-use airstrike. SURVIVE THE ASSAULT Stop increasingly frequent enemy waves, dangerous mini-bosses, and the Horned Titan. Earn points and coins for every enemy defeated. The battle ends when your squad falls. UPGRADE YOUR FORCE Spend coins between battles on squad size, health, damage, fire rate, individual weapon levels, and airstrike power. SET NEW RECORDS Challenge your best survival time and highest score, then compete on Game Center leaderboards. Stand. Swipe. Survive. Privacy Policy: https://www.arte-soft.com/starfront/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Chessnut Next4 screens
Survival4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Survival at weekly against Chessnut Next's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chessnut Next ships an update every 3 weeks, Survival weekly. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Chessnut Next versus Survival: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessnut NextSurvival
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (33 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size369 MB299 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperXenx Technology LimitedArte Soft Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Chessnut Next

No in-app purchases

None

Survival

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chessnut Next free?
Chessnut Next is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Survival free?
Survival is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chessnut Next or Survival have ads?
Neither Chessnut Next nor Survival shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chessnut Next or Survival?
Chessnut Next ships an update every 3 weeks, and Survival weekly. Most recently, Chessnut Next was updated on November 10, 2026 and Survival on November 10, 2026.

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