Fianchetto vs Gambit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fianchetto
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Fianchetto is your personal chess coach in your pocket. It combines playing against an engine, professional analysis of your own games, and personalized training built from your real mistakes - all fully offline, with no subscription and nothing ever sent to the cloud. TWO ENGINES, TWO PERSONALITIES • Caissa (modern NNUE) - shows the objectively best move. • Arasan - a classic engine with a more "human" playing style. Both are compiled natively and run 100% on your device. PLAY • Spar with the bot across five difficulty levels, from beginner to expert. • Choose your color, follow a live evaluation bar, and get engine hints. • Save any game to your Library and analyze it with a single tap. ANALYZE YOUR GAMES • Import games from Lichess and Chess.com (by username, from a link, or from a PGN file). • Every move classified: brilliant, best, inaccuracy, mistake, blunder, missed win. • Accuracy, ACPL, evaluation graph, and key moments of the game. • Quick and deep modes - catch the obvious errors first, then dig into the critical positions. ANALYSIS THAT TELLS A STORY • Every game gets a written recap split into chapters - not just numbers. • Arrows and highlights on the board, with detection of tactical motifs and opening plans. • Two narration tones: casual and technical. Available in English and Polish. TRAIN ON YOUR OWN MISTAKES • Daily puzzles generated automatically from your blunders - not from a generic database. • Smart spaced-repetition system (SM-2) and a daily streak to keep you motivated. • Train the openings you actually play: win rate, accuracy, and recurring mistakes. • Tactical stats, eval-loss heatmaps, and a ranking of your recurring weaknesses. • "Your game" dashboard: Game Score, a skill profile, and a weekly focus to improve. FREE POSITION ANALYSIS • Interactive board with a variation tree and MultiPV analysis. • Position editor, "threat goggles", arrows, and FEN/PGN paste. • Auto-saved sessions - jump back to the position you were analyzing yesterday. SCOUT YOUR OPPONENTS • Import a rival's games and prepare for the matchup. • Opening explorer, repertoire by color, and the opponent's recurring tactical weaknesses. PRIVACY FIRST • All analysis runs on your device - your positions never go to the cloud. • Your data (games, analyses, puzzles) is stored locally. You can wipe it anytime. Fianchetto is built for the club and amateur player who wants to improve systematically - with no subscription and no compromise on privacy. Install it, import your games, and start playing smarter.
Gambit
Explore classic chess and five unique variants on a single board. Play against AI with adjustable difficulty, with friends offline, or online against others. Features include post-game analysis and a library of famous games.
- Classic Chess
- Five Chess Variants
- Computer AI Play
- Pass-and-Play Mode
- Online Multiplayer
- Post-Game Analysis
- Famous Game Library
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Gambit is chess — and five chess worlds beyond it. One clean board, every way to play. GAME TYPES • Classic Chess — full rules: castling, en passant, promotion, draws. • Fischer Random (Chess960) — randomized back rank with generalized castling. • Open Borders (Horde) — 36 pawns storm a full army. • Turnabout (Crazyhouse) — capture a piece, then drop it back as your own. • Siamese (Bughouse) — two boards, captured pieces feed your partner. • Star Trek Tri-D — three-dimensional chess across seven boards. WAYS TO PLAY • Computer — five difficulty levels, from a gentle start to a real fight. Moves are instant. • Pass-and-play — two players on one device. • Online — invite a friend with a link, or find a match automatically. Live clocks, resign and draw offers, and you can watch other live games. MORE • Eight board themes. • Post-game analysis — an evaluation graph and move-quality marks. • A library of famous games to replay. • Optional cross-device game history with "Sign in with Knomee." No account is required to play. Sign in only if you want your game history synced across devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Gambit at none against Fianchetto's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Fianchetto | Gambit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dawid Wrzesinski | Joseph Malone |
In-app purchases
Fianchetto
No in-app purchases
Gambit
No in-app purchases









