Comparison

Fianchetto vs ChessCam

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

Head to head
About

Fianchetto

Features
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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.

About

ChessCam

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ChessCam turns your phone into a camera that follows a real chessboard. Point it at the board, scan the position and play: every move is recognized and recorded as you play. Play against Stockfish bots on your own board, connect your physical board to Lichess, or record over-the-board games with a friend. Share a live link so others can follow the game on another device, then review every game afterwards with engine analysis. KEY FEATURES • Camera recognition: your moves on a real board become digital moves in real time • Play bots: face Stockfish-based opponents at different levels on your own board • Play on Lichess: use your physical board for online games on Lichess • Record over-the-board games: player names, clocks and the full move history • Clocks: classical, rapid and blitz, with increment, delay and multi-period controls • Fix move: correct a misread move with one tap • Finish by hand: place both kings in the centre to record a win or a draw • Live watch links: let friends follow your game on another device • Analysis and review: key moments, engine evaluation and a mistake deck to practise • History: save, favourite, resume and export games as PGN or FEN • Voice: hear each move announced, hands-free PRIVACY Board recognition runs on your phone. Video is never uploaded, and your games are stored on your device. ChessCam sends anonymous diagnostics (crashes and performance, no moves or images) to help fix bugs; you can turn this off in Settings. If you choose to help improve recognition, ChessCam also sends moves and board images from your camera games without any account or device ID. This is off until you allow it. Game data is only sent to others when you share a game live or play on Lichess.

Screenshots

Fianchetto4 screens
ChessCam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ChessCam at none against Fianchetto's shown. ChessCam also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Fianchetto versus ChessCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFianchettoChessCam
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.414.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDawid WrzesinskiMARIUS EIDSNES PHILLIPS

In-app purchases

None

Fianchetto

No in-app purchases

None

ChessCam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fianchetto free?
Fianchetto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChessCam free?
ChessCam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fianchetto or ChessCam have ads?
Fianchetto shows ads; ChessCam does not.

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