Chess vs VBScore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess
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Chess Tracker is your companion for online chess ratings. • Follow favorites — track players on Chess.com and Lichess • Alerts — new peaks, milestones (e.g. crossing 2000), and rating drops • Leaderboard — top players by time control • Player profiles — rating history, openings, heatmap, recent games • Daily puzzle — straight from Chess.com • Compare & favorites ranking — who's ahead? • Your profile — set a rating goal and track progress • Widgets, Live Activity (Lichess), Siri, app icons, iCloud sync, German & English Not affiliated with Chess.com or Lichess. Data from their public APIs.
VBScore
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VBScore is the fastest way to follow volleyball — live, in-depth, and all in one place. FOLLOW LIVE SCORES Set-by-set scores updated point by point. Never miss a live match from the Volleyball Nations League, World Championship, SuperLega, PlusLiga, SV.League and more. DIVE INTO MATCH STATS Go beyond the scoreline. Attack, block, serve, dig, reception — full team and player stats, lineups, and how every point was won. TRACK EVERY LEAGUE & STANDING Complete standings, qualification zones and top scorers across national teams and club leagues worldwide. NEWS & TRANSFERS Stay on top of the latest volleyball headlines and player transfers, with clubs, positions and sources. MADE FOR FANS • Favorite your teams and players • Live match alerts • Head-to-head, comparisons and predictions • Fast, clean, dark-mode design Download VBScore and never miss a moment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: VBScore at 16.4 against Chess's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Chess ships an update weekly, VBScore every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess | VBScore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dustin-Joel Eden | Riyad Almohaizei |
In-app purchases
Chess
No in-app purchases
VBScore
No in-app purchases
