Santri vs Chessigma
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Santri
A fast-paced strategy game combining Rock Paper Scissors mechanics with board control. Master an intransitive combat loop and capture opponent pieces to win. Offers various game modes, including ranked matches and AI opponents.
- Intransitive combat loop
- Board control mechanics
- 2-Player Ranked mode
- 4-Player Free-for-All mode
- AI Opponents
- Board transformations
- Match replays
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Sāntri is a fast, elegant strategy game built around a Rock Paper Scissors format: Slash beats Square, Square beats Circle, Circle beats Slash. Master the loop, control the board, and capture all three of your opponent's pieces to win. GAME MODES • 2-Player Ranked — quick 1v1 matches with live matchmaking and ELO ratings • 4-Player Free-for-All — a chaotic clockwise battle for the last army standing • AI Opponents — if no human is found, skilled bots fill the seats so you never wait THE BOARD A 7x7 grid with triangular corners and a sacred center cell that transforms any piece that lands on it. Place barriers to block enemy paths, trap pieces against walls, and create killzones. CORE MECHANICS • Intransitive combat loop — every piece beats one and loses to another • Limited barriers — spend them wisely to shape the battlefield • Auto-capture — trapped pieces fall without a fight • Center transformation — turn the tide by reshaping your own army WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Learn in 60 seconds, master over a lifetime • Matches finish in 3-10 minutes • Clean, warm visual design with no clutter • Replay any match and save it to your camera roll to share • Skill-based ranking with global ratings Whether you have one minute or one hour, Sāntri rewards sharp thinking, bold sacrifice, and reading your opponent. Step onto the board.
Chessigma
Analyze your chess games, identify mistakes, and train with personalized exercises. Features include AI coaching, opening courses, and brain games. Offers a free tier with core analysis and a paid Supercoach plan for advanced features.
- Game review with move grading
- AI coach chat and daily plans
- Opening courses and Puzzles
- Brain games and Sparring bots
- Player report with blind spot heatmap
- Scan positions from images
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Chessigma reviews your chess games, shows you where the points went, and turns your own mistakes into training. The app has five tabs: Home, Train, Coach, Games and Brain. FREE - Game review: import your games from Chess.com or Lichess by username, or paste a PGN or a game link. Every move is graded, the turning points are marked, and you see the better move and the evaluation graph. The Stockfish engine runs on your phone, so a review needs no account. - Scan: pick a screenshot, a photo of a screen or a diagram from a book, and the analysis board opens on that position with the best move. It reads screens and diagrams, not real boards. - Puzzles: a daily puzzle to keep your streak, classic puzzles, and Woodpecker sets that repeat the same positions until the patterns stick. - Opening Trainer: learn opening courses line by line. The first lines of every course are free. - Brain Games: twelve short games with scores and leaderboards. Nine are built on chess, and three need no chess: a reaction time test, Queens and Memory Match. - Sparring: play the first bots on the sparring ladder. - A first look at your player report, built from your recent online games. - One move explanation from the coach each day when you are signed in. Signing in is free and keeps your streak, puzzle rating, scores and progress on every device. SUPERCOACH Supercoach is the paid plan. It adds: - Coach chat: ask the AI coach about your games, your openings and your habits. - Your full player report in six chapters (Overview, Blunders, Clock, Tactics, Conversion, Openings), with a heatmap of your blind spots. - A daily plan of coached tasks picked from your own games. - Move explanations in every game review, and the option to play on from any position. - Blunder Shield and Blunder Training: drills built from the positions where you blundered. - Conversion Trainer: practice winning the games you were winning. - Every rival on the sparring ladder and every line of every opening course. Coach messages come from a monthly allowance. Coach answers are written by an AI model through a third-party service, and every answer has a Report button. ACCOUNT Sign in with Apple, Google or your email address (we send a 6-digit code, no password). If your Chessigma account already has Supercoach, it works in the app as soon as you sign in. You can delete your account in Account > Delete account. SUBSCRIPTION Supercoach is an auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly. The price and billing period are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.chessigma.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.chessigma.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chessigma at 4.7 against Santri's 3.5. Chessigma also leads on ratings volume (100 vs 2). Santri's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Chessigma sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.00 per month. Santri asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chessigma holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chessigma has 100 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Santri | Chessigma |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (100 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 100 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PandO Holdings Limited Liability Company | Chessigma |
In-app purchases
Santri
No in-app purchases
Chessigma
- Supercoach Monthly$14.001 Month
- Supercoach Yearly$97.001 Year









