Comparison

ChessGrind vs ChessCam

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

Head to head
About

ChessGrind

Features
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ChessGrind is a tracker for chess players who want to improve. Log your games, see your real numbers, build your opening repertoire, and keep a list of the mistakes that cost you, with a fix for each. No account, no tracking. Everything lives on your device and in your private iCloud, and syncs across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. A GAME JOURNAL THAT ADDS UP Log every game with the result, the side you played, the time control, the opponent, and the opening. Filter by result and watch the journal grow into your record. YOUR REAL NUMBERS ChessGrind computes your win rate and your record split by color and by time control, so you learn that you score well with White in rapid but leak points in blitz as Black. The numbers come only from the games you log. A RATING CHART YOU CONTROL Note your rating whenever you check it and ChessGrind plots the trend. Keep separate lines for Chess.com blitz, Lichess rapid, or your over the board rating, and see the change over the last thirty days at a glance. A STUDY ROUTINE AND A STREAK Log study blocks by theme: tactics, endgames, openings, strategy, and game review. A streak counts the days you keep it up, a two week strip shows your rhythm, and a chart breaks down where your time actually goes. Turn on a daily reminder to protect the streak. THE LEAK LIST YOU ACTUALLY FIX Name the mistakes that keep costing you games. Give each one a category, the pattern behind it, and the fix you will use instead, then advance it from open to working to fixed with a tap. This is the feature that turns review into progress. OPENING REPERTOIRE Save the openings you play with the main line, the ECO code, and the plans and ideas behind them. Pull one into a game entry with a tap. EXPORT WHAT IS YOURS (PRO) Generate a one page PDF performance report with your record, win rates, streaks, rating, and open leaks, ready to print or share with a coach. Export your games, ratings, and leaks as CSV files with ISO dates for any spreadsheet. ON EVERY DEVICE ChessGrind syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud. The iPad and Mac layout puts your dashboard and charts side by side. FREE VS PRO Free includes 20 games and 3 leaks with every tool: the journal, win rate stats, the rating chart, study streaks, and opening repertoire. ChessGrind Pro unlocks an unlimited game journal, unlimited leak tracking, and the PDF and CSV exports. ChessGrind Pro is a subscription at $3.99 USD per month or $24.99 USD per year, or a one time Lifetime unlock at $59.99 USD. Pro subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation, and the subscription renews unless you turn off auto renew at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions; cancellation applies at the end of the current period. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ChessCam

Features
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ChessCam helps you record, stream, watch, play OTB online, and analyze physical chess games using your phone camera. Set up your phone so the board is visible, scan the position, and start recording moves from a real chessboard. You can share a temporary watch link so another device can follow the game live, then review saved games later with analysis and export options. KEY FEATURES โ€ข Camera recognition โ€” turn a physical board into digital moves in real time โ€ข Record & save โ€” keep a full move history of your over-the-board games โ€ข Live watch links โ€” let friends follow your game live on another device โ€ข Play OTB online โ€” connect your physical board to an online opponent โ€ข Analysis & review โ€” step through moves with engine analysis โ€ข Export โ€” copy PGN or the final FEN for any saved game โ€ข Voice announcements โ€” hear each move called out, hands-free Everything runs on your device: camera recognition happens locally, and game data is stored on your phone. Game state is only sent to the relay server when you enable live watching.

Screenshots

ChessGrind4 screens
ChessCam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChessCam at none against ChessGrind's 3. ChessCam also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. ChessGrind sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. ChessCam asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
ChessGrind versus ChessCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessGrindChessCam
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS26.014.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInnovaLabWorksMARIUS EIDSNES PHILLIPS

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ChessGrind

Subscriptions2
  • ChessGrind Pro$3.991 Month
  • ChessGrind Pro$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • ChessGrind Lifetime$2.99
None

ChessCam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChessGrind free?
ChessGrind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChessCam free?
ChessCam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ChessGrind or ChessCam have ads?
Neither ChessGrind nor ChessCam shows ads.

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