Comparison

Chess Mentor vs TacticSnap

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

Head to head
About

Chess Mentor

Features
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Chess Mentor is a focused chess training app built to help you understand positions, review moves, and practice with engine feedback. Analyze chess positions, explore candidate moves, see evaluation changes, and study your games with a clean interactive board. You can play against a chess bot, set up custom positions, review saved sessions, and copy FEN or PGN for deeper study. Whether you are practicing tactics, testing ideas, reviewing a game, or learning how different moves affect the evaluation, Chess Mentor gives you practical tools to improve your chess thinking. Features - Analyze chess positions - View evaluation bar and move scores - See suggested best moves with visual arrows - Play against a chess bot with adjustable strength - Choose standard, random, or simplified pawn positions - Create custom board setups with the board editor - Save and review analysis history - Copy FEN and PGN positions - Customize board themes and piece styles - Adjust analysis depth for speed or accuracy Chess Mentor is designed for players who want a simple, useful chess study tool without distractions. Practice positions, review mistakes, and build better chess habits one move at a time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://chessmentor.byhelyo.com/privacy

About

TacticSnap

Transform chess screenshots into interactive boards for analysis. This app automatically detects positions from images, allowing you to explore variations with a powerful on-device engine. Organize and revisit your favorite chess tactics with ease.

Highlights
  • Scan chess positions from screenshots
  • On-device analysis with Stockfish 18
  • Adjustable engine depth
  • Explore alternative variations
  • Save and organize imported positions
  • No account or ads required
Features
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See a chess position worth exploring? TacticSnap turns a screenshot or photo into an interactive board in seconds. Share an image with TacticSnap from Photos or another app, choose one from your library, or take a photo. The app finds the board, recognizes the pieces, and opens the position ready for analysis. POWERFUL ON-DEVICE ANALYSIS • Analyze positions with Stockfish 18 • Adjust engine depth from 18 to 26 • Follow up to five candidate lines • Play moves and explore alternative variations • Move backward and forward through your analysis BUILT FOR REAL-WORLD SCREENSHOTS • Automatically extracts the board from the surrounding image • Highlights uncertain squares for a quick review • Lets you replace or remove any detected piece • Supports either side to move and board rotation YOUR CHESS LIBRARY • Save imported positions automatically • Reopen recent analyses in one tap • Recognize positions by their original cropped board image • Keep favorites and positions that still need review organized PRIVATE BY DESIGN Recognition and engine analysis happen on your device. TacticSnap does not require an account, contains no ads, and does not upload your screenshots for processing. Whether a tactic appears in a video, a lesson, a message, or a social post, TacticSnap gets you from screenshot to analysis with fewer steps.

Screenshots

Chess Mentor4 screens
TacticSnap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TacticSnap at none against Chess Mentor's 3. Chess Mentor's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chess Mentor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. TacticSnap asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Chess Mentor versus TacticSnap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess MentorTacticSnap
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFranck HuFranceco Albano

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Chess Mentor

Subscriptions2
  • Chess Mentor Premium$2.991 Month
  • Chess Mentor Premium$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Chess Mentor Premium$49.99
None

TacticSnap

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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