Comparison

Chess Mentor vs Chess

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

Chess

Features
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Practise chess offline on your iPhone or iPad. Play against an on-device computer opponent, or take turns with a friend on the same device. • Nine new endgame challenges: basic mates, pawn promotion for both colours, and king support • Exercise categories, computer defence, move hints, retries, and saved completion marks • Switch between 2D and 3D boards, drag to rotate, pinch to zoom, and reset the camera • Four computer difficulty levels and your choice of playing colour • Twelve interactive lessons covering moves, check, and checkmate • Undo moves, review games step by step, and copy complete games as PGN • Autosave a match and continue later • English and Traditional Chinese menus No account is required. Core gameplay works offline. Games, preferences, and learning progress are stored on your device. Known limitation: some complex dead positions may not be automatically declared drawn.

Screenshots

Chess Mentor4 screens
Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chess at none against Chess Mentor's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Chess Mentor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Chess Mentor versus Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess MentorChess
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFranck HuLung Wai Hor

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

Chess

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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