Chess Mentor vs Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Mentor
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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
Chess
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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.
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Verdict
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.
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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.
| Parameter | Chess Mentor | Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | ā | Daily |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Franck Hu | Lung Wai Hor |
In-app purchases
Chess Mentor
- Chess Mentor Premium$2.991 Month
- Chess Mentor Premium$17.991 Year
- Chess Mentor Premium$49.99
Chess
No in-app purchases









