Comparison

CherryChess vs Chess411

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

Head to head
About

CherryChess

Features
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Cherry Chess is a beautifully simple chess app that helps you actually get better. Play against honestly calibrated bots or a friend, then let a full-strength Stockfish engine show you exactly where the game was won or lost – all on your device, no account, no internet required. EVERY MOVE RATED • Each move gets a verdict, from Brilliant and Best Move to Mistake and Blunder • See instantly what your move was worth – or switch it off and just play • Optional evaluation bar right next to the board OPPONENTS AT YOUR LEVEL • Bots from 300 to 2200 in steps of 100, each step measured against real playing strength • They play like humans at their level – including the mistakes – and they finish won games • Max: the engine at full strength, for when you want to see perfect chess • Rated games always put you against the bot at your own level PLAY YOUR WAY • Rated, free or against a friend on the same device, with an optional board flip • With or without a clock, from 1 to 60 minutes plus increment, with a low-time warning • Move list while you play and hints when you get stuck • Focus mode hides everything but the board SEE WHERE YOUR GAME TURNED • Full game review with the evaluation graph and the best move for every position • The move list highlights only the moves worth finding • Accuracy and a performance rating for every game • Free analysis board to explore any position with the engine A RATING THAT MEANS SOMETHING • Every rated game moves your rating, on the same scale as the bots • Track your rating curve, accuracy, streaks and activity in your profile • Your complete game history, ready to replay and review LEARN WITH A PLAN • A learning path of 42 lessons in six units: board and pieces, check and mate, material, tactics, endgames and openings • Free practice whenever you like: board coordinates, checkmate puzzles and an opening trainer with 22 opening families MADE WITH CARE • Clean, distinctive design in dark and light themes • Two piece sets: the custom-made Cherry pieces and a timeless classic set • Smooth animations, haptic feedback and VoiceOver support • Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Japanese and Chinese PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-up, no tracking. Your games and progress stay on your device, and the engine runs completely offline. Whether you're learning how the knight moves or chasing your next rating milestone, Cherry Chess meets you at your level – and helps you go further.

About

Chess411

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Review your games with Stockfish 18, as many as you like, and get told in plain English where each one turned. Game review Type your Chess.com or Lichess username and your recent games are there to pick from, or paste a PGN from anywhere. Every move gets a verdict, from best move to blunder, and both players get an accuracy score. The part you will actually use is the coach: after each mistake it says what you missed, what the engine would have played, and why that mattered, in words rather than centipawns. Scrub through the evaluation graph, jump straight to the critical moments, and step through the line the engine wanted on the board. Puzzles Tactics puzzles sorted by rating and theme, with no daily limit. Ask for forks, pins, back rank mates or rook endgames, or let the app choose. The board is made for solving: drag pieces with your thumb, hear them land, and go straight to the next one. Daily challenge Everyone gets the same puzzles each day. Three lives, one attempt, and a streak to protect. Next move Set up any position and Stockfish shows the best move with its top three lines. The engine runs on your phone, so it works with no signal and the position never leaves the device. If the position is in a screenshot from another app or a website, the scanner reads the board off the picture for you. Made to look right Six board colours and ten piece sets, the walnut board by default. A real dark mode that you switch yourself. Move sounds and a soft haptic tick, each with its own switch.

Screenshots

CherryChess4 screens
Chess4114 screens

Verdict

The call

CherryChess and Chess411 are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CherryChess versus Chess411: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCherryChessChess411
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMilan SwillusMPL Ventures, LLC

In-app purchases

None

CherryChess

No in-app purchases

None

Chess411

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CherryChess free?
CherryChess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chess411 free?
Chess411 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CherryChess or Chess411 have ads?
Neither CherryChess nor Chess411 shows ads.

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