Comparison

CII Insurance Prep vs Gambora

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

Head to head
About

CII Insurance Prep

Features
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Get exam-ready for CII Certificate and Diploma units with CII Insurance Prep โ€” focused multiple-choice practice for IF1 and the R0 series (R01, R02, R03, R05). Study smarter with 2,000+ original questions, per-unit timed mocks, flashcards, spaced repetition and a readiness dashboard that shows when you are ready to sit. UNITS COVERED โ€ข IF1 โ€” Insurance principles, legal & regulatory themes โ€ข R01 โ€” Financial services, regulation & ethics โ€ข R02 โ€” Investment principles & risk โ€ข R03 โ€” Personal taxation โ€ข R05 โ€” Financial protection WHY YOU'LL PASS โ€ข 2,000+ original questions with clear rationales โ€ข Timed mocks sized for each unit โ€ข Practice by topic to target weak areas โ€ข Flashcards with smart spaced repetition โ€ข Progress dashboard: readiness %, mastery, streaks and exam countdown โ€ข Review incorrect and bookmarked questions โ€ข Offline-first. No ads, no tracking. IMPORTANT A purchase is required to use this app (monthly, yearly or lifetime unlock). Prices are shown in the App Store. Privacy Policy: https://joykhansayan1.github.io/cii-insurance-prep/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ CII Insurance Prep is an independent study aid and is not affiliated with the Chartered Insurance Institute. CII is a trademark of the Chartered Insurance Institute.

About

Gambora

Features
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Your openings, drawn as lines. Gambora keeps the openings you actually play as a map you can read at a glance โ€” one line per repertoire, a station for every move, and a shape that tells you what you know, what is due today, and what has quietly decayed. No lecture, no video course, no engine telling you what to think. BUILT BY PLAYING, NEVER BY TYPING Add a line by playing it on the board. Gambora names the position as you go, from 3,810 openings โ€” "King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation", not "e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6". A MAP, NOT A LIST Every competitor flattens a repertoire into a list and loses the branching. Gambora draws it: your line runs down the page, a junction marks the choice point, and a second route leaves it. Transpositions are marked where two orders arrive at one position. DRILL WHAT IS ACTUALLY DUE Spaced repetition schedules each move you chose. A move you recall moves further away; a move you miss comes back sooner and then works its way out again. The drill screen asks you to play the reply on the board, and tells you plainly what your book says. IT TELLS YOU WHAT YOU FORGOT โ€” WITHOUT BLAME A line you have not seen in a while is closed for maintenance, not marked wrong. You reopen it by visiting. THE MOVE WHERE YOU LEFT YOUR OWN BOOK Import your recent games from Lichess or Chess.com with just your username โ€” no login, no password โ€” and Gambora shows the exact move where the game left your repertoire, on the board, with the line beside it. FREE, AND HONEST ABOUT IT Everything works on the free plan: the map, every drill mode, retention, deviation, opening names, export. Gambora Pro removes two volume ceilings โ€” 250 moves and 20 imported games โ€” and nothing else changes. If a subscription lapses, nothing is deleted and nothing is locked. NO ACCOUNT. NO CLOUD. NO TRACKING. Everything stays on this device. There is no analytics SDK, no advertising identifier and no account to make. Settings has an export whenever you want to carry your repertoire elsewhere. Gambora Pro is $4.99 per month or $39.99 per year, each starting with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://theknack2020-sketch.github.io/gambora/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://theknack2020-sketch.github.io/gambora/privacy.html

Screenshots

CII Insurance Prep4 screens
Gambora4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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. CII Insurance Prep sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Gambora sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CII Insurance Prep versus Gambora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCII Insurance PrepGambora
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMD Shahariar Nazim JoyUFUK OZDEMIR

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CII Insurance Prep

Subscriptions2
  • CII Insurance Prep Monthly$6.991 Month
  • CII Insurance Prep Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • CII Insurance Prep Lifetime$39.99
2 purchases

Gambora

Subscriptions2
  • Gambora Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Gambora Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is CII Insurance Prep free?
CII Insurance Prep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gambora free?
Gambora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CII Insurance Prep or Gambora have ads?
Neither CII Insurance Prep nor Gambora shows ads.

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