Comparison

Position64 vs Chess Best Next Move

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

Head to head
About

Position64

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Turn a clear 2D chess diagram into a position you can verify, correct, analyze, play, save, and share—all on your device. PLAY AGAINST OFFLINE AI • Start a new game from the standard position, playing White or Black • Continue from a reviewed scan or a saved board with Play This Position • Resume your automatically saved match • Use optional hints and takebacks in Practice, or play without them in Challenge • Follow animated moves and elapsed thinking time for both sides • Review the completed game and share its PGN SCAN FROM ANYWHERE • Capture a board with the camera • Import screenshots and photos • Open images from Files • Paste a copied board from the clipboard • Send an image through the Position64 Share Extension CORRECT WITH CONFIDENCE • Check all 64 squares against the original, even when nothing is highlighted • Review low-confidence squares and likely alternatives • Add, move, replace, or remove any piece • Rotate the board and confirm its orientation • Set side to move, castling rights, and en-passant state explicitly ANALYZE OFFLINE • See the best move directly on the board with a clear arrow • Read the evaluation, mate score, depth, and principal variation • Explore legal alternatives with undo, redo, and updated analysis • Keep analysis private without an account or cloud upload • Choose a default Deep Analysis time of 3, 10, or 30 seconds in Settings (10 seconds by default), or stop early BUILD A LOCAL CHESS LIBRARY • Save and name positions • Add favorites, tags, and notes • Search recent scans and saved positions • Keep the source photo, or delete it while retaining the position SHARE STANDARD CHESS FORMATS • Copy and paste FEN • Export FEN, explored variations, and played games as PGN • Share a clean board image • Optionally open a position on Lichess or Chess.com Position64 is designed for chess practice, post-game review, books, puzzles, coaching, and study. Recognition focuses on clear 2D diagrams in screenshots and printed pages. Check the crop, every piece, and orientation before analysis or play. Unfamiliar or shaded piece designs can produce many errors and may need substantial manual correction. Reliable physical-board recognition is not promised. Privacy Policy: https://whitewhalesoft.com/apps/chesspositionscanner/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Chess Best Next Move

This app analyzes chess positions from screenshots, offering move suggestions and in-depth analysis directly on your device. It functions offline, providing a private study tool for reviewing games, solving puzzles, or examining custom setups without sending data to servers.

Highlights
  • Screenshot to move suggestion
  • On-device Stockfish analysis
  • Offline functionality
  • Position editor
  • History of analyzed positions
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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Chess Best Next Move turns a screenshot of a chess position into a move suggestion, with analysis on your device. It is a study tool: review a game you have finished, work through a puzzle, or examine a position you set up yourself. Stealth Mode is on by default. Suggestions vary and may be weaker. Turn it off for Stockfish’s strongest choice. Analysis defaults to 1 second. HOW IT WORKS Import a screenshot from Photos, the share sheet, paste, drag and drop, or a Shortcut. With Full Access to Photos, opening the app recognizes a fresh chess screenshot automatically. Check any uncertain squares before analysis. Unlimited users get automatic analysis; others tap Analyze. Choose 0.5, 1, 3, 5, 10 or 30 seconds of think time. See the move in words or chess notation and as a board arrow, with the evaluation and engine line. APPLE WATCH Open the paired Watch app for automatic analysis, or turn off Analyze on Open in iPhone Settings > Apple Watch and tap Analyze. It uses your chosen think time, up to 3 seconds. Saved results are reused. Requires Full Access to Photos and locally available screenshots. Existing Pro access and credits apply. Tap the board to replay the move. HISTORY AND MOVES Positions and results stay on this device, without original screenshots. Reopen a result without another analysis. Delete entries or clear History. ON YOUR DEVICE The recognition model and Stockfish 19 run on your iPhone or iPad. Your picture is never uploaded, nothing is sent to a server, and the app needs no network connection and no account. Nothing is tracked and there is no advertising. Running the same position again at a longer think time costs nothing. ALSO INCLUDED A position editor, board styles, Siri, Control Center, Action button and Back Tap shortcuts, Home and Lock Screen widgets, VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Increase Contrast and Reduce Motion. Light and dark appearance. Ten app localizations. FAIR PLAY Please respect fair-play rules: most chess sites do not allow engine help in games you are playing. ANALYSES AND PRICES The first three analyses are free. After that, choose: - Pro Weekly, 2.99 US dollars per week: unlimited analyses. - Pro Yearly, 24.99 US dollars per year: unlimited analyses. - Pro Lifetime, 49.99 US dollars once: unlimited analyses, not a subscription. The October launch offer has ended for new users. Customers who already received free unlimited access keep it. Pro Weekly and Pro Yearly are auto-renewable subscriptions to Chess Best Next Move Pro, which gives unlimited analyses for as long as it is active. Pro Weekly costs 2.99 US dollars for each one-week period. Pro Yearly costs 24.99 US dollars for each one-year period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. A subscription renews automatically at the same price for the same period, unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel a subscription in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Pro Lifetime is a one-time purchase and never renews. The prices above are the United States prices; every other region follows Apple's own price conversion. Terms of use: https://chessbestmove.app/terms.html Privacy policy: https://chessbestmove.app/privacy.html OPEN SOURCE Chess Best Next Move is free software under the GNU General Public License version 3. Source code: https://chessbestmove.app/source.html It contains a modified version of Stockfish 19, also free software under that license. Settings lists that modification and the license of every other component. REQUIREMENTS iOS 26 or later, on iPhone and iPad. Apple Watch requires watchOS 26 or later and a paired iPhone with the app installed.

Screenshots

Position644 screens
Chess Best Next Move4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Chess Best Next Move at daily against Position64's monthly. Position64's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Position64 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chess Best Next Move sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Position64 ships an update monthly, Chess Best Next Move daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Position64 versus Chess Best Next Move: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPosition64Chess Best Next Move
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB110 MB
Age rating+44+
Developer小健 赵Motomatic LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Position64

One-time1
  • Position64 Lifetime Pro$12.99
3 purchases

Chess Best Next Move

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Position64 free?
Position64 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess Best Next Move free?
Chess Best Next Move is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Position64 or Chess Best Next Move have ads?
Neither Position64 nor Chess Best Next Move shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Position64 or Chess Best Next Move?
Position64 ships an update monthly, and Chess Best Next Move daily. Most recently, Position64 was updated on October 31, 2026 and Chess Best Next Move on November 8, 2026.

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