Chess Studio vs eBoox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Studio
Read chess books and instantly play through moves on screen. This app allows you to interact with chess e-books, automatically scrolling text and displaying positions on a board. Navigate variations, search content, and customize your reading experience.
- Play over moves on screen
- Automatic text scrolling
- Tap moves to display position
- Navigate complex variations
- Searchable content
- Choice of layout options
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Ever wanted to read your favourite chess books and be able to instantly play over the moves on screen? The revolutionary new Chess Studio, from renowned chess publishers Gambit, enables you to do that, and more. After downloading the free app, purchase your choice of classic chess e-books from the Gambit library and begin. • text laid out in usual clear Gambit style • play over moves and variations on screen • accompanying text scrolls automatically • tap any chess move and the position appears on the board • easily navigate through complex variations • search function for words, phrases, player names • move swiftly between games and chapters • choice of layout options - including flip board • free sample text available to try out the app Chess Studio represents an enjoyable and portable new way of reading chess books, designed by chess players for chess players. Overseeing every aspect of the app design was Grandmaster John Nunn, one of the best-respected figures in the chess world and three-times World Chess Solving Champion.
eBoox
This application provides a comfortable and customizable reading experience for a wide variety of e-book formats. It offers features like bookmarks, highlights, dark mode, and offline reading, with seamless online synchronization. Books can be easily uploaded from various sources, including cloud storage and email.
- Supports EPUB, MOBI, FB2, DOC, TXT, and more
- Customizable fonts, text size, and brightness
- Dark mode and offline reading
- Bookmarks, highlights, and notes
- Online auto-sync of books and progress
- AD-FREE reading experience
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eBoox – the most pleasant book reader ever! * *according to my mom :) • Cute, simple and useful UI, • Effective reading tools: bookmarks, 3-colors highlights, interactive links and notes, • Dark mode and offline reading, • Customized settings - Fonts, Fields, Text size, screen Brightness, Page scrolling, ets. • Suppots all your e-books, even in ZIP: EPUB, MOBI, DOC, DOCX, TXT, FB2, PRC, RTF, ODT, HTML, AZW, AZW3 and others text documents, • PDF supported (beta), • !Completely AD-FREE, • !Online auto SYNC of ebooks and reading progress, • !FREE WEB e-reader available! Start reading your e-books right now! Upload books via iTunes, import your files from the email, web browser, cloud storages (iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, Yandex.Disk etc) or share via AirDrop. In the app you will find detailed guide How to add ebooks in different ways. And we've already added three classic welcome books so you can appreciate the e-reader right away! This is a upgraded version of eBoox. The old one is no longer supported. In order not to lose your books, progress, quotes and bookmarks, install this app version. Run it on device and wait for the data transfer to finish. When you make sure that all your books appeared in eBoox 2020, you can safely delete eBoox.old. You can turn on the synchronization for backup.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: eBoox at none against Chess Studio's 23. eBoox also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 60%) and chart position (#196 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Chess Studio sells 23 one-off in-app purchases. eBoox asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chess Studio ships an update every 2 months, eBoox monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess Studio | eBoox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (3.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 88.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #196 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 177 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gambit Publications | REDIT, OOO |
Customer experience
Chess Studio
eBoox
Bugs and requests
Chess Studio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
eBoox
Reported bugs
3 issues- Highlighting and annotations sometimes behave unexpectedly
- Syncing between devices can be unreliable at times
- Occasional crashes or freezes when navigating the app
Requested features
7 requests- Add more font options, including bold and italic
- Implement a built-in dictionary or translation tool
- Allow direct import of books from local device storage
- Improve page numbering and reading progress display
- Add support for PDF files and annotations
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- Introduce a grid-style library view for book covers
- Implement automatic dark mode based on system settings
In-app purchases
Chess Studio
- Gambit Free SamplesFree
- How to Beat Your Dad at Chess$9.99
- Win with the Stonewall Dutch$9.99
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- 50 Essential Chess Lessons$10.99
- Idiot-Proof Chess Repertoire$10.99
- Win with the London System$11.99
- Learn Chess Tactics$11.99
- Understanding the Chess Openings$11.99
- A Simple Chess Opening Repertoire for White$11.99
- Understanding Chess Endgames$13.99
- Understanding Chess Middlegames$13.99
- Understanding Chess Move by Move$13.99
- Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy$13.99
- Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 1$13.99
- Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 2$13.99
- A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire for White$14.99
- John Nunn's Chess Course$14.99
- Fundamental Chess Openings$14.99
- Fundamental Chess Endings$14.99
- How to Play Chess Endgames$14.99
- Nunn's Chess Endings Volume 1$14.99
- Nunn's Chess Endings Volume 2$14.99
- Mammoth Book of Greatest Games$14.99
eBoox
No in-app purchases








