Aexels vs EyeGambit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aexels
Explore a newly discovered universe and compare its features to our own. This app aims to continuously expand knowledge and understanding of this new world over time.
- Universe exploration
- Discover similarities and differences
- Expand knowledge
- Continuous updates
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A universe is discovered ...Universe X Come along as we explore this new universe and discover the similarities and differences it has with our own. There are things we know for certain about Universe X; there are things we can speculate about and there are many things yet to be discovered. Hopefully, over the life time of this app we will be able to continually increase our knowledge and understanding of this new world.
EyeGambit
Enhance your chess visualization and blindfold play with interactive training tools. Practice square and piece recognition, memory drills, and move identification. Includes Lichess integration and local play against friends or bots.
- Square recognition training
- Diagonal recognition drills
- Move recognition practice
- Memory and replication exercises
- Individual piece movement minigames
- Lichess puzzle training and challenges
- Local play against friends or bots
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If you ever wanted to play chess without looking at the board, or just improve your visualisation skills, but you don't know how to start, then EyeGambit is the App for you. It currently has multiple tools to help you train: Board Recognition - Includes (a) Square Recognition - Get to know the board better and instantly recognise the square and what color it has. (b) Diagonal Recognition - Once you know from the position what a bishop or queen is attacking and what not, they will be less scary. (c) Move Recognition - Identify the moves you hear or see instantly. Memory - See a position or read a list of moves and then either replicate the position on the board or answer questions about the position. Piece Movement - Train the movement of each piece individually by playing a variety of minigames Lichess - You can either train lichess puzzles with the EyeGambit touch of difficulty, or connect to your Lichess account and send/accept challenges with your friends. Play Local Game - Play a game against a friend or a bot on your phone. You can still peak at the board when needed, but with time you will be able to do more moves without looking. If it gets too easy you can also play a simul against up to 8 bots Apart from the training, there is also a campaign to follow a progression to learn the skills (currently only for square recognition) More features to come!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EyeGambit at 5.0 against Aexels's 4.5. Aexels's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
EyeGambit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aexels has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Aexels ships an update every 10 days, EyeGambit every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aexels | EyeGambit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aepryus Software | Federico Paredes Giacosa |
Customer experience
Aexels
EyeGambit
In-app purchases
Aexels
No in-app purchases
EyeGambit
No in-app purchases









