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become.games vs Explain My Chess

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become.games compared with Explain My Chess
Detailbecome.games logo become.gamesExplain My Chess logo Explain My Chess
What it doesTurn your people into cartoon characters and send them a personalised browser game as a gift Free chess game review that tells you why
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inGB Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree to make, play and publish games. Paid plans start at £3.49 per month (2 characters in first month, then 1 per month) or £19.99 per year (10 characters upfront). Additional character top-ups: £3.49 for 2 characters (6 credits), £7.49 for 5 characters (15 credits), £14.49 for 10 characters (30 cr Free: $0. Pro: $9.99/month, $69/year, or $149 lifetime (early-bird for first 100 buyers, then $249). Pro covers up to 100 Coach-explained games and 50 scoresheet photos per month.
Key features
  • 10 game styles including flappy flyer, platformer, arena battle, story climber, kart racer, quest RPG, endless runner, survival, escape room and beat-'em-up
  • 20 pre-written occasions with customizable jokes and endings
  • Plays in any modern browser with no downloads required
  • Games have permanent shareable links with QR codes
  • Individual leaderboards for each game style
  • Photos automatically deleted after character generation
  • No trackers or cookies in published games
  • Support for pets in games
  • Accuracy scoring based on winning chances
  • Move labels: inaccuracy, mistake, blunder
  • No account required for free review
  • Import games from Lichess or Chess.com
  • Coach written explanations in plain language
  • Scoresheet photo to PGN conversion
  • Suspected mistakes checked twice at greater depth
What makes it different
  • Pre-written jokes and content mean no design or writing skills needed
  • Games load quickly and work offline once opened
  • All ten game styles accessible from one link
  • Fair pricing with free publishing and optional paid character generation
  • Honest labeling: mistakes rechecked deeper before labeling
  • No uploads for free review: analysis runs locally in your browser
  • Free review never requires account or has daily limits
  • One-click review for returning users with remembered username
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)21 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)100
Citation Flow (Majestic)260
Referring domains (Majestic)320

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