Comparison

A Strong Foundation vs Checkers `

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

Head to head
About

A Strong Foundation

Build foundations by matching corner blocks to clear them and earn points. The more blocks you include in your foundation, the higher your score. Race against the clock to beat your high score in this puzzle game.

Highlights
  • Match corner blocks to clear foundations
  • Score points based on foundation size
  • Bonus points for complete foundations
  • Timed gameplay
  • High score tracking
  • Playable anywhere
Features
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Have you ever played the Cub Corner game “A Strong Foundation”? You can spend hours trying to get the different blocks to form a square or rectangle foundation. The more you build, the stronger your foundation and the more points you get, but you better hurry before the timer runs out! To date, this game has only been available on the Cub Corner website (cubcorner.org/games). Now, we have created a mobile app version that you can play anywhere! For the new comers, here’s how you play: • Hit the play button, and look for a square or rectangle that has 4 corners of the same kind. • Select each of the 4 blocks, and watch the entire square disappear and rearrange, while giving you points. • NOTE: the more blocks you include inside your square/rectangle, the more points you will receive. If you build an entire foundation out of the 4 corner blocks, you get extra bonus points. • Time is running…so don’t hesitate. See if you can beat your high score.

About

Checkers `

Experience the classic board game of Checkers, also known as Draughts. Play against a friend or challenge your phone with customizable rules. The objective is to capture all of your opponent's pieces by jumping over them diagonally.

Highlights
  • Play against a friend
  • Play against AI
  • Customizable rules
  • Diagonal piece movement
  • Capture opponent's pieces
Features
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One player has dark pieces, and one player has light pieces. They take turns moving their pieces. Players move their pieces diagonally from one square to another square. When a player jumps over their opponent's (the other player's) piece, he takes that piece from the board. By default a potential piece will have to be taken but you can set custom rules and disable this rule. The player's goal is to take all the pieces of its opponent. With this version of Checkers (also known as Draughts) , you can play with a friend who sits next to you or play against your phone.

Screenshots

A Strong Foundation4 screens
Checkers `4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: A Strong Foundation at none against Checkers `'s shown. A Strong Foundation also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.4) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Checkers `'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 44 months) and ratings volume (79 vs 6). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

A Strong Foundation holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checkers ` has 79 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of A Strong Foundation's written reviews are positive against 62% of Checkers `'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A Strong Foundation ships an update every 44 months, Checkers ` every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
A Strong Foundation versus Checkers `: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA Strong FoundationCheckers `
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (6 ratings) — better3.4 (79 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews61.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings679 — better
Update frequencyEvery 44 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVoice Of God RecordingsShawn Mottley

Customer experience

A Strong Foundation

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Checkers `

All ratings79 ratings
Positive57.0%
Neutral8.9%
Negative34.2%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative35.9%

Bugs and requests

A Strong Foundation

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Checkers `

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Game freezes
  • Pieces freeze and become unmovable
  • Pieces disappear after resuming game
  • AI cheats by kinging pieces on occupied spaces
  • Game incorrectly declares wins as losses
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  • Mandatory jumps only enforced on player, not AI
  • Visual glitch with crowned piece image
  • Flashing green on first row

Requested features

7 requests
  • Make a legacy edition available
  • Allow rollback to previous version
  • Add different levels of difficulty
  • Remove ads
  • Add tutorial for features
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  • Allow changing AI difficulty
  • Add two-player mode

In-app purchases

None

A Strong Foundation

No in-app purchases

None

Checkers `

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A Strong Foundation free?
A Strong Foundation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Checkers ` free?
Checkers ` is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, A Strong Foundation or Checkers `?
A Strong Foundation is rated higher. A Strong Foundation averages 3.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Checkers ` averages 3.4 from 79 ratings.
Do A Strong Foundation or Checkers ` have ads?
Checkers ` shows ads; A Strong Foundation does not.
Which is updated more often, A Strong Foundation or Checkers `?
A Strong Foundation ships an update every 44 months, and Checkers ` every 5 weeks. Most recently, A Strong Foundation was updated on November 6, 2026 and Checkers ` on November 6, 2026.

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