Mini Chess vs Checkers Classic Edition
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mini Chess
Enjoy a simplified, faster version of chess on your mobile device. Play against AI or a friend on a smaller board with fewer pieces. Ideal for beginners and quick matches.
- Simplified 6x6 chessboard
- Fewer pieces (no knights/bishops)
- Play against 3 AI levels
- Local multiplayer mode
- Quick matches
- Beginner-friendly
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The traditional game of chess made easier and quicker, perfect for iPhone and iPad. Download it now for free and start play in just 1 tap! Mini Chess is a modern simplified version of classic chess, perfect for playing on your phone and tablet, on your own, with 3 level of Artificial Intelligence, or with a friend on the same device (multiplayer). Play on a smaller chessboard (6x6), with less pieces (no knights and bishops) and have fun on more speedy matches than classic chess. Play straight away, with friends, online or solo, and every match takes just minutes. Mini Chess is also perfect for kids to start play the all-time-favourite classic board game. Kids and beginners will find it so easy to learn and to enjoy in just 1 tap and experts will love the new challenge of playing in a different setting. Thanks for playing!
Checkers Classic Edition
Experience a classic strategy board game on your mobile device. Challenge friends or the AI with adjustable difficulty levels and helpful hints. Enjoy customizable board designs and save your progress.
- Play against AI or a friend
- 11 difficulty levels
- Hint mode for guidance
- Undo function
- Save game progress
- Customizable board designs
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Checkers for Everyone Play this classy version of the famous Checkers game (or “Draughts“) and challenge your friends or the computer on your smartphone or tablet! Your goal is to remove all of your opponent’s pieces to win this strategy board game that originates from the ancient game Alquerque. Depending on where you live you might know our game under the names of English Draughts or American Checkers. There is also Russian Draughts or Canadian Checkers. No matter if you are a beginner or expert – Checkers Classic features eleven levels of difficulty which makes it easy to find a difficulty that matches your abilities and helps you train your skills. If you’d like additional help, simply activate the hint mode which shows you all possible moves of the selected piece. Checkers is a game for everyone who loves strategic board games like Nine Men’s Morris, Backgammon or Chess. Highlights: - 2 modes: play against the AI or a friend on the same device - 11 levels of difficulty, perfect for beginners and experts - hint mode: activate it to see the possible moves of a piece - undo function - save option to save your current game progress - 5 classy board designs and pieces sets available - fully responsive, playable in landscape or portrait mode - FREE Checkers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mini Chess at 83% against Checkers Classic Edition's 0%. Mini Chess also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 91 months). Checkers Classic Edition's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Mini Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Checkers Classic Edition asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mini Chess holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mini Chess has 345 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Mini Chess's written reviews are positive against 0% of Checkers Classic Edition's.
Mini Chess ships an update every 3 weeks, Checkers Classic Edition every 91 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mini Chess | Checkers Classic Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (345 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 345 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 91 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OutOfTheBit Ltd | famobi |
Customer experience
Mini Chess
Checkers Classic Edition
Bugs and requests
Mini Chess
Reported bugs
5 issues- Checkmate declared incorrectly with viable moves available
- Queen positioned on wrong color
- AI allows illegal moves to prevent player from winning
- Stalemate not handled correctly
- Perpetual check rules unfairly favor opponent
Requested features
10 requests- Add Knights and Bishops to piece options
- Alternative piece combinations (2 Rooks + 2 Bishops)
- Randomized starting positions
- Landscape mode for iPad
- Random color assignment (white/black alternation)
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- Ability to play full traditional chess
- Create custom board feature
- Extremely hard difficulty level
- Physical board version
- Draw by repetition after 3 moves
Checkers Classic Edition
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mini Chess
- Remove Ads$1.99
Checkers Classic Edition
No in-app purchases
Questions
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