Mini Chess vs ChessFinity
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!
ChessFinity
Experience chess like never before with this endless runner twist on the classic strategy game. Control various pieces, swap them on the fly, and strategize to survive as long as possible while collecting points and competing for a global high score.
- Endless runner chess gameplay
- Piece swapping mechanics
- Worldwide high score competition
- Power-ups for progression
- Customizable chess pieces
- Game Center support
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ChessFinity is a totally new spin on chess. While adapting the rules from the most famous strategy game of all times, ChessFinity adds the thrill of an endless runner. We’ve taken the traditional chessboard and transformed it into a never-ending road to victory. You control one piece from the roster at a time, but you can always swap - from knight to king, from bishop to rook, whatever the situation requires. Try to survive as long as you can and score as many points as possible. To advance further along the endless road, you have to take all pieces that are sent your way – every piece taken will give you more time and a queen is worth more than a pawn. Analyze your options quickly and then consider those of your opponent – just like chess. But the clock keeps ticking, you have to react fast to keep moving and to beat the high score – as you are competing with players all over the world for the top rank. Features: - FREE TO PLAY! - Chess with a new twist: an endless runner following the rules of chess. - Quick, thrilling gameplay with an easy-to-learn but hard-to-master approach. - Instant fun, without having played a single turn of chess before, you’ll learn while you play the game. - Use power-ups to make your progress easier. - Compete for a worldwide high score! - Earn coins while you play to customize your chess pieces. - Game Center support Thank you for playing ‘ChessFinity’! Get in touch with HandyGamesTM: www.handy-games.com Join us on Facebook: HandyGames Subscribe to our YouTube channel: HandyGames Check news on Twitter: @handy_games Follow us on Instagram: handygames Imprint: http://www.handy-games.com/contact/ © www.handy-games.com GmbH
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ChessFinity at none against Mini Chess's shown. ChessFinity also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Mini Chess's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (345 vs 11). On price, review sentiment, 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. Mini Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ChessFinity sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ChessFinity holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mini Chess has 345 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 83% and 83% positive.
Mini Chess ships an update every 3 weeks, ChessFinity every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mini Chess | ChessFinity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (345 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.9% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 345 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 162 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OutOfTheBit Ltd | THQ Nordic Mobile GmbH |
Customer experience
Mini Chess
ChessFinity
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
ChessFinity
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mini Chess
- Remove Ads$1.99
ChessFinity
- BUY COINS (250)$0.99
- DISABLE ADS$1.99
- BUY COINS (600)$1.99
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- BUY COINS (1000)$3.99
- BUY COINS (2000)$7.99
Questions
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