Mini Chess vs Chess with friends game
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!
Chess with friends game
Engage in strategic gameplay with this classic board game. Challenge friends or AI opponents, practice your skills offline, and solve over 100 puzzles. Track your progress on leaderboards and unlock achievements.
- Play with friends
- Multiplayer Chess
- Offline and online AI practice
- Multiple AI difficulties
- Puzzle mode with 100+ levels
- Leaderboard and achievements
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Chess is a sport of mind, considered by many a science. Chess is played by millions of people in the world, and is played by 2 players on a board of 64 houses. The game of chess is played on a board of alternating light and dark houses, initially each player starts with 16 pieces. The goal of chess is to checkmate the opposing king. FEATURES • Play with your friends • Multiplayer Chess • Practice playing offline and online chess against AI • Various AI difficulties • Learn Playing • Beautiful and clean design • Puzzle mode with more than 100 levels • Leaderboard and Achievements Learn to play Chess and perfect yourself in the most played board game in the world. The Chess app is recommended for all types of players, both beginners or kids who want to learn more about the game, both for the advanced ones who want good challenges.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mini Chess at 83% against Chess with friends game's 25%. Mini Chess also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). Chess with friends game's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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. Mini Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chess with friends game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mini Chess holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mini Chess has 345 ratings behind it against 8, 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 25% of Chess with friends game's.
Mini Chess ships an update every 3 weeks, Chess with friends game every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mini Chess | Chess with friends game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (345 ratings) — better | 4.1 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.9% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 345 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OutOfTheBit Ltd | Roghan Games |
Customer experience
Mini Chess
Chess with friends game
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
Chess with friends game
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mini Chess
- Remove Ads$1.99
Chess with friends game
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
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