Mini Chess vs Chesspert
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!
Chesspert
A colorful and simplified chess game designed for on-the-go play. It features infinite player-created levels, multiple AI difficulties, and various multiplayer modes. Express yourself with emojis and customize your experience with different color themes.
- Infinite player-created levels
- 5 AI difficulty levels
- Custom level creation and upload
- 3 multiplayer modes (Classic, Random, Unfair)
- Emoji reactions for moves
- 2-player local mode
- Customizable color themes
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Chesspert is just like chess, but colourful, simple and ready to go, I can promise you that the whole game fits in a pocket. * Infinite Levels to play created by players. * 5 different AI levels to play as you wish. * You can create and upload your own custom Level. * Multiplayer - 3 modes: --- CLASSIC: All life chess. --- RANDOM: Every player has the same random pieces. --- UNFAIR: Every player has different random pieces. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ * Express your feelings with an emoji for each movement. * 2 Players in the same device. * Choose your Color Theme Thank you for playing "Chesspert"! I really hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it ;) Support: Are you having problems? http://twitter.com/juaxma http://twitter.com/chesspertgame hello@juan.ma Privacy Policy: http://juan.ma/chesspert/privacypolicy/ AppPreview Music: https://www.purple-planet.com © Juan Manuel Altamirano Argudo / juan.ma
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mini Chess at every 3 weeks against Chesspert's every 6 months. Mini Chess also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 67%) and ratings volume (345 vs 29). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 Chesspert sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Mini Chess against 4.7 for Chesspert. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mini Chess has 345 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Mini Chess's written reviews are positive against 67% of Chesspert's.
Mini Chess ships an update every 3 weeks, Chesspert every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mini Chess | Chesspert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (345 ratings) | 4.7 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.9% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 345 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 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 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OutOfTheBit Ltd | Juan Manuel Altamirano Argudo |
Customer experience
Mini Chess
Chesspert
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
Chesspert
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mini Chess
- Remove Ads$1.99
Chesspert
- +100 Undos$0.99
- Generous Tip$0.99
- Massive Tip$1.99
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- INFINITE UNDOS$1.99
- Amazing Tip$2.99
