Mini Chess vs Losing chess
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!
Losing chess
Experience a unique chess variant where the goal is to lose all your pieces or be stalemated. Play against AI, solve puzzles, or challenge a friend locally with special rules like compulsory captures and a capturable king.
- Play losing chess against AI
- Solve 100 unique puzzles
- Local multiplayer mode
- Compulsory captures
- Capturable king
- Pawn promotion to king
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Play losing chess against the AI, solve one of the 100 puzzles, or play against a friend on the same device. Losing chess is one of the most popular chess variants. The overall goal of each player is to lose all of their pieces or be stalemated. The rules are the same as those for standard chess, except for the following special rules: - capturing is compulsory. - The king has no royal power and it may be captured as any other piece. - There is no check or checkmate and no castling. - A pawn can be promoted to a king. A player wins by being unable to make a move. This can be because he has no pieces left or his pieces are stalemated.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mini Chess at 83% against Losing chess's 50%. Mini Chess also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). 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 Losing chess 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 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mini Chess has 345 ratings behind it against 6, 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 50% of Losing chess's.
Mini Chess ships an update every 3 weeks, Losing chess every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mini Chess | Losing chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (345 ratings) — better | 4.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 345 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 12 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 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OutOfTheBit Ltd | Jan Maes |
Customer experience
Mini Chess
Losing chess
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
Losing chess
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mini Chess
- Remove Ads$1.99
Losing chess
- Unlock all features$1.99
Questions
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