Comparison

Mini Chess vs Pokards

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Simplified 6x6 chessboard
  • Fewer pieces (no knights/bishops)
  • Play against 3 AI levels
  • Local multiplayer mode
  • Quick matches
  • Beginner-friendly
Features
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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!

About

Pokards

Features
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Pokards is a mobile app built with Flutter to play the role of the dealer in a Poker Texas hold'em game. Playing Poker is fun, however having to distribute the cards all the time is a long and repetitive task : Pokards is here to do the job ! To start a game, choose a Game ID: it can be any caracter string you want (emojis allowed !), but it is important that every player use the same. Then, each player choose the Player mode and attribute themselves a number that they enter in the Player number field. You can also use another device with the Table mode selected, which you can put in the center of the table, just like with real cards. To see your hand, swipe up from the card at the bottom of the screen. Be sure not to show it to your opponents! Players bet according to the game's rules, and when it's done, they press Deal. - All 4 Texas Hold'em streets: Prehold, Hold, Turn and River - Player mode (show the board cards + the player's hand) - Table mode (only show the board cards) - Doesn't need Internet connection - Dark theme

Screenshots

Mini Chess4 screens
Pokards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pokards at none against Mini Chess's 1. Pokards also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mini Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pokards asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mini Chess versus Pokards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini ChessPokards
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (345 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings345 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOutOfTheBit LtdTimothee Danneels

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

Pokards

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mini Chess

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Pokards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mini Chess free?
Mini Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pokards free?
Pokards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mini Chess or Pokards have ads?
Mini Chess shows ads; Pokards does not.

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