Mini Chess vs Chess Room
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 Room
Master chess with this all-in-one app. Play against AI opponents, solve puzzles, and learn strategies. Offers multiple difficulty levels and offline play for continuous improvement.
- Chess puzzles and tactics trainer
- Multiple AI difficulty levels
- Play solo or against computer
- Learn chess strategies
- Undo moves, hints, and history
- Offline play
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Play, practice, and improve with Chess Room. Challenge the computer, enjoy local two-player games, or sharpen your skills with daily puzzles, themed tactics, and guided opening practice. Review completed games move by move, identify key mistakes, and save or import games using PGN. Learn the rules with the built-in chess guide, customize your board and pieces, choose from flexible time controls, and track your training progress—all in one focused chess app. Features include AI and local play, daily puzzles, a themed puzzle library, opening trainer, expanded game review, full game history, PGN support, customizable boards, and offline core gameplay. Chess icon by Freepik via Flaticon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mini Chess at 4.6 against Chess Room's 4.1. Mini Chess also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 50%) and ratings volume (345 vs 25). Chess Room's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Mini Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chess Room 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 25, 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 Chess Room's.
Mini Chess ships an update every 3 weeks, Chess Room every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mini Chess | Chess Room |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (345 ratings) — better | 4.1 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 345 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OutOfTheBit Ltd | APPS BAY LIMITED |
Customer experience
Mini Chess
Chess Room
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 Room
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mini Chess
- Remove Ads$1.99
Chess Room
- Remove Ads$2.99
