Comparison

Mini Chess vs NoFluff

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

NoFluff

Enjoy a straightforward chess experience without any distractions. This game offers multiple difficulty levels and a two-player mode for local fun. It's a challenging opponent, even on its easiest setting.

Highlights
  • Ad-free experience
  • No in-app purchases or fees
  • Four difficulty levels
  • Two-player mode
  • Offline gameplay
  • Challenging AI opponent
Features
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All the fun of a simple chess game, without all that annoying fluff. That's right, no ads, no fees, not even leader boards or online games. Not now, not ever. Enjoy! In all seriousness, a weekend fun project - a chess solver, turned into an interactive chess game for the mobile. The app currently supports 4 difficulty levels and a 2 player option if you wanna have fun with friends. Be ware, the opponent is quite strong, even on the easiest mode - I did not manage to beat it even once. With that said, I am not a chess professional myself either, only a developer who likes challenges. Ohh, the timer only stops once you won - or more possibly, lost your current game. So don't even think about moving the app to the background. I hope you will like it and will make your day just a little bit better. Enjoy!

Screenshots

Mini Chess4 screens
NoFluff4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NoFluff at none against Mini Chess's 1. NoFluff also leads on ads (none vs shown). Mini Chess's advantage is ratings volume (345 vs 17) and review sentiment (83% vs 67%). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. NoFluff asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Mini Chess against 4.5 for NoFluff. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mini Chess has 345 ratings behind it against 17, 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 NoFluff's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mini Chess versus NoFluff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini ChessNoFluff
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (345 ratings) — better4.5 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews82.9% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings345 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOutOfTheBit LtdActegon Solutions KeS Kft.

Customer experience

Mini Chess

All ratings345 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral6.1%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive82.9%
Neutral7.3%
Negative9.8%

NoFluff

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

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

NoFluff

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mini Chess

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

NoFluff

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mini Chess free?
Mini Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NoFluff free?
NoFluff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mini Chess or NoFluff?
Mini Chess is rated higher. Mini Chess averages 4.6 out of 5 from 345 ratings, while NoFluff averages 4.5 from 17 ratings.
Do Mini Chess or NoFluff have ads?
Mini Chess shows ads; NoFluff does not.

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