Mini Chess vs Mini Chess 5x4
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!
Mini Chess 5x4
Experience a unique tactical challenge with a smaller board in this classic strategy game. It offers puzzles, achievements, and an endless mode with randomly generated positions. Play completely offline with no ads or data collection.
- 5x4 chess board variant
- Tactical complexity
- Multiple puzzles
- Achievements and unlockables
- Endless position generator
- Offline play
- No ads
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A mini version of the worlds most popular board game. It may look simple on first sight, but do not underestimate the new tactical complexity of a small board. I created multiple puzzles, achievements and unlockables. When you finish all puzzles you unlock and endless position generator, which allows you to play on forever in randomly generated positions. This app is free and has no ads. We also collect no personal data and the app works completely offline. Thanks for giving it a try! :-).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mini Chess 5x4 at none against Mini Chess's 1. Mini Chess 5x4 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Mini Chess's advantage is ratings volume (345 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Mini Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mini Chess 5x4 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mini Chess 5x4 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mini Chess has 345 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Mini Chess 5x4's.
Mini Chess ships an update every 3 weeks, Mini Chess 5x4 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mini Chess | Mini Chess 5x4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (345 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 345 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OutOfTheBit Ltd | Rudolf Dr. Jagdhuber |
Customer experience
Mini Chess
Mini Chess 5x4
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
Mini Chess 5x4
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mini Chess
- Remove Ads$1.99
Mini Chess 5x4
No in-app purchases
Questions
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