Comparison

Mini Chess vs Orbis

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

Orbis

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Hold to grow a bubble. Release to lock it in place. Fill 75% of the arena before a bouncing ball touches your growing bubble. Trap a stunned ball inside a bubble to capture it and steal its power. NEW: CAPTURE YOUR ENEMIES An enemy bouncing off an anchored circle is stunned. Trap it inside your bubble to absorb it and steal its power: freeze, repulsion, shockwave, bonus area. Hold after a block to detonate your bubble into a shockwave. 5 MODES — Classic: endless levels, relentless difficulty, night levels where only your bubble gives light — Survival: endless waves, your circles wear down, idling is fatal — The Vise: the walls close in every 12 seconds, cover 75% to push them back — Rhythm: enemies move on the beat, release on the beat for ×1.5 — Bomb: 60 seconds, releasing detonates, destroy as many enemies as you can ENEMIES THAT LEARN The Hunter tracks you, the Splitter divides, the Pulsar breathes. Rocks, currents and night change every run. BUILT TO LAST — Game Center leaderboards for every mode — 7 glowing themes to unlock — Instant restart, no loading — One-handed, offline, free One press. Maximum tension. Go.

Screenshots

Mini Chess4 screens
Orbis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orbis at none against Mini Chess's 1. Orbis also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). Mini Chess's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads 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. Orbis asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mini Chess ships an update every 3 weeks, Orbis every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mini Chess versus Orbis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini ChessOrbis
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (345 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings345 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOutOfTheBit LtdNicolas Zanette

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

Orbis

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mini Chess

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Orbis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mini Chess free?
Mini Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbis free?
Orbis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mini Chess or Orbis have ads?
Both Mini Chess and Orbis show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mini Chess or Orbis?
Mini Chess ships an update every 3 weeks, and Orbis every 9 days. Most recently, Mini Chess was updated on November 2, 2026 and Orbis on November 9, 2026.

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