Mini Chess vs Orbis
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!
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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Mini Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Orbis asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Mini Chess | Orbis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (345 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 345 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OutOfTheBit Ltd | Nicolas 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
Mini Chess
- Remove Ads$1.99
Orbis
No in-app purchases









