Comparison

ChessBot vs Hambone Fantasy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ChessBot

This app offers a comprehensive chess experience, allowing you to play against AI with adjustable difficulty, challenge friends, and analyze your games. It includes a detailed guidebook with lessons, openings, and puzzles to improve your skills.

Highlights
  • Play vs. AI with scalable ELO
  • Human vs. Human mode
  • Game management and sharing
  • PGN import/export
  • Board analysis and statistics
  • Chess openings, puzzles, and lessons
  • Play with friends via iMessage
Features
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ChessBot is an elegant chess app designed for Apple platforms — play, learn, and analyze on iPhone and iPad. Whether you are picking up your first pawn or refining a tournament repertoire, ChessBot pairs a strong chess engine with a clean, focused board. KEY FEATURES • Play against the computer or a friend — Human vs Human and Human vs Computer modes. • Strong engine hints — get the best next move whenever you are stuck, powered by a modern NNUE engine. • Encyclopedia of Chess Openings — explore and learn named openings from the full ECO catalog. • Classic or 3D board — switch between a crisp 2D board and a real-time 3D board. • Import & export PGN — bring in your games or share them anywhere, and preview PGN files right in the Files app. • Save & share games — keep your games organized and send positions to friends. • Play over iMessage — challenge friends to a game without leaving Messages. • Beautiful, native design — thoughtfully built for iPhone and iPad. Questions or suggestions? We would love to hear from you at chessbotapp@outlook.com.

About

Hambone Fantasy

Engage in a free weekly pick'em and fantasy football game designed for friend groups. Make seven strategic picks each week, from predicting game winners to identifying top players, all while managing a budget for your player trio. Compete for bragging rights and earn in-app currency for cosmetic upgrades.

Highlights
  • Weekly pick'em challenges
  • Fantasy football player drafting
  • Private league creation
  • Live scoring and standings
  • In-app currency for cosmetic items
  • Guest mode available
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Hambone Fantasy is a free weekly pick'em and fantasy football game built for friend groups. One league, seven picks a week, and a season of bragging rights. YOUR SEVEN PICKS - Lock: pick one game's winner. Get it right for points, get it wrong and it costs you. - Closest Game: call the game that finishes with the smallest margin. - Upset: pick an underdog to win outright. - Top QB, RB, WR: build a trio of players and score their real stats. - Darkhorse: a flex sleeper from outside the top ten. The catch: your trio's ranks have to add up to a minimum budget, so you can't just take the three biggest names. Every week is a little puzzle. PLAY TOGETHER - Private leagues with one-tap invite links - Live scoring on game day, official results every Tuesday - Weekly winners, season standings, and end-of-season awards - Offline players: run picks for a kid or a grandparent from your own account - A global contest anyone can join, any week of the season EARN BONES, NOT BILLS Playing well earns Bones, the in-app currency. Spend them on avatars, themes, frames, stamps, and victory celebrations. Everything is cosmetic. Nothing you can get affects scoring, and the prestige items can only be earned, never bought. NO JUNK - Free to play - No ads - No tracking and no third-party analytics - Guest mode: try everything without creating an account Grab your crew, make your picks before kickoff, and settle who actually knows football.

Screenshots

ChessBot4 screens
Hambone Fantasy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hambone Fantasy at 5.0 against ChessBot's 4.0. Hambone Fantasy also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). ChessBot's advantage is ratings volume (34 vs 3) and device support (5 vs 3). On price and ads 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. ChessBot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Hambone Fantasy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hambone Fantasy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ChessBot has 34 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChessBot ships an update every 2 months, Hambone Fantasy every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ChessBot versus Hambone Fantasy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessBotHambone Fantasy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (34 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings34 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB16 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHengyu ZhouMellor LLC

Customer experience

ChessBot

All ratings34 ratings
Positive73.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative20.6%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.1%
Negative27.3%

Hambone Fantasy

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ChessBot

Subscriptions2
  • ChessBot Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • ChessBot Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Master of Chess$29.99
None

Hambone Fantasy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChessBot free?
ChessBot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hambone Fantasy free?
Hambone Fantasy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ChessBot or Hambone Fantasy?
Hambone Fantasy is rated higher. ChessBot averages 4.0 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Hambone Fantasy averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do ChessBot or Hambone Fantasy have ads?
Neither ChessBot nor Hambone Fantasy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChessBot or Hambone Fantasy?
ChessBot ships an update every 2 months, and Hambone Fantasy every 3 days. Most recently, ChessBot was updated on October 17, 2026 and Hambone Fantasy on October 7, 2026.

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