Easy Chess ™ vs Simple Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Easy Chess ™
This app offers a simplified chess experience designed for newcomers to the game. Enjoy challenging yet winnable matches against the computer, with features to help you learn and play at your own pace.
- Undo moves
- Save and load games
- 4 difficulty levels
- Timer-based games
- Designed for beginners
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Easy Chess is a fun chess game for beginners! The difficulty has been set so that if you are new to chess, you will have great time winning the computers while still have fun and challenging games. Features: * Undo * Save/load unfinished game * 4 levels of difficulties * Timer based game
Simple Chess
Master the game of chess with this intuitive application. It offers a straightforward approach to learning and playing, making it accessible for beginners. Enjoy a clean interface designed for ease of use.
- Easy learning method
- Simple gameplay
- Beginner-friendly
- Intuitive interface
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Learn to play chess on a easy way
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Chess at 100% against Easy Chess ™'s 64%. Simple Chess also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Easy Chess ™'s advantage is ratings volume (497 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.2). On price, update cadence, 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. Easy Chess ™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Chess holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Easy Chess ™ has 497 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Easy Chess ™'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple Chess's.
Easy Chess ™ ships an update every 13 months, Simple Chess every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Easy Chess ™ | Simple Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (497 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 497 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VM Mobile Team | Leon van der Linden |
Customer experience
Easy Chess ™
Simple Chess
Bugs and requests
Easy Chess ™
Reported bugs
1 issue- App keeps making user share with friends
Requested features
1 request- Ability to save games
Simple Chess
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Easy Chess ™
- Premium$3.99
Simple Chess
No in-app purchases
Questions
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