Easy Chess ™ vs Chess Pals
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
Chess Pals
This app makes learning chess fun and magical for children aged 3-5. It features large, friendly pieces, bright visuals, and interactive lessons on how each piece moves, with no reading required. It also includes fun puzzles to reinforce learning.
- Interactive piece introductions
- Visual movement guides
- Fun, shuffled puzzles
- Large tap targets
- Offline play
- No ads or in-app purchases
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Chess Pals makes learning chess magical for little ones! Designed for children ages 3–5, Chess Pals turns the world's greatest game into a joyful, colorful adventure. No reading required — just big friendly pieces, bright visuals, and lots of encouragement! MEET THE PIECES Tap on each chess piece to discover its name, personality, and special superpower. The Knight jumps like a horse! The Queen goes anywhere! The Pawn can become a hero! HOW THEY MOVE Watch a live mini chessboard light up in green to show exactly where each piece can go. Perfect for little eyes learning to see the board. FUN PUZZLES 10 colorful multiple-choice questions with cheerful encouragement and a star score tracker. Every session is different — questions shuffle every time! DESIGNED FOR TINY HANDS - Giant tap targets — easy for toddlers - No ads, no in-app purchases, ever - No internet connection required - No personal data collected Chess builds focus, memory, and problem-solving skills — start them early with Chess Pals! Paste that in and let me know when done!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chess Pals at 5.0 against Easy Chess ™'s 4.5. Chess Pals also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 13 months). Easy Chess ™'s advantage is ratings volume (497 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. Easy Chess ™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chess Pals asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chess Pals 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.
Easy Chess ™ ships an update every 13 months, Chess Pals fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Easy Chess ™ | Chess Pals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (497 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 497 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Fortnightly — better |
| 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VM Mobile Team | Chad Moellenberg |
Customer experience
Easy Chess ™
Chess Pals
Bugs and requests
Easy Chess ™
Reported bugs
1 issue- App keeps making user share with friends
Requested features
1 request- Ability to save games
Chess Pals
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Easy Chess ™
- Premium$3.99
Chess Pals
No in-app purchases
