Comparison

Chess Plus vs Chess Widget

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

Head to head
About

Chess Plus

Engage in classic board game fun with multiple play modes. Challenge friends, compete globally, or play solo against AI. Offers social features and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer and single-player modes
  • Ranked multiplayer with ELO system
  • Social features: chat, private messages, friends
  • Offline play available
  • 100 skill levels and 3 difficulty levels
  • Monthly leaderboards and trophies
  • Customizable board and pawn graphics
Features
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Play Checkers Plus online completely free, your enjoyment is guaranteed! Private messages, chat, monthly trophies, badges, personal statistics and much more awaits you! Compete for the monthly leaderboards in the multiplayer mode or play for fun and meet new people in the social mode. You can also challenge your friends… or single play against the PC. Don´t wait any longer and join our fun community with millions of players all around the world. Types: Italian | English | Spanish | Brazilian | Canadian | Russian | International Develop your playing ability even more with: • 100 skill levels • 3 levels of difficulty in single player mode • 27 badges to win • Playing statistics to check on your progress • Offline mode to play when you're travelling or stuck with no reception If you are more the competitive type: • Play the ranked multiplayer mode • Compete for the monthly and global leaderboards and win one of our trophies • ELO system for ranking calculations just like the real world champions! If you'd like to be more social, take advantage of: • Private matches against friends (up to 4 players) • Private messages with other players • Chat to communicate with your game opponents • Rooms to find new opponents and meet new people from all over the world • Invites to challenge your Facebook® friends • Internal friendships system within the game Personalise your game freely with: • Different graphics for chessboards and pawns Play from your smartphone or tablet, in horizontal or vertical mode, Checkers Plus will win you over with its speed, fluidity and precision. You will feel as if you´re playing with your friends! Start playing directly in single player mode without even registering, or log in via Facebook®, Google® or email to play the social and competitive matches! Remember that you can play Checkers Plus completely free. Subscription: "Upgrade to Gold" to remove ads and unlocking other features like uploading your own profile pic and having access to an unlimited number of private messages, friends, blocked users and recent opponent list. Length: 1 week or 1 month Price: €1,49 per week or €3,99 per month The payment will be charged directly to your Google® account once the purchase is confirmed. it will be up for renewal within 24h prior to the end of the current period and will identify the cost of renewal. The auto-renewal can be turned off in your account settings after its first purchase. Give our Gold subscription a try with our 7 day free trial. These prices are for EU customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Visit www.spaghetti-interactive.it and find all our fun classic Italian card games: scopa, briscola, burraco, scopone, tressette, traversone, rubamazzo, assopiglia and scala40. You will also find other board games like chess! Join our Facebook® community on https://www.facebook.com/spaghettiinteractive For support, email supporto@spaghetti-interactive.it Terms and conditions: https://www.checkersplus.com//terms_conditions.html Privacy policy: https://www.checkersplus.com/privacy.html NOTE: the game is aimed at an adult audience and it is NOT categorised as a real betting game, it is not possible to win real money or prizes by using this app. Playing Checkers Plus often does not correspond with a real advantage in betting sites where this game can be found.

About

Chess Widget

This app brings chess puzzles and games directly to your Home Screen. Solve daily puzzles, play against AI, analyze historical games, or even play multiplayer with friends nearby, all without an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Home screen chess puzzles
  • Play against AI
  • Analyze historical games
  • Board editor mode
  • Offline multiplayer
  • Daily new puzzles
Features
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Chess is always close by when you feel like playing, learning something new, or taking a break with a good puzzle. Add Chess Widget to the Home Screen of your iPhone or iPad. Solve puzzles, learn openings, play with friends, and review your games — all at your own pace. MAKE A LITTLE TIME FOR CHESS More than 11,000 puzzles help you practice calculation and spot beautiful combinations. Start with a position in the widget, then open the app to find the solution. Need a hand? Take a hint, then try the puzzle again on your own. UNDERSTAND THE OPENINGS YOU PLAY The Learning section offers 15 opening courses, from the Italian Game and Ruy Lopez to the Sicilian Defense and King's Gambit. Read the explanations, try moves on the board, and discover the ideas behind them. Step-by-step practice, move reviews, and key-position challenges help the lessons stick. Your progress is saved, so you can pick up where you left off whenever you like. PLAY YOUR WAY • Against the computer — choose your side and difficulty, try out ideas, and use hints while you practice. • Online through Lichess — find opponents, play rated or casual games, and choose your time control. • With friends — send challenges, share invitation links, and arrange a rematch. • Side by side — connect two devices and enjoy local multiplayer without an internet connection. Online mode also includes chat, your Lichess profile, ratings, and recent games. LEARN FROM YOUR OWN GAMES Coach mode helps you understand where a game turned and what you could have done better. Open a completed Lichess game, see how your moves were assessed, and find inaccuracies, mistakes, and missed opportunities. Return to a key moment and try to find the best move yourself. Take a hint if you need one, explore a continuation, or keep playing from that position. Evaluation and time-spent charts help you see the whole game. DISCOVER THE MASTERS' GAMES Explore more than 100,000 games by outstanding chess players, from historic classics to games by today's grandmasters. Choose a favorite player, find games by year and opening, and go through them move by move or turn on automatic playback. CREATE YOUR OWN POSITIONS Use the board editor to explore an idea or a position from a book. Arrange the pieces, import and copy positions in FEN format, then play from the position against the computer. MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME Choose a board color theme and turn sounds on or off. Switch to Zen Mode for a quiet game with fewer distractions. Keep a puzzle or a position from your selected mode close at hand in the widget. A puzzle over coffee, a new opening in the evening, or a game with a friend — find your own reason to come back to chess. Questions or feedback? Write to me at oleg.v.soloviev@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Chess Plus4 screens
Chess Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Chess Widget at none against Chess Plus's shown. Chess Plus's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 67%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Chess Plus sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Chess Widget sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Chess Plus against 4.5 for Chess Widget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Chess Plus's written reviews are positive against 67% of Chess Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess Plus ships an update every 9 days, Chess Widget every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chess Plus versus Chess Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess PlusChess Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (27 ratings) — better4.5 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB47 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSpaghetti InteractiveOleg Soloviev

Customer experience

Chess Plus

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Chess Widget

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Chess Plus

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Gold subscription7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Gold subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
One-time8
  • 500 Gems$0.99
  • Piggy Bank$0.99
  • 1300 Gems$1.99
Show 5 more
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • 3500 Gems$3.99
  • 9000 Gems$8.99
  • 20000 Gems$17.99
  • 60000 Gems$44.99
4 purchases

Chess Widget

One-time4
  • 1 coffee$4.99
  • 2 coffees$9.99
  • 5 coffees$24.99
Show 1 more
  • 10 coffees$49.99

Questions

Is Chess Plus free?
Chess Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess Widget free?
Chess Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chess Plus or Chess Widget?
Chess Plus is rated higher. Chess Plus averages 4.6 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Chess Widget averages 4.5 from 14 ratings.
Do Chess Plus or Chess Widget have ads?
Chess Plus shows ads; Chess Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Chess Plus or Chess Widget?
Chess Plus ships an update every 9 days, and Chess Widget every 2 weeks. Most recently, Chess Plus was updated on November 7, 2026 and Chess Widget on November 3, 2026.

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