Chinese Checkers vs Gradient Games
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chinese Checkers
This strategy board game challenges players to move all their pawns to the opponent's side of the board. It offers single-player against a CPU or two-player local multiplayer. Customize the experience with music and background options.
- 1 or 2 player mode
- CPU opponent
- Customizable music and background
- Zoom mode for small screens
- Movement assistance
- CPU calculates up to 4 moves ahead
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Chinese Checkers - Ultimate - the best Strategy board game ! Play in 1 or 2 player mode. Choose the pawn colour for the 2 players. Play while listening great music, dedicated to this game. Change the background. Goal of the game : Move your pawn (Player one is in the bottom of the Board) into the opponent area (located in the top). the Player 2 will do the same ( CPU or Human ). The first to have completed all pawn's move have win ! A Zoom mode allow, on small screen device, to enhance the way you can move the pawn. An help is displayed, to help the player to know where your pawn can move (an option is available, to disable this) In one player mode : The CPU calculate up to 4 moves in advance. Try to win against the CPU, or play with your Friend or Family ! in 2 players Mode... This game is available on : iPhone, iPad, Apple TV 4, Mac
Gradient Games
Enjoy a collection of simple, vibrant board games playable on a single device. Challenge friends to local multiplayer matches with included titles like chess, reversi, and checkers. Customize your game experience with theme creation and sharing.
- Simple, colorful board game collection
- Create and share custom themes
- Local multiplayer on the same device
- Includes chess, reversi, and checkers
- Challenge friends
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Gradient Games is a simple, colorful board game collection where you can create and share themes! Challenge friends to local games on the same device. Currently includes chess, reversi, and checkers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gradient Games at 100% against Chinese Checkers's 17%. Gradient Games also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 8 months). Chinese Checkers's advantage is iOS requirement (9.2 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chinese Checkers ships an update every 8 months, Gradient Games every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chinese Checkers | Gradient Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 9.2 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | olivier robin | Samuel McBroom |
Customer experience
Chinese Checkers
Gradient Games
In-app purchases
Chinese Checkers
No in-app purchases
Gradient Games
No in-app purchases
Questions
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