Comparison

™ Checkers vs Russian Draughts

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

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About

™ Checkers

Experience the classic game of Checkers/Draughts with a modern twist. Play against AI with adjustable difficulty or challenge friends. Explore global variations and customize your game with unique boards and pieces.

Highlights
  • Multiple game modes (vs AI, 2-player)
  • Five AI difficulty levels
  • Global Checkers variations
  • Customizable boards and pieces
  • Save and load game progress
  • Timer-based matches
  • Experience point system
Features
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Step into the world of Checkers, also known as Draughts, with our app that rejuvenates this age-old game for the digital era. This app isn't just about playing; it's an homage to the strategic depth and simple joys that have made Checkers/Draughts a favorite for centuries. Whether you're reliving cherished memories or discovering its charm for the first time, our app offers a captivating experience for all ages. Key Features for an Unmatched Experience: Diverse Game Modes: Battle the computer across 5 difficulty levels, or engage in a head-to-head battle with friends in the 2-player mode featuring a time limit. Worldwide Variations: Explore the global appeal of Checkers/Draughts with numerous variants like English/American, Russian, German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian, Thai, and International styles. Customization at Your Fingertips: Personalize your play with unique board and piece sets, and express your creativity with our custom board editor. Authentic Look and Feel: The app's sleek design offers a realistic gaming experience, rekindling the warmth of traditional Checkers/Draughts games. Advanced AI Challenge: Engage with intelligent AI opponents that provide a competitive edge, making you forget that you're playing against a program. Player-Friendly Features: Utilize the undo function, save/load games in progress, and enjoy the thrill of timer-based matches. Earn and Progress: Rack up experience points by overcoming AI opponents (+1 for Easy, +3 for Medium, +5 for Hard, +7 for Very Hard), showcasing your skill development in the game. Perfect for enthusiasts of strategic board games, our Checkers/Draughts app is a blend of nostalgia and modern gameplay. Ideal for players seeking a mix of classic fun with contemporary features. Download now and step into the world of Checkers/Draughts, where strategy and nostalgia meet!

About

Russian Draughts

Experience a classic board game with strategic gameplay. Master the rules of movement, capture, and crowning pieces to outwit your opponent. Enjoy a challenging game of skill and tactics.

Highlights
  • 8x8 board gameplay
  • Detailed rules for men and kings
  • Mandatory capture mechanics
  • Crowning pieces to become kings
  • Win conditions and draw rules
Features
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Russian Draughts is a classic board game. The rules of this variant of game are: Board. Played on a 8×8 board with alternating dark and light squares. The left down square field should be dark. Starting position. Each player starts with 12 pieces on the three rows closest to their own side. The row closest to each player is called the "crownhead" or "kings row". Usually, the colors of the pieces are black and white, but possible use other colors (one dark and other light). The player with white pieces (lighter color) moves first. Pieces. There are two kinds of pieces: "men" and "kings". Kings are differentiated as consisting of two normal pieces of the same color, stacked one on top of the other or by inverted pieces. Men. Men move forward diagonally to an adjacent unoccupied square. Kings. If a player's piece moves into the kings row on the opposing player's side of the board, that piece to be "crowned", becoming a "king" and gaining the ability to move back or forward and choose on which free square at this diagonal to stop . Capture. If the adjacent square contains an opponent's piece, and the square immediately beyond it is vacant, the opponent's piece may be captured (and removed from the game) by jumping over it. Jumping can be done forward and backward. Multiple-jump moves are possible if, when the jumping piece lands, there is another piece that can be jumped. Jumping is mandatory and cannot be passed up to make a non-jumping move. When there is more than one way for a player to jump, one may choose which sequence to make, not necessarily the sequence that will result in the most amount of captures. However, one must make all the captures in that sequence. A captured piece is left on the board until all captures in a sequence have been made but cannot be jumped again (this rule also applies for the kings). If a man touches the kings row during a capture and can continue a capture, it jumps backwards as a king. The player can choose where to land after the capture. Winning and draws. A player with no valid move remaining loses. This is the case if the player either has no pieces left or if a player's pieces are obstructed from making a legal move by the pieces of the opponent. A game is a draw if neither opponent has the possibility to win the game. The game is considered a draw when the same position repeats itself for the third time, with the same player having the move each time. If one player proposes a draw and his opponent accepts the offer. If a player has three kings (or more) in the game against a single enemy king and his 15th move (counting from the time of establishing the correlation of forces) cannot capture enemy king.

Screenshots

™ Checkers4 screens
Russian Draughts3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ™ Checkers at 4.6 against Russian Draughts's 4.0. ™ Checkers also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 97 months) and ratings volume (755 vs 2). Russian Draughts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ™ Checkers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Russian Draughts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

™ Checkers holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ™ Checkers has 755 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of ™ Checkers's written reviews are positive against 38% of Russian Draughts's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

™ Checkers ships an update every 4 months, Russian Draughts every 97 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
™ Checkers versus Russian Draughts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter™ CheckersRussian Draughts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (755 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews36.0% of reviews37.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings755 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 97 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVM Mobile TeamOleg Sitdikov

Customer experience

™ Checkers

All ratings753 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral4.6%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive36.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative54.0%

Russian Draughts

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

™ Checkers

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99
None

Russian Draughts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ™ Checkers free?
™ Checkers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Russian Draughts free?
Russian Draughts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ™ Checkers or Russian Draughts?
™ Checkers is rated higher. ™ Checkers averages 4.6 out of 5 from 755 ratings, while Russian Draughts averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ™ Checkers or Russian Draughts have ads?
Neither ™ Checkers nor Russian Draughts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ™ Checkers or Russian Draughts?
™ Checkers ships an update every 4 months, and Russian Draughts every 97 months. Most recently, ™ Checkers was updated on November 2, 2026 and Russian Draughts on November 3, 2026.

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