Comparison

Checkers vs DotAndBoxes

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

Head to head
About

Checkers

Engage in classic board game strategy with this digital version. Choose from multiple game modes, including playing against AI at varying difficulty levels or challenging another player. Master diagonal moves and strategic captures to outwit your opponent.

Highlights
  • Multiple AI difficulty levels
  • Player vs. Player mode
  • Computer vs. Computer mode
  • Diagonal movement and capturing
  • Classic board game experience
Features
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Checkers is played by two opponents, on opposite sides of the game board. One player has the dark pieces; the other has the light pieces. Players alternate turns. A player may not move an opponent's piece. A move consists of moving a piece diagonally to an adjacent unoccupied square. If the adjacent square contains an opponent's piece, and the square immediately beyond it is vacant, the piece may be captured (and removed from the game) by jumping over it. Only the dark squares of the checkered board are used. A piece may move only diagonally into an unoccupied square. Capturing is mandatory in most official rules, although some rule variations make capturing optional when presented. In almost all variants, the player without pieces remaining, or who cannot move due to being blocked, loses the game. Checkers- Professional version has four modes to choose : 1. Computer is black. 2. Computer is red. 3. Computer v.s. Computer. 4. Player v.s. Player. There are three levels that you can choose : 1. Beginner 2. Intermediate 3. Expert

About

DotAndBoxes

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Online version of the classic pen-paper based Dots And Boxes game. Players take turns in drawing lines between dots on a grid. The player who completes the most boxes wins. The game is played starting with a rectangular array of dots. The two players take turns to join two adjacent dots with a horizontal or vertical line. If a player completes the fourth side of a box they initial that box and must draw another line. When all the boxes have been completed the winner is the player who has initialled the most boxes.

Screenshots

Checkers4 screens
DotAndBoxes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Checkers at every 16 months against DotAndBoxes's every 47 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checkers ships an update every 16 months, DotAndBoxes every 47 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and December 31, 2025 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Checkers versus DotAndBoxes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckersDotAndBoxes
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 months — betterEvery 47 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB129 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTsan Huang ChenB R SOFTECH PRIVATE LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

Checkers

No in-app purchases

None

DotAndBoxes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Checkers free?
Checkers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DotAndBoxes free?
DotAndBoxes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Checkers or DotAndBoxes have ads?
Neither Checkers nor DotAndBoxes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Checkers or DotAndBoxes?
Checkers ships an update every 16 months, and DotAndBoxes every 47 months. Most recently, Checkers was updated on June 1, 2026 and DotAndBoxes on December 31, 2025.

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