Sevn vs Chessplode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sevn
A mystical turn-based strategy game that honors the significance of the number seven. Players strategically pick towers of different colors, aiming to collect all seven towers of a single color or achieve the highest score across seven colors to win.
- Turn-based strategy
- Number 7 theme
- Color-based tower collection
- Cooperative design
- Original soundtrack
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Throughout history and among many different cultures and religions, the number 7 is believed to be more than just a number. In this mystical turn based game we honour this extraordinary number. 7 colors. 7 towers each color. Take turn picking towers. Get all seven towers of one color or get most out of seven colors to win. A cooperation with award winning board game designer Dieter Stein. (www.spielstein.com) Original soundtrack by Sean Dhondt. (www.manoeuvresband.com)
Chessplode
This app offers a unique twist on chess where capturing a piece causes others in the same line and column to explode. It's designed to be fun and accessible, even for those who aren't skilled at traditional chess, offering both single-player and multiplayer modes.
- Exploding pieces on capture
- Real-time multiplayer battles
- User-created levels
- Local multiplayer mode
- AI opponent practice
- Customizable color themes
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Chessplode is modern chess for everyone, it makes chess fun even if you're bad ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, one simply move... can change all game. -- THE MODERN RULE -- Chessplode is pretty much like chess with a really BIG twist... - CAPTURE a piece and everything in the same LINE and COLUMN will EXPLODE... - But if a KING is in that LINE or COLUMN it will be a really *boring* chess capture (no explosions) -- THINK DIFF... *DISTINCT* -- This rule is pretty tricky, in regular chess you need to defend your KING, but in Chessplode it can save your pieces. Remember, you can't capture some pieces because you could get check. Sometimes you will checkmate capturing a piece that explodes. And other you will be afraid of having several pieces in the same line or column...(POP!) -- FRIENDS (Who love chess) REVIEW -- They find Chessplode a great challenge and love how they need to change the old way of thinking even if they are winning... a bad move and they will run out of pieces. -- FRIENDS (Who *meh* chess) REVIEW -- Chess + Explosions... you got my attention. Some of these friends were casual chess players and others didn't really feel the attraction for chess. Both find Chessplode a really fun game. When they were playing regular chess they were not good, now they are the kings of the hill. -- FEATURES -- * FREE TO PLAY * Realtime chess battles multiplayer with people around the world. * In multiplayer you can send an emoji (to express your feelings) with every move you submit. Instant fun! * Play Levels created for other players, you can find really madness here, but you can undo your move... everyone can make a mistake. * Create your own custom Level and submit it to everyone can play it. Challenge the world! * Try local multiplayer battles with friends in the same device. Head to head! * Practice playing versus Ziri. * A lot of different color themes, play day and night with your favourite colors. Thank you for playing "Chessplode"! I really hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it ;) Support: Are you having problems? http://twitter.com/juaxma http://twitter.com/chessplode hello@juan.ma Privacy Policy: http://juan.ma/chessplode/privacypolicy/ AppPreview Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/jazzy-frenchy © Juan Manuel Altamirano Argudo / juan.ma
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sevn at none against Chessplode's shown. Sevn also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (3.5K vs 573). Chessplode's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Sevn sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Chessplode sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sevn holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sevn has 3.5K ratings behind it against 573, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Sevn's written reviews are positive against 61% of Chessplode's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sevn ships an update every 2 months, Chessplode every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sevn | Chessplode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.5K ratings) — better | 4.5 (573 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.8% of reviews | 61.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 573 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Next Apps BVBA | Juan Manuel Altamirano Argudo |
Customer experience
Sevn
Chessplode
User reviews
Sevn
From 3.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful design
- 🧠 Challenging and strategic
- 🧘♀️ Relaxing and calming
- 👍 Simple and easy to learn
- 🕹️ Fun and addictive gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🔧 Multiplayer issues and bugs
- 💰 Monetization through tokens
- 🤖 Difficulty spike with AI opponents
- 🔇 No option to disable sound effects
Chessplode
From 573 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Quick gameplay
- 👍 Beautiful and fun game
- 👍 Fantastic and great fun twist on chess
- 👍 Lovely little game
- 👍 Chess with a new challenge
Room to improve
- 🐛 Won't open or get stuck
- 🐛 Issues with king movement and checkmate detection
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🐛 AI issues with thinking and repeating moves
- 🐛 Overly difficult, even at easy levels
Bugs and requests
Sevn
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game crashes when trying to play
- Multiplayer games freezing mid-match
- Tokens not properly tracked or awarded
- Skill level progress reset after updates
- Inability to exit games without penalty
Requested features
5 requests- Offline play mode
- Difficulty settings for AI opponents
- More game modes and challenges
- Ability to rematch previous opponents
- Improved multiplayer experience
Chessplode
Reported bugs
4 issues- Won't open or get stuck on certain screens
- Issues with king movement and checkmate detection
- Crashes and freezes, especially when AI is thinking
- AI issues with thinking and repeating moves
Requested features
9 requests- Add local multiplayer mode
- Add classic chess mode
- Add more basic puzzles
- Add ability to go back to previous levels
- Add option to remove explosions
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- Add Repetition end-condition
- Add Resign button
- Add themed boards
- Add online levels and multiplayer
In-app purchases
Sevn
- virtual drink$0.99
- 2.500 Tokens$0.99
- virtual drink$1.99
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- 7.500 Tokens$1.99
- virtual drink$2.99
- 25.000 Tokens$5.99
- virtual drink$8.99
- 100.000 Tokens$17.99
Chessplode
- +100 Undos$0.99
- Generous Tip$0.99
- Massive Tip$1.99
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- INFINITE UNDOS$1.99
- Amazing Tip$2.99









