Comparison

Playing Dice vs Active Chess

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

Head to head
About

Playing Dice

This app provides a straightforward way to play dice games. Simply tap the screen to roll the dice, offering a convenient digital tool for various tabletop experiences.

Highlights
  • Tap to roll dice
  • Simple interface
  • Digital dice simulator
  • Convenient for games
Features
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Play your favorite games with this simple to use app. Just tap to roll the dice.

About

Active Chess

Experience a unique chess variant with randomized starting positions and modified rules for dynamic gameplay. Develop your strategic thinking and planning skills in this engaging board game.

Highlights
  • Randomized starting positions
  • Modified chess rules
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Cognitive skill development
  • Choice of board sizes
  • Play against a chess bot
Features
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Playing chess regularly develops human cognitive abilities, such as: logical thinking, attentiveness, memory, ability to analyse and plan. However, in classical chess there is one drawback that does not contribute to the interest in the game on the part of millions of potential players. For thousands of years of the existence of chess, all combinations, the so-called openings, that can appear on the chessboard at the beginning of the game, have been developed and well studied. A professional player who knows several of these openings will certainly gain an advantage over an ordinary player, even if his cognitive abilities are obviously lower. Active Chess got its name because it excludes the use of different preliminary preparations in different game situations, especially at the beginning of the game. In active chess, there is no well-known traditional arrangement of pieces, and this precludes the use of a library of openings. From the first moves of the game, an active game begins, the result of which depends on the player's cognitive abilities, his ability to think and a bit of luck. The luck factor is associated with the formation of the starting position randomly for each player. But in order not to depend on capricious luck, the player can independently form his position on the board. At the same time he does not know what position his opponent will have. This gives a special sharpness of the game. In Active Chess, almost all the rules of classical chess are followed with a few exceptions: • Rule for castling of kings is absent since a player, when creating an initial position, can place his king in that part of the board and among other pieces, where he will be in the greatest safety. • Chess pieces can be placed on the first three ranks of each side in the order that suits the player. • A special mark is applied to the image of the pawns of the first move, which disappears after the first move. • Bishops can be of the same color field or different color fields at the choice of the player. Active Chess has to a choice of two options for boards 8x8 and 8x10. In the current version of the application, only a game with a chess bot is available. The application has ads are shown after the end of the game. The winner does not see ads! You can remove all Ads and limit of preset positions by subscription. Enjoy Game! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: http://books.virenter.com/policy.php

Screenshots

Playing Dice4 screens
Active Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Playing Dice at none against Active Chess's 3. Playing Dice also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 39 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. Active Chess sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Playing Dice asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Playing Dice ships an update every 8 days, Active Chess every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and August 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Playing Dice versus Active Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaying DiceActive Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 39 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorgi ZlatinovAlexey Polunin

Customer experience

Playing Dice

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Active Chess

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Playing Dice

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Active Chess

Subscriptions3
  • Unlimited Positions 1 Week$0.997 Days
  • Unlimited Positions 1 Month$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited Positions 3 Month$4.993 Months

Questions

Is Playing Dice free?
Playing Dice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Active Chess free?
Active Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Playing Dice or Active Chess have ads?
Neither Playing Dice nor Active Chess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Playing Dice or Active Chess?
Playing Dice ships an update every 8 days, and Active Chess every 39 months. Most recently, Playing Dice was updated on September 3, 2026 and Active Chess on August 10, 2026.

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