Comparison

Chess Challenge Elite vs Chess with Robots

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

Head to head
About

Chess Challenge Elite

Engage in classic board game strategy against AI or a friend. Offers multiple difficulty levels, game modes, and customization options for pieces and boards. Track your progress with statistics and hints.

Highlights
  • 12 AI play levels
  • Casual and Pro modes
  • 2 player hot-seat
  • Chess stats and hints
  • Customizable boards and pieces
  • Sound effects
Features
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Chess is a board game for two players. It is played on a square board, made of 64 smaller squares, with eight squares on each side. Each player starts with sixteen pieces: eight pawns, two knights, two bishops, two rooks, one queen and one king. The goal of the game is for each player to try and checkmate the king of the opponent. Checkmate is a threat ('check') to the opposing king which no move can stop. It ends the game. During the game the two opponents take turns to move one of their pieces to a different square of the board. One player ('White') has pieces of a light color; the other player ('Black') has pieces of a dark color. There are rules about how pieces move, and about taking the opponent's pieces off the board. The player with white pieces always makes the first move. Because of this, White has a small advantage, and wins more often than Black in tournament games. Chess is popular and is often played in competitions called chess tournaments. It is enjoyed in many countries. -- 12 play levels (Novice->Expert) This uses intelligent weakening for lower levels. Good for beginners. -- Casual and Pro modes. Learn on Casual and progress to Pro. -- 2 player hot-seat. Play against your friends! -- Chess Stats, Timers and Hints -- 5 Chess Boards and 6 Chess Piece Sets - sound effects - small size

About

Chess with Robots

Features
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Chess-playing robots with personality. AI with a twist. The robots in Chess with Robots play with different strengths and styles. They have differing philosophies, skills and levels of contempt for you. Discover the fun and learning of playing against different robot personalities. The custom chess engine in Chess with Robots not only gives you robot opponents of different strengths but also different playing styles. Each robot has a unique view on how to play chess. With dynamic personalities based on archetypes of real-world human players with emotions, Chess with Robots is designed to be more fun and more realistic. Have fun and improve your chess game, playing against robots with different ideas about how to play chess. Review your moves and get tips in review mode after games to improve your skills. Track your progress in game history and share games with friends.

Screenshots

Chess Challenge Elite4 screens
Chess with Robots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chess Challenge Elite at none against Chess with Robots's 3. Chess with Robots's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 98 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 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. Chess with Robots sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Chess Challenge Elite asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess Challenge Elite ships an update every 98 months, Chess with Robots every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Chess Challenge Elite versus Chess with Robots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess Challenge EliteChess with Robots
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 98 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLinda MottleyAdrian McPhee

In-app purchases

None

Chess Challenge Elite

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Chess with Robots

One-time3
  • 0LU$0.99
  • L1V$0.99
  • 0scar$0.99

Questions

Is Chess Challenge Elite free?
Chess Challenge Elite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chess with Robots free?
Chess with Robots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chess Challenge Elite or Chess with Robots have ads?
Both Chess Challenge Elite and Chess with Robots show ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess Challenge Elite or Chess with Robots?
Chess Challenge Elite ships an update every 98 months, and Chess with Robots every 4 days. Most recently, Chess Challenge Elite was updated on October 24, 2026 and Chess with Robots on October 12, 2026.

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