Comparison

FastMath vs Chess King

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

Head to head
About

FastMath

Features
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FastMath turns mental math into a quick, satisfying game — for kids, teens and adults. PICK YOUR CHALLENGE • Classic — 60 seconds. Build combos for bonus time and score multipliers up to ×5. • Survival — 3 lives and a clock that shrinks as you get better. • Daily Challenge — a fresh puzzle set every day, the same for everyone your age. Keep your streak alive. • Practice — no timer. Drill any times table from 2× to 12×. EXACTLY THE MATH YOU WANT Turn addition, subtraction, multiplication and division on or off. Puzzles adapt to your age and get harder as you improve, including missing-number puzzles like 7 × ? = 56. LEVEL UP Earn XP, unlock achievements and collect colourful themes. See your accuracy for each skill so you know what to practice next. FRIENDLY FOR EVERYONE • Players under 13 get a kid-safe experience: no ads, no online features, and purchases need a grown-up. • Teens and adults can compete on Game Center leaderboards. • Your progress stays on your device. No account needed. FREE, WITH OPTIONAL UPGRADES FastMath is free to play. Remove Ads ($0.99) or get Premium ($1.99) for every theme, mistake review and no ads. One-time purchases — no subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://uia9020.github.io/fastmath/privacy.html

About

Chess King

Master the game of chess with this comprehensive learning app. It offers interactive lessons, puzzles, and analysis for all skill levels, from beginner to advanced. Improve your tactics and strategy with a personal chess trainer, available online and offline.

Highlights
  • 100+ learning courses
  • Interactive theoretical lessons
  • High-quality, double-checked puzzles
  • Personal chess trainer
  • Computer analysis
  • Offline support
  • Chess tasks for kids
Features
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Don't just play chess. Train like a master. Chess King teaches the game the way strong players are actually built — with a rigorous, structured curriculum, not a random feed of puzzles. 147 complete courses take you from your first move to advanced play, step by step. WHY CHESS KING IS DIFFERENT Most chess apps let you play. Chess King trains you. Every course is a real lesson built on classical training methods refined over 30 years — the same approach behind CT-ART, the tactics trainer used by serious players worldwide. You don't just solve a position and move on. Chess King gives you hints when you are stuck, explains the idea behind the right move, and shows you the striking refutation of the mistakes you might make. That is how understanding is built — not memorized. WHAT YOU GET - 147 structured courses covering tactics, strategy, openings, the middlegame, and endgames, organized by level from beginner to master. - Chess King University: 7 guided learning paths and 44 courses that give you a clear, ordered route to real improvement — no guessing what to study next. - Interactive theory: read the lesson, then play the moves on the board yourself. Learning by doing, not just reading. - Thousands of carefully selected exercises with graphic hints and full explanations. - Play against the computer to put what you have trained into practice. - A progress report for every lesson, so you always see how far you have come. TRAIN ON EVERY DEVICE Your subscription, purchases, progress, and rating sync automatically across web, iPhone, iPad, and Android. Train on your phone on the commute, continue on the web at home — your progress follows you. TRY IT FREE Preview courses before you commit. When you are ready, choose a monthly or yearly plan, or buy individual courses to keep forever. Chess King — train like a master. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FastMath4 screens
Chess King4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Chess King at every 3 weeks against FastMath's every 111 months. Chess King also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. FastMath sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Chess King sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FastMath ships an update every 111 months, Chess King every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FastMath versus Chess King: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFastMathChess King
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (2.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—78.4% of reviews
Number of ratings—2.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 111 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUpul AdikariChess King

Bugs and requests

FastMath

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Chess King

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes on M1 Macs
  • Doesnot work with iOS 13 dark mode
  • Doesnot show board and pieces in exercises
  • Cannot restore purchases
  • Doesnot sync progress across devices

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add dark mode option
  • Improve user interface and design
  • Add more opening courses
  • Provide better explanations for moves
  • Allow resetting progress
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  • Improve syncing across devices
  • Add online chess mode

In-app purchases

2 purchases

FastMath

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • FastMath Premium$1.99
10 purchases

Chess King

Subscriptions6
  • CT-ART: The Best Tactics7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Chess King University7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Chess King Courses3 Days trial$11.991 Month
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  • Chess King Maximum Pack1 Month trial$17.991 Month
  • Chess King Courses3 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Chess King Maximum Pack1 Year trial$119.991 Year
One-time4
  • Chess: From Beginner to Club$12.99
  • Chess Tactics for Beginners$12.99
  • Chess Opening Blunders$12.99
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  • CT-ART 4.0 (Chess Tactics)$17.99

Questions

Is FastMath free?
FastMath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess King free?
Chess King is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FastMath or Chess King have ads?
Both FastMath and Chess King show ads.
Which is updated more often, FastMath or Chess King?
FastMath ships an update every 111 months, and Chess King every 3 weeks. Most recently, FastMath was updated on October 8, 2026 and Chess King on November 4, 2026.

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