Comparison

Questy Chess vs Gravitas!

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

Head to head
About

Questy Chess

A unique puzzle RPG that reimagines chess gameplay. Navigate challenging levels, defeat enemies using chess moves, and uncover a story within a computer world. Designed for both casual players and chess enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Unique Chess-like RPG-Puzzle gameplay
  • Over 24 levels with 4 worlds and bosses
  • Brain-teasing puzzle levels
  • Normal and Hard difficulty modes
  • Multiple themes
  • Minimalist design
  • Drone soundtrack
Features
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Deep in an ever advancing computer, forgotten and unchanged, remains the first version of Chess. Peace is shattered by a rogue program! It’s installing itself! All pieces from Chess are being overwritten by Evil Chess, until a final Pawn is left. That final pawn is you. All around you, chaos. Your fellow pieces are gone! The King is gone! Can you stop the invading bytes before being overwritten? Questy Chess is a collection of short interesting levels with no previous chess skill required. It can be completed in about an hour. To fully 100% the game may take a bit longer... Features: - Unique Chess-like RPG-Puzzle game - Move like Chess, over 24 levels, with 4 worlds and bosses. - Brain teasing puzzle levels. - Normal and Hard difficulty modes. - Many themes to choose from. - Design and share custom levels. (coming soon!) - Minimal design by renowned graphic designer Arkotype (Polytron FEZ, C-Smash VRS, Hypegeek) - Drone soundtrack by Justin DiCenzo. Gameplay: Using traditional Chess moves, traverse levels. Opening item boxes, navigating traps, gates, doors, terrain and travelators. Move carefully! Enemies can move like chess pieces too. Once all levels (sectors) have been formatted, you can take on the boss! Defeat all 4 bosses to activate the final act.You will be graded after this, so work on your optimisation skills! Every level is free to improve upon during and after completing the game.

About

Gravitas!

Defend a peaceful galaxy by matching and launching falling debris into a wormhole. Clear blocks, avoid unmatchable garbage, and use power-ups to save planets. Uncover the source of the wormhole and shut it down across 20 challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Match-three puzzle shooter gameplay
  • Defend planets by launching debris
  • Classic, Quick Play, Two Player, Marathon, and Grav Lab modes
  • Unlockable levels, modes, and achievements
  • Power-ups for clearing trash
  • Custom level creation in Grav Lab
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The puzzle-shooter genre is back! In this fast paced puzzle-shooter mash-up, you are the captain of the defense force of Gravitas, a peaceful galaxy far away from Earth. One day a wormhole appears in the center of Gravitas and begins raining debris and trash into the atmosphere of the galaxy’s various planets. To defend against the invasion, you must match three or more of the same types of trash and launch them back into the wormhole. Hit the wormhole with enough debris to save each planet. Complete all 20 levels to eventually uncover the source of the wormhole and shut it down. GAMEPLAY - Move the falling blocks vertically around the board to match three or more of the same type horizontally or vertically and launch them into space. - Beware of garbage blocks that cannot be matched. Clear enough blocks to save the planet before time runs out or before the trash and debris pile up and crushes you and the planet below. - Launch matches vertically to fire blocks off the top of the screen to score against the wormhole. Clear enough blocks before time runs out to save the planet. - Chain together matches to score combos and bonus points. - Utilize power-ups like the Clear Bomb or Destruction Slam to clear trash and debris. FEATURES - Classic Mode: Complete 20 levels, each with their own unique environment, gravitational physics, and theme. Clear the target number of blocks before time runs out. Unlock additional levels, modes, and achievements. - Quick Play Mode: Choose to play a single round of any cleared level but you can adjust the number of blocks, the difficulty level, and the time remaining. - Two Player Mode: Play head-to-head against a friend locally or online. As you clear blocks, debris is dropped on your opponent. - Marathon Mode: Clear as many blocks as you can before getting crushed. As you clear more blocks the game increases in difficulty. Compete with friends for the highest leaderboard score. - Grav Lab Mode: Once you have completed all of the levels in Classic Mode, you can access the Gravity Lab where you build and play a custom level with unique planetary physics of your choice. Modify gravity, spawn rate, restitution, and more. ** Gravitas is available on both iPhone and iPad devices. The iPad version provides even more precise gameplay with support for the Apple Pencil.

Screenshots

Questy Chess4 screens
Gravitas!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Questy Chess at 5.0 against Gravitas!'s 3.8. Questy Chess also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 weeks). Gravitas!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). On ads, monetization model and iOS requirement 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

Questy Chess costs $4.99 and Gravitas! $0.99 up front. Questy Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gravitas! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Questy Chess holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Questy Chess's written reviews are positive against 63% of Gravitas!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Questy Chess ships an update every 8 days, Gravitas! every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Questy Chess versus Gravitas!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuesty ChessGravitas!
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB596 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHawken KingDrew Smith

Customer experience

Questy Chess

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gravitas!

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Questy Chess

One-time1
  • Unlock full gameFree
None

Gravitas!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Questy Chess free?
Questy Chess costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Gravitas! free?
Gravitas! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Questy Chess or Gravitas!?
Questy Chess is rated higher. Questy Chess averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Gravitas! averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Questy Chess or Gravitas! have ads?
Neither Questy Chess nor Gravitas! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Questy Chess or Gravitas!?
Questy Chess ships an update every 8 days, and Gravitas! every 4 weeks. Most recently, Questy Chess was updated on November 2, 2026 and Gravitas! on November 3, 2026.

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