Comparison

Questy Chess vs BQM SP

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

BQM SP

Design and play your own maze-like dungeons in this puzzle RPG creation tool. Build intricate levels with various elements like switches, NPCs, and currency, or explore creations from a global community. No coding knowledge is required.

Highlights
  • Create original mazes and dungeons
  • Use switches, NPCs, and currency systems
  • Design gameplay mechanics like box pushing and trap dodging
  • Play premade challenge dungeons
  • Share and play dungeons created by others
  • No coding knowledge required
Features
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BQM, the dungeon creator where you can make and play original mazes is back with new! You can now turn your ideas into playable dungeons like those in puzzle RPGs, without the need for any complex knowledge. Endless adventures await you in this remastered version! There are so many elements you can use! Switches, doors, NPCs, currency systems, and more! How will one level up when playing your dungeon? Pushing boxes around? Dodging traps? Defeating monsters? It's all up to you! The game includes some premade challenge dungeons, and of course you can play dungeons created by people from all over the world as well as have them play your own! You don't need to know how to write code—even the most complex systems are easy to implement. The only limit is your own creativity!

Screenshots

Questy Chess4 screens
BQM SP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Questy Chess at 100% against BQM SP's 0%. Questy Chess also leads on device support (5 vs 3). BQM SP's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Questy Chess ships an update every 8 days, BQM SP every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Questy Chess versus BQM SP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuesty ChessBQM SP
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB263 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperHawken KingWonderland Kazakiri inc.

Customer experience

Questy Chess

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

BQM SP

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Questy Chess

One-time1
  • Unlock full gameFree
None

BQM SP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Questy Chess free?
Questy Chess costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is BQM SP free?
BQM SP costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Questy Chess or BQM SP have ads?
Neither Questy Chess nor BQM SP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Questy Chess or BQM SP?
Questy Chess ships an update every 8 days, and BQM SP every 5 days. Most recently, Questy Chess was updated on October 26, 2026 and BQM SP on October 22, 2026.

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