Comparison

ARChess vs RL Playground

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

Head to head
About

ARChess

Experience classic chess with an augmented reality twist. Enjoy a realistic 3D design and interactive gameplay on any flat surface. Take back moves, automatically rotate the board, and reposition it during your game.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality chess board projection
  • Realistic 3D design
  • Hot-seat multiplayer mode
  • Play against AI
  • Take back moves
  • Automatic board rotation
  • Board repositioning
Features
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Something simple and fundamental, like classic chess game, gets a real AR boost in this app. Now all chess fans can shift from their regular boards and enjoy the game on the phone. With super cool 3D design, it’s now more realistic than ever. For starters, the functionality is limited to hot-seat game mode, i.e. two players play on 1 device or 1 player conduct a battle with the machine. We decided to leave something from a classic indoor game, at least players can discuss the game in real or beat a computer genius. In the future versions, it will be possible to support multi device mode to play the game by two players remotely on one chess board. Furthermore, chess tournaments, results saving ranking table are in the plan. We’ve used the ARKit in surface recognition (any contrasting horizontal surface can be used for chess board projection). Besides, we’ve taken into account the main complaints and wishes on the chess app market. Unlike the majority on the App Store, our app allows: - taking back moves (if you accidentally drop the piece on the wrong square, now there is an option to correct it) - automatically turning board around when playing - repositioning a board during the game Chess is our favorite office game. This ARChess app gives a new life to the classic game, moving it to the ‘new dimension’.

About

RL Playground

Features
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RL Playground is a one-of-a-kind interactive experience to explore reinforcement learning through play Agents don’t fake learning here — they actually learn, locally, on your device. No cloud, no servers, no precomputed simulations. You can watch learning happen live, episode after episode. Each level is based on a concrete scenario: a drone learning when to jump over a gap, an autonomous car learning to avoid pedestrians, a Duck Hunt–inspired challenge focused on tracking and decision-making. You can tweak learning parameters, train the agent, then test it and observe how its behavior evolves over time. RL Playground is made for: people who want to understand AI hands-on, curious minds, students, developers, and players looking for experimental, meaningful games. No internet required. No prior ML knowledge needed. Just learning by doing.

Screenshots

ARChess3 screens
RL Playground3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ARChess at 11.0 against RL Playground's 15.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
ARChess versus RL Playground: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterARChessRL Playground
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (16 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size308 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHISW Development LTDGUILLAUME HARARI

In-app purchases

None

ARChess

No in-app purchases

None

RL Playground

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ARChess free?
ARChess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RL Playground free?
RL Playground is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ARChess or RL Playground have ads?
Neither ARChess nor RL Playground shows ads.

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