Comparison

phobium vs MChess

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

Head to head
About

phobium

Experience a unique blend of pinball, arcade action, and RPG progression. Battle through challenging sectors, collect loot, and customize your loadout to climb the global leaderboards. Master unique boss mechanics and unlock powerful abilities.

Highlights
  • Pinball, Arcade, RPG hybrid gameplay
  • XP and Loot grinding
  • Unique sector challenges and boss mechanics
  • Customizable loadouts
  • Daily and Weekly rotating Elite Sectors
  • Global leaderboard competition
Features
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phobium is the ultimate hybrid of Pinball, Arcade, and RPG elements that come together to create an all-new unique gaming experience. Take your Heart through the Sectors of the game, grinding XP and Loot to become more powerful and attain the fastest times on the worldwide leaderboard. Each Sector has unique challenges and boss mechanics to keep you on your toes. Customize your Loadout to formulate strategies for particular Sectors or to match your play style. Acid REVO - Weakens enemies against all damage. Frost REVO - Makes enemies slower Fire REVO - Applies a Damage-Over-Time Effect Love REVO - Drains life from an enemy and heals your Heart Shock REVO - Area-of-Effect Damage Once you've ranked up all of your initial REVOS, you will unlock the Plague REVO! Plague REVO - Applies a Damage-Over-Time effect and spreads it to other enemies Equip Loot you earn from defeating monsters and bosses to gain new powers and abilities. Accept and Complete Bounties to earn Orbs to buy the Loot you need in the Shop. Shop inventory rotates Daily and Weekly. Compete in Elite Sectors which rotate Daily and Weekly with modifiers to make them more difficult, but more rewarding.

About

MChess

Features
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MChess is a chess application designed for players who appreciate familiar rules alongside fresh tactical options. Begin with standard play, then explore the expanded mode: assemble a custom army within a fixed point budget and use hybrid pieces such as the Maharajah, Archbishop, and Chancellor. The app checks custom setups before each match, ensuring unusual positions follow clear legal constraints. Play with a friend online, wherever you both are: one player creates a private room and shares a short room code, the other joins with it. Each player builds their army in private and locks it in — the armies are revealed together and the match starts automatically. You can also play two players on one device, practice against the built-in engine, or use local network play when you are in the same room on separate devices. LAN hidden setup works the same way: each player prepares privately before both armies are revealed.

Screenshots

phobium4 screens
MChess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MChess at none against phobium's shown. MChess also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and device support (4 vs 1). On price 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. phobium sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and MChess sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

phobium ships an update every 5 months, MChess fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
phobium versus MChess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterphobiumMChess
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB32 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCoast Media House LLCAlexander Velikotsky

In-app purchases

4 purchases

phobium

One-time4
  • AP Reset Token$0.99
  • 10,000 Orbs$1.99
  • 25,000 Orbs$3.99
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  • 75,000 Orbs$8.99
3 purchases

MChess

One-time3
  • Coffee$0.99
  • Big Coffee$2.99
  • Supporter$9.99

Questions

Is phobium free?
phobium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MChess free?
MChess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do phobium or MChess have ads?
phobium shows ads; MChess does not.
Which is updated more often, phobium or MChess?
phobium ships an update every 5 months, and MChess fortnightly. Most recently, phobium was updated on October 24, 2026 and MChess on October 29, 2026.

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