Chessify vs War Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chessify
This app offers advanced chess analysis tools, including a real-time chessboard scanner, powerful cloud-based engines, and a unique video finder. Analyze games, puzzles, and learn chess theory with comprehensive features for players of all levels.
- Real chessboard scanner
- Superfast cloud chess engine analysis
- Video finder for chess positions
- Offline play against Stockfish
- Opening Explorer with Lichess database
- Import/export FEN/PGN
- Online real-time Blitz
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Chessify is an all-in-one chess platform built for players who want to improve with professional-level chess tools. Analyze with powerful cloud engines running on servers up to 1024 threads and 1 Billion NPS speed, explore databases of 12 million+ professional games, scan real chessboards and books, prepare openings, and review games from anywhere. Features that once required heavy desktop software are now available in a single mobile app designed for players of all levels. Whether you’re solving puzzles, training openings, or analyzing tournament games, Chessify combines advanced chess tools into one fast and easy-to-use experience. Features: ZIUK — YOUR AI CHESS ASSISTANT Ziuk is your AI chess assistant that helps you analyze games, understand positions, learn from mistakes, and explore openings. Unlike traditional chess engines that show you the best moves and evaluations, Ziuk explains the ideas behind them. Ask questions in your own language and get explanations that help you understand the game. Ziuk combines artificial intelligence, powerful chess engines, and Chessify’s analysis tools in one conversation. Connect your Chess.com or Lichess account to import your games and analyze them with Ziuk. - Powerful Cloud Engine Analysis Analyze with Stockfish 18, Lc0, Berserk, Caissa, Crystal, Patricia, Viridithas, AsmFish, ShashChess, Koivisto, RubiChess, and Sugar AI chess engines on cloud servers with up to 1024 threads, reaching up to 1BN/s speed. - Mega Database Search through 10 million+ professional FIDE-rated games with move statistics, player ratings, and opening trends. - Correspondence Chess Database Study the 2 Million+ official ICCF database games played with deep engine-assisted preparation. - Scan 2D & 3D Chessboards Scan real boards and diagrams from books or screens with high accuracy and instantly analyze the position with Stockfish 18. - Chess PDF Scanner Import chess PDF books and scan positions directly from pages for quick analysis and study. - Play Against Stockfish Challenge one of the world’s strongest chess engines with adjustable strength settings. Play from initial or any given position. - PGN & Move Notation Create analysis files with multiple variations and comments or import your existing files and review them with your phone at any time. - Save Games & Analysis Store your games, analysis, and studies locally or in the cloud and access them anytime. - Import, Export, and Share PGN/FEN Easily import your games or export positions and analysis to share with chess friends or students. Whether you’re a beginner, club player, coach, or grandmaster, Chessify provides powerful analysis and training tools for every stage of your chess journey. Privacy Policy: https://chessify.me/privacy-policy Terms of Use / End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
War Chess
Experience a unique twist on chess with transformed pieces as heroes, each with special abilities. Plan your strategy in stunning 3D arenas and battle players worldwide in leagues and tournaments. Victory is achieved by capturing the opponent's king.
- Transform chess pieces into heroes with unique abilities
- Immersive 3D battle arena visuals
- Online multiplayer battles
- Leagues and world tournaments
- Strategic planning and tactical gameplay
- Objective: Defeat the opponent's king
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Chess, but nobody waits for their turn. War Chess turns the world's oldest strategy game into a fast real-time battle. Spend elixir to drop pawns, knights, bishops, rooks and queens onto the board. Every piece attacks on its own, exactly the way it moves in chess. Protect your king, break through the enemy lines and destroy the enemy king to win. QUICK BATTLES, DEEP STRATEGY • Matches take about two minutes – perfect for a short break • Elixir fills over time; after 1:30 it fills twice as fast • Pawns hit diagonally, knights jump over pieces, rooks and bishops strike from far away, the queen does it all • Block attacks with a pawn, counter with the right piece, time your queen KNOW CHESS? YOU ALREADY KNOW THE BASICS Every piece follows real chess movement, so chess players feel at home in seconds. New to chess? A short interactive tutorial teaches you everything step by step. CLIMB THE RANKS • Win battles to earn rank points and climb from Bronze to the top leagues • Compete for a place on the global leaderboard • Level up to make your king stronger UPGRADE YOUR ARMY • Equip weapons that boost damage, attack speed and critical hits • Collect gold, gems and gift boxes • Claim daily and weekly rewards CLASSIC CHESS MODE Prefer the classic game? Play full chess against the computer on easy, medium or hard. MADE FOR EVERYONE • Play as a guest, link your account any time to keep your progress • Available in 10 languages • Choose to play as White or Black Ready to command your army? Download War Chess and checkmate in real time! War Chess is free to play and offers optional in-app purchases. Ads can be removed with a one-time purchase. An internet connection is required. Privacy Policy: https://kaleapp.net/warchess-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: War Chess at 100% against Chessify's 46%. War Chess also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). Chessify's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (398 vs 8). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Chessify sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and War Chess sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
War Chess holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chessify has 398 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Chessify's written reviews are positive against 100% of War Chess's.
Chessify ships an update monthly, War Chess every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chessify | War Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (398 ratings) | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 398 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 242 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Chessify Inc. | Yunus Kale |
Customer experience
Chessify
War Chess
Bugs and requests
Chessify
Reported bugs
12 issues- Black screen in camera view during scanning
- Scanning omits first or last rank of board
- App crashes when loading images
- Buttons not clickable on certain iOS versions
- Position not recognized from screenshots
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- App closes immediately after opening
- Board rotation lock resets to landscape
- Analysis not visible unless switching apps
- Scanning fails 3 out of 5 times
- Subscription billing issues (wrong tier shown)
- App doesn't load past starting screen
- Photo library order reversed for board photos
Requested features
12 requests- Add move comments and annotations capability
- Board flip option during gameplay
- Auto-save functionality to prevent position loss
- Ability to edit and extend saved games
- Tactics puzzle mode with move verification
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- Automatic analysis on position scan
- Lc0 engine option
- iPad version support
- Lichess app integration
- Move sound toggle persistence
- Better indication of which side has advantage
- Depth control for analysis (stop at specific depth)
War Chess
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chessify
- Bronze 1 Month$0.991 Month
- Silver 1 month$2.491 Month
- Gold 1 Month$7.991 Month
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- Bronze 12 months$7.991 Year
- Amateur$12.991 Month
- Silver 12 months$14.991 Year
- Gold 12 months$49.991 Year
- Master$59.991 Month
- Amateur Yearly$129.991 Year
- Master$559.991 Year
- SuperFast analysis - 1000 sec.$0.99
- SuperFast analysis - 10000sec.$3.99
- SuperFast analysis - 30000sec.$5.99
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- Starter Pack$5.99
- Standard Pack$11.49
- SuperFast analysis - 100000sec$13.99
- Popular Pack$29.49
- SuperFast analysis - unlimited$34.99
- Ultimate Pack$117.99
War Chess
- 50 Gem$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- 190 Gem$4.99
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- Remove Ads$9.99
- 580 Gem$12.99
- 1400 Gem$24.99
- 3300 Gem$49.99
Questions
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