Classic Chess Master vs Ani Chess 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Classic Chess Master
Experience classic chess with a visually appealing interface and a powerful AI opponent. Choose to play at your own pace or with time constraints, and adjust the AI's strength from beginner to expert. Supports both single-player against the computer and two-player modes.
- Attractive graphical user interface
- Adjustable AI difficulty levels
- Timed and free play modes
- Two-player mode
- Powered by Stockfish engine
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Classic chess game powered by Stockfish - one of the strongest Computer chess engine. * Features: - Chess game with nice graphic user interface - Play freely or with time-limited - Play with Computer from weak to strong AI - Two players supported Hope you enjoy this game.
Ani Chess 3D
Experience chess with a unique twist! This game features 3D humanoid characters battling it out on the board, offering multiple game modes and AI difficulties. Play against friends or test your skills online.
- 8 unique 3D humanoid chess sets
- Single player with 3 AI difficulty levels
- Two player local mode
- Online play via lichess.org API
- Casual, rated, and inbox games online
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Ani Chess is 3D humanoid chess game, cool animation in action, multi game mode. Ani Chess features: - Currently has 8 amazing 3D humanoid chess set: Barbarian, Dwarf, Undead, Orcs, Spartan, Elf, Viking and Kingdom. - Single play with 3 difficult AI levels - Two players Mode - Play online: using lichess.org API to play casual/rated/inbox games.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ani Chess 3D at 3.7 against Classic Chess Master's 2.7. Ani Chess 3D also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Classic Chess Master's advantage is review sentiment (31% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ani Chess 3D holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 31% of Classic Chess Master's written reviews are positive against 0% of Ani Chess 3D's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Classic Chess Master ships an update every 9 months, Ani Chess 3D every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Classic Chess Master | Ani Chess 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (6 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Binh An Bui | TIEN TA |
Customer experience
Classic Chess Master
Ani Chess 3D
In-app purchases
Classic Chess Master
No in-app purchases
Ani Chess 3D
No in-app purchases
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