Comparison

Rapid Chess vs Chess

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

Head to head
About

Rapid Chess

Engage in fast-paced online chess matches with a beautifully designed, user-friendly interface. Review past games to learn from mistakes and climb the leaderboard by challenging other players.

Highlights
  • Rapid, bullet, and blitz time controls
  • Review past games for learning
  • Challenge other users
  • Create random matches
  • Learn from other users' games
  • Top 50 leaderboard
Features
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Play a rapid online chess game when you are on the go. Enjoy playing your favorite game in an app, which is designed from the ground up with beauty and simplicity in mind. With its beautiful dark mode interface, which is easy on the eyes, this app will allow you to enjoy the game even more. • Play games with rapid, bullet and blitz style time controls • Learn from your mistakes by reviewing your past games. • Challenge other users • Create and play a random match with other users • Learn from other users by reviewing their games and scores • Get a spot on Top 50 leaderboard by winning more games and increasing your score

About

Chess

Practice chess and enhance your strategic thinking with this classic board game app. It offers multiple difficulty levels to play against the computer, a two-player offline mode, and over 1,000 tactical puzzles to solve. Review your games to learn from mistakes and improve your skills.

Highlights
  • Play against computer with 10 difficulty levels
  • Two-player offline mode
  • Over 1,000 chess puzzles
  • Create custom puzzles
  • Game review and analysis
  • 2D and 3D board styles
Features
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Chess is a classic intellectual board game enjoyed by millions of players around the world. This app helps you practice chess, improve your thinking skills, sharpen tactics, and develop visual memory — anytime, anywhere. Key Features • Play against the computer Choose from 10 difficulty levels, from beginner to very challenging opponents. • Two-player offline mode Play locally with friends on the same device. • Chess puzzles Solve over 1,000 carefully selected puzzles to improve tactical awareness and calculation. • Create your own puzzles Set up positions freely and challenge yourself, friends, or the computer to find the best move. • Game review Review played games to learn from mistakes and improve future performance. • Multiple board styles Switch between clean 2D and immersive 3D chess boards. This chess app is suitable for beginners and experienced players alike. We continuously improve the experience and welcome all feedback.

Screenshots

Rapid Chess4 screens
Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rapid Chess at 5.0 against Chess's 4.2. Rapid Chess also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 15.0). Chess's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 2). On price, ads 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. Chess sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Rapid Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rapid Chess holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess has 33 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rapid Chess versus Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRapid ChessChess
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.2 (33 ratings)
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings233 — better
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB178 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFarid RahmaniVan Kien Bui

Customer experience

Rapid Chess

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Chess

All ratings33 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Rapid Chess

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Chess

One-time4
  • 10 Hints Pack$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • 50 Hints Pack$2.99
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  • 150 Hints Pack$6.99

Questions

Is Rapid Chess free?
Rapid Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chess free?
Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rapid Chess or Chess?
Rapid Chess is rated higher. Rapid Chess averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Chess averages 4.2 from 33 ratings.
Do Rapid Chess or Chess have ads?
Neither Rapid Chess nor Chess shows ads.

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