Chess Traps vs Dr. Virus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Traps
Learn to exploit opponent errors with strategic chess maneuvers. This game focuses on tactical traps to gain an advantage.
- Exploit opponent mistakes
- Strategic chess maneuvers
- Tactical trap learning
- Gain positional advantage
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Chess trappings can effectively exploit the opponent's mistakes.
Dr. Virus
A classic falling block puzzle game where players strategically drop colored capsules to eliminate viruses. Progress through levels by clearing the screen and challenge yourself with different game modes.
- Falling block puzzle gameplay
- 20 classic levels
- Challenge mode with online leaderboard
- Practice mode to select levels
- Save and resume games
- Offline and online high scores
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GAME RULES ---------------- Dr. Virus is a falling block puzzle game. The player's objective is to destroy the viruses by using colored capsules that are tossed into the bottle. The player manipulates each capsule as it falls, with the goal being to align similar colors which removes the viruses. The player progresses through the game by eliminating all the viruses on the screen in each level. FEATURES ---------------- + 20 classic levels. + Play with buttons or gesture. + CHALLENGE mode: the player starts at level 0 and submit the score to online leaderboard. + PRACTICE mode: same with class game, the player can select which level to start at. + MINI GAMES: more way to explore, play custom and challenging stages. + Save your current game and play it later. + Offline high scores and online leaderboard. FAN PAGE ------------------ + Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qastudiosapps + Twitter: https://twitter.com/qastudios
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chess Traps at 4.3 against Dr. Virus's 2.5. Chess Traps also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 19%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Dr. Virus's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Chess Traps holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dr. Virus has 24 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Chess Traps's written reviews are positive against 19% of Dr. Virus's.
| Parameter | Chess Traps | Dr. Virus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | 2.5 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 18.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nguyen Dinh Anh | Quang Duc Vu |
Customer experience
Chess Traps
Dr. Virus
In-app purchases
Chess Traps
No in-app purchases
Dr. Virus
No in-app purchases
