Comparison

AR Chess+ vs Just Play Chess

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

Head to head
About

AR Chess+

Experience chess in a new dimension with augmented reality. Place the board on any real-world surface and play against a friend or a finely tuned AI. Enjoy strategic gameplay anywhere your phone can detect a surface.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality gameplay
  • Play on any detected surface
  • AI opponent with multiple levels
  • Local multiplayer mode
  • Strategic board game experience
Features
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With augmented reality, you can play the chess within the real world. Whether on a coffee table or a kitchen table, on the beach or in bed. You can play anywhere your phone detects a surface. Play against a friend and or the finely tuned AI with multiple levels of play for fun at any level.  If you are a fan of chess you will love this game. Chess is a strategic board game played between two players. It is played on a chessboard, which is a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. At the beginning of the game each player controls sixteen pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, and eight pawns. The object of the game is to checkmate the opponent's king, whereby the king is under immediate attack (in "check") and there is no way to remove or defend it from attack on the next move.

About

Just Play Chess

This is a straightforward chess application designed for all ages and skill levels. It offers offline play against a powerful AI with adjustable difficulty, helpful game features, and a user-friendly interface. The app supports multiple languages and is available on iOS devices.

Highlights
  • Play against Stockfish engine
  • 10 difficulty levels
  • Offline play
  • Hints and undo moves
  • Large pieces and buttons
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Just Play Chess — the simplest chess app in the world. Download. Open. Play. That's it. No accounts. No ads. No subscriptions. No internet required. PLAY AGAINST A POWERFUL COMPUTER - Stockfish engine — one of the strongest chess engines ever created - 10 difficulty levels — from beginner to grandmaster - Choose white or black pieces DESIGNED FOR EVERYONE - Ages 5 to 100+ - Extra-large pieces and buttons - Simple tap-to-move controls - Works on iPhone and iPad HELPFUL FEATURES - Get hints for the best move - Undo your last move - Auto-save your game - Beautiful classic wooden board 12 LANGUAGES English, Russian, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Hindi, Arabic, Bengali, Turkish, Indonesian Just chess. Nothing more. Nothing less.

Screenshots

AR Chess+4 screens
Just Play Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Just Play Chess at every 5 days against AR Chess+'s every 2 months. AR Chess+'s advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AR Chess+ ships an update every 2 months, Just Play Chess every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AR Chess+ versus Just Play Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAR Chess+Just Play Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB131 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEnsenaSoft, S.A. de C.V.FITTIN

Customer experience

AR Chess+

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Just Play Chess

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AR Chess+

No in-app purchases

None

Just Play Chess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AR Chess+ free?
AR Chess+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Just Play Chess free?
Just Play Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AR Chess+ or Just Play Chess have ads?
Neither AR Chess+ nor Just Play Chess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AR Chess+ or Just Play Chess?
AR Chess+ ships an update every 2 months, and Just Play Chess every 5 days. Most recently, AR Chess+ was updated on October 25, 2026 and Just Play Chess on October 25, 2026.

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