MChess vs Chess Remix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MChess
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MChess is a chess application designed for players who appreciate familiar rules alongside fresh tactical options. Begin with standard play, then explore the expanded mode: assemble a custom army within a fixed point budget and use hybrid pieces such as the Maharajah, Archbishop, and Chancellor. The app checks custom setups before each match, ensuring unusual positions follow clear legal constraints. Play with a friend online, wherever you both are: one player creates a private room and shares a short room code, the other joins with it. Each player builds their army in private and locks it in — the armies are revealed together and the match starts automatically. You can also play two players on one device, practice against the built-in engine, or use local network play when you are in the same room on separate devices. LAN hidden setup works the same way: each player prepares privately before both armies are revealed.
Chess Remix
Explore diverse chess variants and abstract board games from around the world. Create and share your own unique game rules, or challenge others online. Learn new strategies with guided levels and AI opponents.
- Online competitive play
- Create custom board games
- Learn with guided levels
- Play against AI
- Discover community creations
- Play global chess variants
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A new way to play the world's oldest game Love chess but tired of memorising openings? Our competitive online play is focused on thinking fast not learning patterns. Challenge yourself to overcome opponents in a randomly selected Chess Remix. The games all use the standard chess pieces with alternate rules. Can you think quickly and find new ways to win? The whole world's Chess in one place Chess Remix contains Chess games from around the world. You can try Shogi (Japanese Chess), Xiangqui (Chinese Chess), Janggi (Korean Chess), Makruk (Thai Chess) and more. These games have all been styled to look like the Chess you are used to, making it easier to learn for beginners. A journey through the history of Chess Travel back to where it all began, 6th century India, and try Chaturanga, the original Chess. See the games it developed into as it spread across the globe. Play Courier Chess like a 12th century European or test your skills at Tamerlane Chess. Delve into ancient Shogi and experience the progression through different eras of Japanese history. Enjoy a marathon game of the massive Dai Shogi or a quick game of Mini-Shogi. You can even play Hnefatafl, the Chess of the Vikings. Chess 2.0 Chess Remix lets you change the rules and make your own game. Will you invent the next Chess? It's your game play by your rules. You could win by losing the game, start in random places or just have En Passant be a forced move. Don't like casting? You can turn it off. Want a Rook that also moves like a Knight? You got it. There are limitless possibilities (okay technically there is a limit, but there are so many options you could never play all of them). Not just Chess We have so many options to customise your Chess game you can even play Checkers. The app comes pre loaded with a variety of Checkers games from around the world and some ancient versions of the game. You can even play some other abstract board games like Three Men's Morris or even Tic-Tac-Toe. Become more than a Chess Master A standard Chess game has 6 pieces. Chess Remix starts with more than 100. To help you learn them we have hand designed levels to help you understand and use every piece in Chess history and the new rules you might encounter. Unleash your creativity Have you created the next great board game? Or just something cool you would like to show off. Share your creations with the Remix community. Want to play unique games? Need some inspiration? Check out our discover section to see what other players have made. Features: - Competitive online play - Create your own original board games - Levels to help you learn and master Chess - Play against ai - Highly customisable app that reflects your style - Share your creations or play other people games
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MChess at none against Chess Remix's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. MChess sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Chess Remix sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MChess ships an update every 2 weeks, Chess Remix monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MChess | Chess Remix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.4 (115 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 115 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Velikotsky | Alexander Everett |
In-app purchases
MChess
- Coffee$0.99
- Big Coffee$2.99
- Supporter$9.99
Chess Remix
- Remix Royalty$0.991 Month
- Remix Royalty$2.996 Months
- Remix Royalty$4.991 Year
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- Remix Royalty7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Remix Royalty$14.99









