Mini Chess 5x5 vs Losing chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mini Chess 5x5
Experience a unique chess variant on a 5x5 board. Play against AI with adjustable difficulty or use it as a physical board for two players. Enjoy a streamlined chess experience with simplified rules.
- 5x5 chess board variant
- Play against computer AI
- Multiple AI difficulty levels
- Two-player mode
- Simplified chess rules
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A chess variant on 5×5 board, the simplified version of the classic chess. You can play against the computer (several levels of difficulty) or use the app as a chess board when playing with a partner. Exceptions from the standard chess rules: the pawn double-move and castling are not allowed.
Losing chess
Experience a unique chess variant where the goal is to lose all your pieces or be stalemated. Play against AI, solve puzzles, or challenge a friend locally with special rules like compulsory captures and a capturable king.
- Play losing chess against AI
- Solve 100 unique puzzles
- Local multiplayer mode
- Compulsory captures
- Capturable king
- Pawn promotion to king
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Play losing chess against the AI, solve one of the 100 puzzles, or play against a friend on the same device. Losing chess is one of the most popular chess variants. The overall goal of each player is to lose all of their pieces or be stalemated. The rules are the same as those for standard chess, except for the following special rules: - capturing is compulsory. - The king has no royal power and it may be captured as any other piece. - There is no check or checkmate and no castling. - A pawn can be promoted to a king. A player wins by being unable to make a move. This can be because he has no pieces left or his pieces are stalemated.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Losing chess at 4.2 against Mini Chess 5x5's 3.5. Losing chess also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Mini Chess 5x5's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (79 vs 6). On price, review sentiment, 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. Mini Chess 5x5 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Losing chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Losing chess holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mini Chess 5x5 has 79 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Mini Chess 5x5's written reviews are positive against 50% of Losing chess's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mini Chess 5x5 | Losing chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (79 ratings) | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 79 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Golmium | Jan Maes |
Customer experience
Mini Chess 5x5
Losing chess
In-app purchases
Mini Chess 5x5
- Mini Chess 5x5 full version$0.99
Losing chess
- Unlock all features$1.99
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