Comparison

GridLinx vs Chess

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

Head to head
About

GridLinx

Features
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GridLinx is a "connect" game that demands careful but quick thought in placing tiles together to build the largest connected structures. The more tiles you connect together, the higher the score. Stay alert though, there is a time limit on each round. So if your not quick enough you'll run out of time. When you build a connected structure you are credited both with game points and with more play time. So look for every chance to link your tiles. As you climb higher in levels you will notice that later levels require higher scores to advance. You will also notice new challenges that will keep you on your toes. So, get in the zone and put your puzzle brains on blast!

About

Chess

Learn chess openings and endgames through a unique four-stage process: follow, understand, practice, and challenge. Master tactics with over 240 puzzles and play against four AI opponents. Core features are available offline.

Highlights
  • Four-stage learning flow
  • Opening and endgame courses
  • Tactics puzzle training
  • Four AI opponents
  • Progress and ELO tracking
  • Offline core features
Features
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One move at a time. Chess gets clearer. Chess Master breaks every opening and endgame into four learning stages — Follow, Understand, Practice, and Challenge — so you meet each line four times in a row and the moves start to feel inevitable. Study the line, understand the reasoning, reproduce it from memory, then face an AI that plays the same opening against you — learning and real matches in one flow. Four-Stage Learning Flow 1. Follow — Tap each move in sequence, tracing the line by hand. 2. Understand — Watch the line auto-play while you read why each move wins. 3. Practice — Reproduce the sequence from memory, no hints. 4. Challenge — Play an AI that uses the same opening against you. Main Features - Four-Stage Learning Flow: Meet every opening and endgame four times through Follow, Understand, Practice, and Challenge until the moves feel natural. - Opening and Endgame Courses: Sixteen classic openings and sixteen essential endgames, every move annotated with the reasoning behind it. Star ratings track your mastery. - Tactics Puzzle Training: Over 240 puzzles across six themes — fork, pin, skewer, discovered attack, mate in N, and back rank — with ELO-based difficulty matching and a daily puzzle streak. - Four AI Opponents: Bots ranging from ELO 600 to 1600, each with a distinct playing style. Configurable chess clock, move history, captured pieces, and takeback. - Progress and ELO Tracking: Puzzle ELO over time, win and loss per bot, course completion with star ratings, and stats filtered by week, month, three months, or all time. Good For - First-time chess learners - Casual players who want to study openings systematically - Intermediate players drilling tactics to break plateaus - Anyone who wants to practice alone without a local opponent or coach Core features run fully offline and no account is required. The app is supported by AdMob advertising; an App Tracking Transparency prompt appears on first launch for device identifier use. Feedback and bug reports are welcome at seungwoo321@gmail.com. One move at a time — let us keep going together.

Screenshots

GridLinx4 screens
Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chess at none against GridLinx's 6. Chess also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months). GridLinx's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price and ads 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. GridLinx sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GridLinx ships an update every 16 months, Chess every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
GridLinx versus Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridLinxChess
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlayer1games Inc.SEUNGWOO LEE

In-app purchases

6 purchases

GridLinx

One-time6
  • Gridlinx Skins$0.99
  • Buy 10 time tokens$0.99
  • Buy 30 tokens special price$0.99
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  • Gridlinx - No more ads special$0.99
  • No More Ads$1.99
  • Buy 30 time tokens$1.99
None

Chess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GridLinx free?
GridLinx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess free?
Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GridLinx or Chess have ads?
Both GridLinx and Chess show ads.
Which is updated more often, GridLinx or Chess?
GridLinx ships an update every 16 months, and Chess every 2 months. Most recently, GridLinx was updated on October 29, 2026 and Chess on October 25, 2026.

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