CheckMate Chess vs Lichess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CheckMate Chess
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Are you ready to rack your brain with this stylish version of the classic Chess Game? Position your pieces strategically and checkmate your opponent! Game Features: -Two Game Modes: Play against the pc, with 3 difficulty levels! Challenge a friend playing locally -Multi Language System: English, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch. -Leaderboards & Achievements! Made by Bhuvanyu Singh
Lichess
Play chess online with millions of users, participate in tournaments, solve puzzles, and analyze games. This free and open-source application offers a comprehensive chess experience for players of all levels, with features for learning and casual play.
- Real-time and correspondence chess
- Arena tournaments
- Chess puzzles
- Game analysis with Stockfish
- Interactive study feature
- Chess clock
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Lichess is a free/libre, open-source chess application powered by volunteers and donations. Today, Lichess users play more than five million games every day. Lichess is one of the most popular chess websites in the world while remaining 100% free. The following features are available right now: - play real time or correspondence chess - play arena tournaments - play against online bots - solve chess puzzles from a wide variety of themes, online or offline - race against the clock in Puzzle Storm - analyse your games with latest Stockfish locally or on the server - board editor - study chess with a collaborative and interactive study feature - learn board coordinates - play over the board with a friend - watch live chess broadcasts from all major chess tournaments - watch Lichess TV and online streamers - use a chess clock for your over the board games - many different board themes and piece sets - custom background themes - translated into 55 languages
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lichess at none against CheckMate Chess's 1. Lichess also leads on chart position (#53 vs unranked). CheckMate Chess's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads 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. CheckMate Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lichess asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | CheckMate Chess | Lichess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.1 (662 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 51.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 662 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #53 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bhuvanyu Singh | LICHESS.ORG |
Bugs and requests
CheckMate Chess
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Lichess
Reported bugs
1 issue- Swipe-to-go-back gesture interferes with piece placement
Requested features
3 requests- Name of opening in opening explorer
- Ability to add and subtract additional things on the homepage
- Reset/replay button on puzzles
In-app purchases
CheckMate Chess
- No Ads$3.99
Lichess
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CheckMate Chess free?
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Do CheckMate Chess or Lichess have ads?
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