Dark Chess+ vs Spurpunk TD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dark Chess+
Experience a unique twist on Chinese Chess where higher-level pieces can capture lower-level ones. The game ends when all your pieces are captured or you can no longer make a move.
- Unique capture rules
- Hierarchical piece strength
- Chinese Chess base
- Strategic gameplay
- Loss condition: all pieces eaten or no moves
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It is a very interesting chess, it is using Chinese Chess to play but the game rule is very different. Only higher level chess can eat lower level chess, you all you chess is eaten or you cannot move. You will loss.
Spurpunk TD
Defend ghost towns in a steampunk wild west setting using magical cards, spells, and automated towers. Battle over 27 types of modified zombies across 60 unique levels, utilizing a variety of towers and trick weapons.
- 60+ unique levels
- 6 unique towers
- 25 magic cards
- 27+ modified zombie monsters
- Hidden hideouts
- General store with trick weapons
- Posse automatons
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Jump into the most twisted and epic Tower Defense/Card Strategy ever set in the steampunk wild west! Choose from a combination of magical cards, chosen spells and automated towers to keep a crazy menagerie of modified zombies out of your ghost towns. OVER 60 LEVELS Jump into showdowns in Boot Hill, Death Valley and the Mayan Ruins - switching up your magic card deck and tower defenses for every unique level! CHOOSE YOUR ARSENAL WITH THESE EPIC TOWERS AND MAGIC CARDS: ● SIX UNIQUE TOWERS choose among a group of four default towers from the Sheriff six-gun to the Blacksmith mortar, to the special unlockable ones in the store! ● 25 MAGIC CARDS that intensify towers, transform monsters, summon portals and more! THE WEIRD WILD WEST: ● OVER 27 MODIFIED ZOMBIE MONSTERS from the iron-plated brutes to warped floating mummy clones to a mutated cacti! ● HIDDEN HIDEOUTS deadly and unforgiving gauntlets that test your sanity and nerve once you complete the game! ● A GENERAL STORE where you can acquire any of 8 sneaky trick weapons and try your luck to win a special tower! ● POSSE AUTOMATONS - create a barracks with steam-powered soldiers to block paths and clear obstructions! Gear up! HELP OUR HEROES! ● 3 HEROES who will train your fighting skills -- and may soon NEED YOUR HELP to SAVE THEM!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spurpunk TD at 86% against Dark Chess+'s 0%. Spurpunk TD also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (4.2 vs 2.5). Dark Chess+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On 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
Spurpunk TD is free to download; Dark Chess+ costs $4.99 up front. Spurpunk TD sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Dark Chess+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spurpunk TD holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spurpunk TD has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Dark Chess+'s written reviews are positive against 86% of Spurpunk TD's.
Dark Chess+ ships an update every 14 months, Spurpunk TD every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Dark Chess+ | Spurpunk TD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 4.2 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 238 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Oscar Tsang | Easley-Dunn Productions, Inc. |
Customer experience
Dark Chess+
Spurpunk TD
In-app purchases
Dark Chess+
No in-app purchases
Spurpunk TD
- Stack of Gems$0.99
- Bag of Gems$2.99
- Chest of Gems$3.99
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- Barrel of Gems$4.99
Questions
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