Dark Chess+ vs Chess advisor
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.
Chess advisor
Analyze chess games using a cloud engine and library, or play against it. Connect to third-party platforms to synchronize game situations and quickly improve your chess skills.
- Cloud engine analysis
- Cloud library integration
- Play against cloud engine
- Software chessboard analysis
- Third-party platform synchronization
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Chess advisor can use cloud engine and cloud library to analyze chess game, can play chess with cloud engine, can also help you analyze software chess board situation. you can connect to the third-party battle platform and synchronize the situation. Let you quickly improve the level of competition.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chess advisor at 100% against Dark Chess+'s 0%. Chess advisor also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and ads (none vs shown). 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
Chess advisor is free to download; Dark Chess+ costs $4.99 up front. Chess advisor sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Dark Chess+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dark Chess+ ships an update every 14 months, Chess advisor every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dark Chess+ | Chess advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 11 days — 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 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oscar Tsang | 先成 项 |
Customer experience
Dark Chess+
Chess advisor
In-app purchases
Dark Chess+
No in-app purchases
Chess advisor
- Chess advisor weakly pay$3.997 Days
- Chess advisor monthly pay$9.991 Month
- Chess advisor quarterly pay$17.993 Months
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- Chess advisor yearly pay$49.991 Year
