Comparison

4X vs Chai Game

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

Head to head
About

4X

Manage your board game collection, track plays, and discover what the community is playing. Find and organize game meetups, and connect with other players. Some advanced features require a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Manage board game collections
  • Track game plays and statistics
  • Discover community gaming trends
  • Organize game meetups
  • Collaborative collection management
  • Barcode scanning for games
  • Random game suggestions
Features
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Do you enjoy playing with friends or family? Do you want to keep track of the multitude of board games and discover more than just "Uno" or "Ludo"? Or perhaps you already own a lot of games and finally want to structure your collection, have it with you everywhere, and share it with others? Then the 4X app is exactly what you need. 4X is more than a collection app: Manage your board games, track every play, discover live what the community is playing right now, and meet other players at events – all in one place. Your Collection - Search through our large game database - Manage one or more collections - Filter and sort using numerous features (number of players, mechanics, category, language, rating, and much more) - Manage a collection collaboratively with other users - Scan barcodes to find games quickly - Let the app randomly suggest a suitable game for you - Mark games as "watching" or "for trade", or create a wishlist* Your Plays - Track every play with players, scores, and winners - Plays are automatically shared with participating users - Keep an eye on your statistics: wins, playtime, most played games - Determine the starting player with fun mini-games* Community & Events - Discover in real-time what others are currently playing - Rate and comment on games, share your own photos - Find or organize game meetups in your area* - Import your collection & logged plays directly from BoardGameGeek* *Some features (including wishlist, event creation, starting player mini-games, and BGG import) are available with 4X Premium. You can find all features in detail on our website: https://4x-digital.com/feature.html Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/4x_brettspiele/

About

Chai Game

Become a tea merchant by blending different tea flavors and collecting ingredients. Fulfill customer orders to earn money and points, with the game concluding after five rounds. The player with the most money and points wins.

Highlights
  • Tea blending mechanics
  • Ingredient collection
  • Customer order fulfillment
  • Tea market visits
  • Pantry management
  • Player vs. Player
Features
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In Chai, you will step into the shoes of a tea merchant, combining tea flavours to make a perfect blend. Specializing in either rooibos, green, oolong, black or white tea, you will buy and collect ingredients to fulfill your customers’ orders. Each turn you can choose either to visit the tea market, the pantry or to reserve a customer and use an ability. The game ends when 5 rounds have been completed. Add your money and points from completed customer orders to determine the best tea merchant!

Screenshots

4X4 screens
Chai Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 4X at Free against Chai Game's $5.99. 4X also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 6 weeks). Chai Game's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 29%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

4X is free to download; Chai Game costs $5.99 up front. 4X sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chai Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

4X ships an update every 11 days, Chai Game every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
4X versus Chai Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter4XChai Game
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB447 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer4X-Digital GmbHDIGIDICED

Customer experience

4X

Written reviews14 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

Chai Game

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

4X

One-time1
  • 4X Premium Status$14.99
None

Chai Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 4X free?
4X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chai Game free?
Chai Game costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do 4X or Chai Game have ads?
Neither 4X nor Chai Game shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 4X or Chai Game?
4X ships an update every 11 days, and Chai Game every 6 weeks. Most recently, 4X was updated on September 16, 2026 and Chai Game on September 10, 2026.

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