Vectronom vs Chess Music
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vectronom
Navigate a psychedelic world by following a geometric path that changes with the beat of a hypnotic electronic soundtrack. Solve increasingly challenging puzzles by keeping the rhythm with every move. Experience a captivating atmosphere with dynamic art and original music.
- Psychedelic world with dynamic geometric paths
- Rhythm-based gameplay
- Challenging single-player campaign
- Original electronic soundtracks per level
- Colorful, dynamic art style
- User-generated content updates
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A CAPTIVATING ATMOSPHERE Welcome to the psychedelic world of Vectronom: experience waves of color and a pulsing geometric path that changes with the beat... All set to a hypnotic electronic soundtrack. There’s only one thing to do: turn up the volume and go with the flow. UNTZ! UNTZ! UNTZ! SOLVE PUZZLES AT THE SPEED OF SOUND Find your path through an ever-changing world, keeping the rhythm with every move you make. Think it sounds easy? The highly intuitive and addictive gameplay will keep you moving through daunting challenges... But how long will you last when the challenges get trickier and trickier? Better play to find out! Co-produced and published by ARTE, Vectronom is the first video game from independent studio Ludopium. The prototype was developed in the Franco-German accelerator program Spielfabrique. The game has already won several awards, including “Best Game” at the Indie Arena Booth at Gamescom 2018 and GDC’s “Best in Play” 2019. FEATURES • A challenging single player campaign • Each level features original electronic soundtrack and a colorful, dynamic art style • Regular updates based on curated User Generated Content
Chess Music
Control a lone Queen in a turn-based survival game against endless enemy pieces. Each move creates a unique musical melody. Survive as long as possible, chain captures for combos, and collect special tiles for advantages. Watch your runs replay as music and share your creations.
- Endless turn-based survival
- Musical gameplay with every move
- Chain capture combos
- Special power-up tiles
- Run replays as music
- Shareable video soundtracks
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You control a lone Queen against a never-ending stream of enemy pieces. Capture, dodge, and out-position them to survive as long as you can. Every board square you hit plays a note. Build a unique melody as you fight! - Endless turn-based survival. Easy to learn, hard to put down - Chain captures to unlock the x10 combo and wipe out everything around you - Grab special tiles: 3-turn invincibility, or a 5-second speed challenge that wipes the board - Two sound modes, each with its own feel - Pure single-player. No pressure to spend When your run ends, watch it play back as a piece of music. Survive longer and the arrangement grows richer. Share a video of your run with its soundtrack. More modes and sounds coming soon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chess Music at 5.0 against Vectronom's 4.6. Chess Music also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Vectronom's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and ratings volume (10 vs 3). On ads, in-app purchases and chart position 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
Vectronom costs $2.99 and Chess Music $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chess Music holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Vectronom's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chess Music's.
Vectronom ships an update fortnightly, Chess Music every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vectronom | Chess Music |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #78 — better | #131 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 188 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ARTE France Apps | Yvz Digital Lab |
Customer experience
Vectronom
Chess Music
In-app purchases
Vectronom
No in-app purchases
Chess Music
No in-app purchases









