Tempire vs Fox board
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tempire
Experience a unique blend of chess and real-time strategy. Compete against friends or AI in fast-paced matches. This game offers an ad-free, free-to-play experience.
- Chess variation
- Real-time action
- Online multiplayer
- AI opponent
- Ad-free gameplay
- Free to play
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Tempire is a variation on chess that brings tense real-time action to the classic turn-based board game. Play online with friends or against challenging AI, all for free and without ads. Tempire was made by Greg March and Matthew Jee, with music by Jacob Rhein.
Fox board
This game offers multiple logic puzzles based on finding hidden foxes. It includes classic hunting, chess-like strategy, Sudoku variations, and two-player paper games. All modes are playable offline, with optional online score submission for competitive play.
- Multiple game modes
- Offline play
- Logic and deduction gameplay
- Score submission to Game Center
- Two-player mode
- Beginner-friendly options
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Find hidden foxes by combining guess and logic. The set includes classic Fox hunting (also named Fox Classic), Fox-Chess (animates Queen), Foxdoku (on a Sudoku board), Fox-on-Paper (for two players). All games can be played offline without internet connection. Versions 3.0, 3.1: Players who successfully pass the qualification in Fox Classic and join the competition can choose to submit their scores to the Game Center. In this case, an internet connection is required. To qualify, play three Fox Classic games in a row with a good score (and without using the "hit me!" button) to unlock the 11x11 board. Advanced players are welcome to try our Fox Classic PRO 12x12 ($0.99 on App Store). Easter edition (version 3.1) includes Fox Lite: grid 7x7 with 5 hidden foxes. Easy to solve (friendly assistance).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Fox board at every 3 weeks against Tempire's every 23 months. Fox board also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tempire against 5.0 for Fox board. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Tempire ships an update every 23 months, Fox board every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tempire | Fox board |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Jee | Igor Patrikeev |
Customer experience
Tempire
Fox board
In-app purchases
Tempire
No in-app purchases
Fox board
No in-app purchases
