Comparison

Align 4 BIG vs Offline Chess

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

Head to head
About

Align 4 BIG

A classic strategy game where players drop discs to form a line of four. Compete against another player or the computer to achieve victory. The first to align four pieces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally wins.

Highlights
  • Drop discs to fill columns
  • Align four in a row
  • Horizontal, vertical, and diagonal wins
  • Play against a friend
  • Play against the computer
  • Draws are possible
Features
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ALIGN 4 BIG is a well-known strategy game that is suitable for everyone. How to play: Drop your discs in the columns of the game grid by pressing on the chosen column. Make a line of at least four tokens either vertically, horizontally or diagonally before your opponent. ALIGN 4 BIG is played either by two or against the computer The game mission is to align a series of 4 pawns of the same color on a grid with 6 rows and 7 columns. In turn, the two players place a pawn in the column of their choice, the pawn then slides to the lowest possible position in the said column after which it is up to the opponent to play. The winner is the player who first succeeds in making a consecutive alignment (horizontal, vertical or diagonal) of at least four pawns of his color. If, while all the boxes of the game grid are filled, neither of the two players has achieved such alignment, the game is declared a draw.

About

Offline Chess

Features
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Play Chess without Internet You can use Offline Chess to play chess with your friends and family offline. You can play on one device or two devices. In "One Device" mode, the screen is split into two boards, so both players get a comfortable view of the position (no more upside-down pieces!). In "Two Device" mode, moves are sent between your devices using peer-to-peer data transfer. It's like playing online, but with no need for an internet connection or even a router. (Remember to keep your Bluetooth and Wi-Fi active for the data transfer to work). You can play Offline Chess on iPhone, iPad and Mac. It works seamlessly between all of these devices in any combination. We hope you'll enjoy using Offline Chess. If you have any feedback, we'd love to hear it, please contact us using the contact details on the app.

Screenshots

Align 4 BIG4 screens
Offline Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Align 4 BIG at Free against Offline Chess's $0.99. Align 4 BIG also leads on iOS requirement (12.6 vs 16.0). Offline Chess's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Align 4 BIG is free to download; Offline Chess costs $0.99 up front. Align 4 BIG sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Offline Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Align 4 BIG versus Offline Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlign 4 BIGOffline Chess
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (16 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 20 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPLAYTOUCHDavid Unwin

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Align 4 BIG

One-time5
  • 100 diamonds$0.99
  • Remove all ADS from the game$1.99
  • 300 diamonds$1.99
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  • 550 diamonds$3.99
  • 1200 diamonds$8.99
None

Offline Chess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Align 4 BIG free?
Align 4 BIG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Offline Chess free?
Offline Chess costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Align 4 BIG or Offline Chess have ads?
Align 4 BIG shows ads; Offline Chess does not.

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