Comparison

Fidchell vs Chess Remix

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

Head to head
About

Fidchell

Experience an ancient Celtic board game with strategic piece capturing. Play against AI or human opponents offline or online, with two distinct game variants.

Highlights
  • Ancient Celtic board game
  • Piece trapping capture mechanic
  • Two game variants (basic and advanced)
  • Offline play vs AI or human
  • Asynchronous online multiplayer
  • Ad-free option via IAP
Features
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Fidchell, which is also called Faery Chess or Celtic Chess, is an ancient celtic game which was mentioned in multiple Irish epics and chronicles. Under the name of Gwyddbwyll it also appears in the Welsh Mabinogion and seems to have been held in peculiar reverence throughout the British Isles. Faery Chess is what emerged from Nigel Suckling's investigations and speculations about the lost game. The game is played an a board consisting of circles and lines on which the game pieces are placed and can move along. Similar to games like the ancient abstract board game Nine Men's Morris the pieces are first placed onto the board in turn and moved afterwards once all of them have been placed. The capturing of pieces works differently though and is alike to Tafl games: a piece gets captured if a player traps it between two of his own pieces. This even grants him another move with which he may trap another one and so on. The app features two variants of the game: the basic edition which is easier to understand and where both players are treated equally and the advanced version which has different goals for both players. The general goal is to connect the central Naval stone with the border of the board by forming a connected line of stones. This app features both game modes for offline play against a human or the computer/AI and asynchronous online play against humans. The app is ad supported. These ads can be permanently deactivated through an one-time In App Purchase (IAP).

About

Chess Remix

Explore diverse chess variants and abstract board games from around the world. Create and share your own unique game rules, or challenge others online. Learn new strategies with guided levels and AI opponents.

Highlights
  • Online competitive play
  • Create custom board games
  • Learn with guided levels
  • Play against AI
  • Discover community creations
  • Play global chess variants
Features
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A new way to play the world's oldest game Love chess but tired of memorising openings? Our competitive online play is focused on thinking fast not learning patterns. Challenge yourself to overcome opponents in a randomly selected Chess Remix. The games all use the standard chess pieces with alternate rules. Can you think quickly and find new ways to win? The whole world's Chess in one place Chess Remix contains Chess games from around the world. You can try Shogi (Japanese Chess), Xiangqui (Chinese Chess), Janggi (Korean Chess), Makruk (Thai Chess) and more. These games have all been styled to look like the Chess you are used to, making it easier to learn for beginners. A journey through the history of Chess Travel back to where it all began, 6th century India, and try Chaturanga, the original Chess. See the games it developed into as it spread across the globe. Play Courier Chess like a 12th century European or test your skills at Tamerlane Chess. Delve into ancient Shogi and experience the progression through different eras of Japanese history. Enjoy a marathon game of the massive Dai Shogi or a quick game of Mini-Shogi. You can even play Hnefatafl, the Chess of the Vikings. Chess 2.0 Chess Remix lets you change the rules and make your own game. Will you invent the next Chess? It's your game play by your rules. You could win by losing the game, start in random places or just have En Passant be a forced move. Don't like casting? You can turn it off. Want a Rook that also moves like a Knight? You got it. There are limitless possibilities (okay technically there is a limit, but there are so many options you could never play all of them). Not just Chess We have so many options to customise your Chess game you can even play Checkers. The app comes pre loaded with a variety of Checkers games from around the world and some ancient versions of the game. You can even play some other abstract board games like Three Men's Morris or even Tic-Tac-Toe. Become more than a Chess Master A standard Chess game has 6 pieces. Chess Remix starts with more than 100. To help you learn them we have hand designed levels to help you understand and use every piece in Chess history and the new rules you might encounter. Unleash your creativity Have you created the next great board game? Or just something cool you would like to show off. Share your creations with the Remix community. Want to play unique games? Need some inspiration? Check out our discover section to see what other players have made. Features: - Competitive online play - Create your own original board games - Levels to help you learn and master Chess - Play against ai - Highly customisable app that reflects your style - Share your creations or play other people games

Screenshots

Fidchell2 screens
Chess Remix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chess Remix at 4.4 against Fidchell's 4.1. Chess Remix also leads on ratings volume (115 vs 7) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Fidchell's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Fidchell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chess Remix sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chess Remix holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess Remix has 115 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Fidchell's written reviews are positive against 76% of Chess Remix's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fidchell ships an update every 3 months, Chess Remix monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fidchell versus Chess Remix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFidchellChess Remix
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (7 ratings)4.4 (115 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better75.8% of reviews
Number of ratings7115 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilippe SchoberAlexander Everett

Customer experience

Fidchell

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Chess Remix

All ratings114 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral7.0%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive75.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fidchell

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
5 purchases

Chess Remix

Subscriptions4
  • Remix Royalty$0.991 Month
  • Remix Royalty$2.996 Months
  • Remix Royalty$4.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Remix Royalty7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remix Royalty$14.99

Questions

Is Fidchell free?
Fidchell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess Remix free?
Chess Remix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fidchell or Chess Remix?
Chess Remix is rated higher. Fidchell averages 4.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Chess Remix averages 4.4 from 115 ratings.
Do Fidchell or Chess Remix have ads?
Both Fidchell and Chess Remix show ads.
Which is updated more often, Fidchell or Chess Remix?
Fidchell ships an update every 3 months, and Chess Remix monthly. Most recently, Fidchell was updated on October 27, 2026 and Chess Remix on October 24, 2026.

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