Fidchell vs The Reverse Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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).
The Reverse Game
A Reversi-like board game with simple graphics and a unique rewind feature. Compete against friends or enjoy the challenging gameplay. The game includes ads and offers an option to remove them.
- Reversi-like gameplay
- Rewind moves
- Multiplayer mode
- Simple graphics
- Option to remove ads
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10/10 - my mom 6/10 - my stepdad 8/10 - my little sister 2/10 - my ex abay-ba-da bum-bum bay-do/10 - my fox Extensive list of features Graphics: There is some. Mostly squares and circles. But hey, they can rotate! Sound: Not so much in this department either. Story: Appears in some ads. Remove ads: Wait, so you don't want the story? Gameplay: Hard to learn, easy to master. Rewind: Forgot your move in turn 38? Not any more. Multiplayer: Ok, this one I'm actually proud of. Positive energy: I will send over via 5G. Reversi-like game. Preview music: https://www.bensound.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Reverse Game at 5.0 against Fidchell's 4.1. The Reverse Game also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Fidchell's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Fidchell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and The Reverse Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Reverse Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Fidchell's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Reverse Game's.
Fidchell ships an update every 3 months, The Reverse Game every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Fidchell | The Reverse Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 225 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philippe Schober | Krzysztof Cieplucha |
Customer experience
Fidchell
The Reverse Game
In-app purchases
Fidchell
- Remove Ads$2.99
The Reverse Game
- Remove Ads$1.99
