Comparison

Fidchell vs PowerTrip AR

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

PowerTrip AR

Features
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PowerTrip is a new kind of game that brings the fast-paced PvP action of video games onto the table of a team-based strategy board game. PowerTrip is about working in teams to be the last one standing! Place and upgrade traps to wipe out everyone else. Use actions to break all of the rules. Featuring endless combos of 8 traps and 5 actions, you'll team up with friends and battle it out across the ultimate board. This is PowerTrip!

Screenshots

Fidchell2 screens
PowerTrip AR2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PowerTrip AR at none against Fidchell's shown. PowerTrip AR also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Fidchell's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, in-app purchases and 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

Both are free to download. Fidchell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PowerTrip AR sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fidchell ships an update every 2 months, PowerTrip AR monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fidchell versus PowerTrip AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFidchellPowerTrip AR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB272 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPhilippe SchoberDaniel Bramwell

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fidchell

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
5 purchases

PowerTrip AR

One-time5
  • Sword$0.99
  • Backpack$0.99
  • Turtle Shell$0.99
Show 2 more
  • Mustache$0.99
  • Nose$0.99

Questions

Is Fidchell free?
Fidchell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PowerTrip AR free?
PowerTrip AR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fidchell or PowerTrip AR have ads?
Fidchell shows ads; PowerTrip AR does not.
Which is updated more often, Fidchell or PowerTrip AR?
Fidchell ships an update every 2 months, and PowerTrip AR monthly. Most recently, Fidchell was updated on October 13, 2026 and PowerTrip AR on October 8, 2026.

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