Comparison

Fidchell vs Tall Face Off 3D

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

Tall Face Off 3D

Features
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In Tall Face Off size does matter! Merge and create the tallest fighters win fights and invade the enemy camp! Drag numbered blocks to merge and upgrade their level. Then push the stack into the gates to create and deploy a tall fighter will charge the enemy camp. Your main goal is to breach the enemy border and invade his camp! However, if one of your tall fighters is intercepted by an enemy's fighter, they will face off to see who is the tallest (and mightiest). Whoever wins continues charging down to invade the enemy. Strategize your merges to create the best tall fighters to defend your camp and invade the enemy. Beware of hazards along the way that may weaken your fighters. May the tallest fighter win!

Screenshots

Fidchell2 screens
Tall Face Off 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tall Face Off 3D at none against Fidchell's 1. Tall Face Off 3D also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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. Tall Face Off 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fidchell ships an update every 3 months, Tall Face Off 3D monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fidchell versus Tall Face Off 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFidchellTall Face Off 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilippe SchoberPandora Educacao Ludica Ltda

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fidchell

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Tall Face Off 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fidchell free?
Fidchell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tall Face Off 3D free?
Tall Face Off 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fidchell or Tall Face Off 3D have ads?
Both Fidchell and Tall Face Off 3D show ads.
Which is updated more often, Fidchell or Tall Face Off 3D?
Fidchell ships an update every 3 months, and Tall Face Off 3D monthly. Most recently, Fidchell was updated on October 27, 2026 and Tall Face Off 3D on October 7, 2026.

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