Golden Chess vs Billiard Up
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Golden Chess
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Golden Chess is a simple and elegant chess game designed for comfortable play, teaching, and practice. Challenge a friend on another device with a simple 4-letter room code, play together on one device, or enjoy a quick game anytime on a clean, distraction-free board. Features: • Classic chess gameplay • Online multiplayer with a simple 4-letter room code • Easy room-code copying and sharing • Shared-device play with reversible board orientation • Smooth piece dragging with touch guidance • Full-screen, distraction-free chessboard • Support for handicap games • Designed for phones and tablets Room-Code Multiplayer: Create a room and share its 4-letter code through WeChat, Messages, or another messaging app. Your opponent enters the code to join. No account or friend list is required. Handicap Play: Before the first move, pieces can be removed from the board to create handicap games. Whether you're teaching a beginner, practicing your skills, or enjoying a friendly match, Golden Chess makes it easy to get started and play anywhere. Designed and developed by Gold Thumb Inc. goldenthumb.com goldenthumb.ca muzhi.com muzhi.cn © Gold Thumb Inc.
Billiard Up
Master the art of billiards with this precision-focused game. Improve your aim and control to sink balls and progress through levels. Unlock new equipment to enhance your gameplay and become the ultimate player.
- Precision ball sinking gameplay
- Dexterity and range upgrades
- Unlockable gloves and cues
- Progressive skill development
- Finesse and accuracy focus
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Billiard is about finesse, accuracy, precision and control. Hit the balls to sink'em in holes, the more you drop those balls into the holes, the better you get. Upgrade your dexterity, range and more. Unlock new gloves and cues to be the best.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Golden Chess at none against Billiard Up's 10. Golden Chess also leads on ads (none vs shown). Billiard Up's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Billiard Up sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Golden Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.
Golden Chess ships an update every 2 weeks, Billiard Up every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Golden Chess | Billiard Up |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.4 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 31.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 769 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gold Thumb Inc. | TapNation |
In-app purchases
Golden Chess
No in-app purchases
Billiard Up
- Money Piggy Bank$1.99
- Diamond Piggy Bank$2.99
- No Ads$3.99
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- Veteran Cue$3.99
- Silver Hand$3.99
- DC-AC Cue$5.99
- Developer’s Hand$5.99
- 100 Diamond$6.99
- Emerald Glove$8.99
- Golden Cue$9.99









