Two Player Chess (2P Chess) vs ChessP2P
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Two Player Chess (2P Chess)
This app transforms your device into a two-player chessboard for face-to-face games or against an AI. It offers hints for best moves and highlights legal moves, making it ideal for learning and playing chess offline.
- Two-player face-to-face mode
- Play against AI with multiple personalities
- Hints for best moves in review mode
- Highlights legal moves
- Offline play, no internet required
- Symmetrical piece designs for easy use
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Two Player Chess (2P Chess) turns your tablet or phone into a two-player chessboard for two humans to play face-to-face. One person can also play against the inbuilt AI - multiple AI personalities are included. Improve your chess game by getting hints for the best moves in review mode. You can play offline as no internet connectivity or sign-up is required! In the real world, face-to-face chess works great with 3D pieces however in traditional 2D representations the pieces would be upside down for one player. Symmetrical chess piece designs and other innovations in 2P Chess mean it is now fun and easy for two people to use a tablet or phone to play and/or learn chess. 2P Chess provides an excellent tool for teaching chess as you can use a single tablet or phone device together and see legal moves highlighted. Two Player Chess requires no internet connectivity and no account so you can use all features from anywhere. https://twoplayerchess.com
ChessP2P
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Chess. Offline. Anywhere. ChessP2P is the chess app that works when nothing else does — on a plane, in a tunnel, deep in the basement, halfway up a mountain. Two iPhones pair directly over Bluetooth or peer-to-peer Wi-Fi. No internet, no accounts, no ads. Just open and play. What's in the free tier: - Pass-and-play — two players, one phone. Board auto-flips after each move. - Peer-to-peer — pair two iPhones over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi with one tap. - Full chess rules, including castling, en passant, and promotion. - Chess clocks — 5+0, 10+0, 15+10, 30+0, or untimed. - Draw offers, resignation, claim draw. - Move history with replay. - Saved games — pick up where you left off if you get disconnected. - No accounts. No login. No tracking. No ads. No nags. How it works: 1. Open ChessP2P on both phones. 2. One taps Host, the other taps Join. Connect over Bluetooth or local Wi-Fi. 3. Play. Moves sync instantly between devices. That's the whole onboarding. If you've ever spent five minutes trying to play chess on a plane and watched every "offline" chess app demand a connection, this is the app you wanted. Built for real offline. ChessP2P uses Apple's MultipeerConnectivity — direct device-to-device. No servers. No router. No Wi-Fi network required. The two phones find each other directly, even in airplane mode (just keep Bluetooth on). If a peer drops out, the game is saved on both sides. Reconnect and it picks up where it left off. Free, with optional premium. The full chess experience above is free, with no ads. A one-time premium unlock will add board and piece themes, expanded clock presets, multiple concurrent games, and post-game analysis. Pay once, unlock for life — no subscriptions. When you play a friend in a P2P session, your premium features extend to them for the duration of the game; they never have to pay to play with you. Perfect for flights and airplane mode, subway commutes, cafés where the Wi-Fi is "ask the bartender," camping trips, festivals, and casual games between friends, parents and kids, or anyone learning the game. Built offline, on purpose.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ChessP2P at none against Two Player Chess (2P Chess)'s shown. Two Player Chess (2P Chess)'s advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Two Player Chess (2P Chess) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ChessP2P sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Two Player Chess (2P Chess) ships an update every 11 days, ChessP2P fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Two Player Chess (2P Chess) | ChessP2P |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (32 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adrian McPhee | dimitris paidarakis |
In-app purchases
Two Player Chess (2P Chess)
- Two Player Chess Full Version$14.99
ChessP2P
- Walnut Board$2.99
- Marble Board$2.99
- Neon Board$3.99
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- Modernist Pieces$3.99
- Hand-carved Pieces$3.99
- Cool Pieces$3.99
- Complete Pack$8.99
- ChessP2P Premium$11.99
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