Chess Mega Bundle vs Lazy Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Mega Bundle
Explore hundreds of unique chess variants. Challenge friends or AI opponents locally or online. Discover new ways to play the classic game.
- Hundreds of unique chess variants
- Local multiplayer
- Online multiplayer
- Play against AI
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Hundreds of unique variants! Play locally or online multiplayer!
Lazy Chess
This chess game offers a unique twist by presenting players with only two AI-selected moves to choose from each turn. It's designed for both casual players and enthusiasts, making chess more accessible and fun. Compete against AI or friends, unlock new themes, and improve your skills through unique scenarios.
- Choose from two AI-selected moves
- Compete against AI or online friends
- Unlock new themes and settings
- Play unique chess scenarios
- Leaderboard rankings
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Lazy Chess is a free, non-profit game created for casual players and enthusiasts alike, where players, at worst, make the second best move available to them. On average, there are more than 30 legal chess moves available to a player in a turn, creating vigintillions of possibilities throughout a game. Lazy Chess compresses that by having you choose only two in a given turn selected by Stockfish, the most robust chess engine in the world. The catch? You won’t know which move is the best! Learn and have fun while you compete against a highly skilled AI or online friends and random opponents. Unlock new themes and settings that can change how many options you choose from or the difficulty of the AI. Hone your chess skills while you move up in the leaderboards and play unique scenarios of famous board states provided from some of the world's most active grandmasters. Lazy Chess is open source and available on GitHub. It was developed by Cinq-Mars Media, an educational non-profit with projects and games featured at E3, PAX and festivals worldwide.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lazy Chess at every 3 weeks against Chess Mega Bundle's every 7 months. Lazy Chess also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Chess Mega Bundle's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.4). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Chess Mega Bundle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lazy Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Chess Mega Bundle holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 125 and 67 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Chess Mega Bundle's written reviews are positive against 56% of Lazy Chess's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Chess Mega Bundle ships an update every 7 months, Lazy Chess every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess Mega Bundle | Lazy Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (125 ratings) — better | 4.4 (67 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 125 — better | 67 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GammaLateral LLC | Cinq-Mars Media |
Customer experience
Chess Mega Bundle
Lazy Chess
In-app purchases
Chess Mega Bundle
- Remove Ads$9.99
Lazy Chess
- Ad Free + Full Game$2.99
