Comparison

Holiday Rush Timer vs Stupid Hard Chess

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Holiday Rush Timer

This app serves as a timer and scorekeeper for a holiday-themed search and find game. Players race to collect points by finding ornaments on a Christmas tree game board. It supports using official game ornaments, family ornaments, or a combination of both.

Highlights
  • Timer functionality
  • Scorekeeping
  • Supports official ornaments
  • Supports family ornaments
  • Supports mixed ornaments
Features
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The Holiday Rush Timer is the timer and score keeper for the popular holiday game: Holiday Rush - The Game of The Season. Holiday Rush is a search and find game where your Christmas Tree is the game board and ornaments are the game pieces. Find the right ornament and be the first to collect enough points to win the game. The game can be played using the Holiday Rush ornaments, your family ornaments, or both Holiday Rush and family ornaments. The Holiday Rush Timer is the perfect digital companion to this exciting family game.

About

Stupid Hard Chess

Experience chess with a unique twist where some of your pieces are hidden, forcing you to rely on memory and visualization. Test your skills across various difficulty levels and blindfold modes, with stakes determined before each game.

Highlights
  • Hidden piece gameplay
  • Multiple blindfold modes
  • Real chess engine
  • Adjustable difficulty tiers
  • Stakes-based scoring
  • Daily streak challenges
  • Limited board reveals
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Chess, but stupid hard. You play real chess against a real engine. One catch: some of YOUR pieces are hidden — they render as identical dots, and it's on you to remember which dot is the rook. That's the whole game. Hold the board in your head while an engine tries to take it apart. HOW BLIND DO YOU WANT TO BE? - Full Blind — every one of your pieces is a dot. Good luck. - Minor Blind — knights and bishops vanish. A reasonable place to start. - Semi Blind — half your army, hidden. - Random Blind — the app decides. You find out when you sit down. Every game is real chess with full rules, powered by a genuine engine running entirely on your phone. Four difficulty tiers, from "warming up" to Expert. No internet required to play. STAKES YOU AGREE TO UP FRONT Before every game, you see exactly what a win, draw, or loss is worth — and the harder your setup, the bigger the swing. That number is your Stupid Score. It goes up when you earn it and down when you don't. There's no hiding from it, and honestly, that's the point. Play daily to build your Stupid Streak. Break it and start over. We won't judge (the number will). WHEN YOUR MEMORY FAILS It will. You get a limited number of Board Reveals per game — a scan sweeps the board, shows you the truth for ten seconds, then takes it back. Auto-Peek can flash the board periodically if you want the training wheels. Move hints exist too, but they cost you score. Everything has a price here. STUPID HARD PRO - Build your own nightmare: hide exactly the pieces you choose, yours or the engine's, with full per-piece control - Advanced stats: win rates by setup, score history, records - 4 board reveals every game, no ads, nothing between you and the board Pro is a subscription ($4.99/month or $39.99/year) with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Built for chess players who want to train visualization the honest way: by needing it. Privacy Policy: https://stupidhardchess.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://stupidhardchess.com/terms

Screenshots

Holiday Rush Timer4 screens
Stupid Hard Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Holiday Rush Timer at 100% against Stupid Hard Chess's 50%. Holiday Rush Timer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Stupid Hard Chess's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 22 months). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. Stupid Hard Chess sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Holiday Rush Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Holiday Rush Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Holiday Rush Timer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Stupid Hard Chess's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Holiday Rush Timer ships an update every 22 months, Stupid Hard Chess every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Holiday Rush Timer versus Stupid Hard Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHoliday Rush TimerStupid Hard Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better4.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB140 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHachisoft CorporationYazid Masri

Customer experience

Holiday Rush Timer

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stupid Hard Chess

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Holiday Rush Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Stupid Hard Chess

Subscriptions2
  • Stupid Hard Chess Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Stupid Hard Chess Pro - Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Holiday Rush Timer free?
Holiday Rush Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stupid Hard Chess free?
Stupid Hard Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Holiday Rush Timer or Stupid Hard Chess?
Holiday Rush Timer is rated higher. Holiday Rush Timer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Stupid Hard Chess averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Holiday Rush Timer or Stupid Hard Chess have ads?
Stupid Hard Chess shows ads; Holiday Rush Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Holiday Rush Timer or Stupid Hard Chess?
Holiday Rush Timer ships an update every 22 months, and Stupid Hard Chess every 9 days. Most recently, Holiday Rush Timer was updated on October 20, 2026 and Stupid Hard Chess on October 24, 2026.

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