Comparison

iChess Club vs 弈小象

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

Head to head
About

iChess Club

This app offers a fun and interactive way for children to learn various board games like Go, chess, and Chinese chess. It features animated courses, interactive lessons, and practice games to develop strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.

Highlights
  • Animated story-based courses
  • Interactive character-driven lessons
  • Short, engaging lesson formats
  • Practice games with global players
  • Game review functionality
  • AI-powered learning partners
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Cultivate morality and enlighten wisdom with chess, let kids learn to play chess in fun and simple! 1.Original intention Five chess and one card: Go, xiangqi, chess, draught, Gobang and bridge game are the most popular intellectual sports in the world. In the recent years, under the leadership and popularization of the General Administration of Sport of China, five chess and one card in China has a broad mass base. In order to facilitate the learning and communication for more kids and mind sports enthusiasts, we spent 8 years developing iChess Club. The learning, exercise, communication of five chess and one card in total of six mind sport all in one application, aiming to develop a one-step interactive platform for kids and enthusiasts. Remove the barriers and lower the cost of learning chess, let more children and enthusiasts easily into the happy world of mind sports.   2.Our Courses (1)Guided by the animation story into the course explanation. Let kids are full of curiosity about the subsequent learning in the active thinking of the story. (2)The teaching content adopts the method of character interaction, and a large number of practical cases are combined with the expression form of animation, so that abstract and boring knowledge are easier accepted and understood. (3)Combined with kids’ characteristics, the curriculum is controlled within 10 minutes, so that kids can keep good learning state and interest. (4)Interspersed with "interactive thinking", difficult analysis and other links, guide kids to learn the practical application of the knowledge they have learned and think deeply. (5)A summary of nursery rhymes at the end of the course, so that children can easily remember the main points of the course. (6)Each lesson is accompanied by after-class exercises to review and consolidate what has been learned. 3.Our play (1)Free game anytime play practice. In order to let kids apply what they have learned and promote learning with practice, our team has lasted three years to create a free game platform without ads in the whole system. where kids can break the restrictions of time and space and communicate chess techniques with children around the world who love to play chess through the Internet at any time. (2)The review function improves learning efficiency. After each game, the players on both sides can repeat the game just now. Review is a process of reorganizing and deliberating on one's own thinking, looking for loopholes in both sides' attack and defense, and is an effective way to improve the analytical and computing ability of chess players. (3)Artificial intelligence powers learning. The company will also independently develop chess artificial intelligence, hoping that the artificial intelligence partners of iChess Club can accompany the children to grow up happily. 4.Other features iChess Club also introduces some auxiliary functions such as Chinese Classics and news, which is convenient for kids to learn Chinese traditional culture, learn chess news, learn all kinds of novel knowledge, anecdotes, etc., to broaden their horizon and broaden their knowledge.

About

弈小象

Features
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弈小象APP,一款为棋类爱好者量身打造的棋类教学App,满足了围棋、中国象棋和国际象棋的爱好者的学习需求。在线匹配、AI对战、好友对战、教学课程等多个功能,让无论是技术娴熟的棋类高手,还是刚刚入门的新手都能快速提升自身实力。 • 在线匹配:根据棋力水平精准匹配对手,在酣畅的对弈中提升实力 • 好友对战:与好友共同进步,探讨技术 • AI对战:多等级的AI,在对战中学习AI的下棋思路,边下边学效率更高 • 多人竞赛:定期举办线上比赛,在与多人的对弈中检验自身水平 • 棋类课堂:将各种知识制作成风趣可爱的动画,帮助新手快速入门

Screenshots

iChess Club4 screens
弈小象4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 弈小象 at none against iChess Club's 10. 弈小象 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, 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. iChess Club sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. 弈小象 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iChess Club ships an update every 2 months, 弈小象 every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iChess Club versus 弈小象: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriChess Club弈小象
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB298 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer云华 袁Beijing Tongxin Yizhi Education Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

iChess Club

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

弈小象

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

iChess Club

One-time10
  • 智慧点1个$0.99
  • 智慧点10个$0.99
  • 购买1个月VIP$1.99
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  • 购买3个月VIP$3.99
  • 智慧点100个$8.99
  • 购买国际跳棋教学视频$14.99
  • 购买1年VIP$14.99
  • 购买国际象棋教学视频$24.99
  • 智慧点350个$29.99
  • 解锁全部棋类教学课程和课后习题$69.99
None

弈小象

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iChess Club free?
iChess Club is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 弈小象 free?
弈小象 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iChess Club or 弈小象 have ads?
iChess Club shows ads; 弈小象 does not.
Which is updated more often, iChess Club or 弈小象?
iChess Club ships an update every 2 months, and 弈小象 every 3 weeks. Most recently, iChess Club was updated on November 3, 2026 and 弈小象 on November 3, 2026.

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