Comparison

Chess League vs ChessHut

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

Head to head
About

Chess League

Experience chess like never before with unique modes like Arena, Machine Mode, and Custom Board. Play with friends offline or challenge the machine at multiple difficulty levels. Enjoy sophisticated graphics tailored for a premium experience.

Highlights
  • Arena mode for simultaneous games
  • Revolutionary Machine Mode
  • Offline Multipeer Mode
  • Customizable board setup
  • Play against AI with difficulty levels
Features
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Chess League comes with features that have never been introduced on any other Chess app in the world. Features like Machine Mode, Arena, and Custom Board are guaranteed to leave you speechless. Chess is a game of highly sophisticated and cultured people. Chess League takes pride in keeping it that way. Chess League is the best app for playing Chess on your device with tailored graphics that provide the level of sophistication you truly deserve. FEATURES Arena - Ever heard of Chess Geniuses playing against 20 people at the same time? Ever wished you could do that too? How about 50 games at the same time? That's right. Chess League supports playing upto 10,000 games simultaneously. Machine Mode - Tired of the same old board and pieces? Our developers and designers at Chess League did something that has never been done before. We applied the Neuromorphic Design concept to chess. Once you try our revolutionary Machine Mode, you'll never go back. Multipeer Mode - Want to play a game of chess with friends and family members nearby? Chess League comes with built in Multipeer support. That means you do not need an internet connection. Our engineers fine tuned multiplayer mode in a way that will leave you speechless. Custom Board - Want to practice a specific scenario? We built a custom board feature which allows you to arrange pieces before starting a game. Play Against the Machine - With three difficulty levels, Chess League makes sure everyone has a great experience regardless of their skill level.

About

ChessHut

Features
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Chess for everyone. No account, no ads, no internet needed. ChessHut is a complete chess game that runs entirely on your device. Pick an opponent, choose a clock, and play. Every game, puzzle and rating stays private on your phone. EIGHT OPPONENTS WITH CHARACTER Face Pip the Hatchling (rated 400) through to Ember, the Hut Master (1900). Each one plays in its own style — attacking, defensive or unpredictable — and has plenty to say about your moves. A COACH THAT WATCHES EVERY MOVE After each of your moves you get instant feedback: Best move, Great, Good, Not the best, Mistake or Blunder, plus the move that would have been stronger. Finish a game to see your accuracy and a breakdown of how you played. 3,700+ PUZZLES THAT MATCH YOUR LEVEL Rated puzzles from the Lichess open database, from beginner to master. Your puzzle rating adjusts as you solve, so the puzzles keep pace with you. Choose Easier, My level, Harder or Hardest, practise a single idea (forks, pins, sacrifices, discovered attacks, endgames, defence) or solve today's puzzle to build a streak. CHESS JOURNEY Beat the eight opponents in order to unlock the next. Win without take-backs or hints to earn all three crowns. EVERYTHING ELSE - Full rules: castling, en passant, promotion with your choice of piece, stalemate, repetition, the 50-move rule and insufficient material - Rating, rank titles, win streaks and 13 achievements - Hints, take-backs and a move list, in every game - Clocks from 3-minute blitz to 30-minute classical, including added time per move - Drag or tap to move, with smooth animation, sound and vibration - Two-player mode on one device - Four app themes, including a light one, and five board styles - Continue an unfinished game whenever you come back - iPhone and iPad, with VoiceOver support No sign-in. No ads. No tracking. No data ever leaves your device. Puzzles come from the Lichess.org open puzzle database, released into the public domain. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Chess League4 screens
ChessHut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Chess League at every 9 days against ChessHut's every 3 weeks. Chess League also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chess League sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month and ChessHut sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess League ships an update every 9 days, ChessHut every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chess League versus ChessHut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess LeagueChessHut
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaman SinghDharmaraju Pilli

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Chess League

Subscriptions2
  • Machine Mode Subscription1 Month trial$4.491 Month
  • Privileged Subscription1 Month trial$5.991 Month
One-time2
  • Lifetime Machine mode$21.99
  • Lifetime Privileged Membership$69.99
1 purchases

ChessHut

One-time1
  • ChessHut Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Chess League free?
Chess League is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChessHut free?
ChessHut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chess League or ChessHut have ads?
Neither Chess League nor ChessHut shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess League or ChessHut?
Chess League ships an update every 9 days, and ChessHut every 3 weeks. Most recently, Chess League was updated on October 13, 2026 and ChessHut on October 27, 2026.

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