Solo Chess vs ChessUp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solo Chess
Engage in a challenging solo chess experience that adapts to your skill level. From beginner puzzles to expert challenges, this game offers a relaxing yet demanding way to improve your chess game.
- Solo chess gameplay
- Adaptive difficulty
- Challenging puzzles
- Skill progression
- Relaxing experience
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Solo Chess is a fun, relaxing, yet challenging chess game you can play by yourself! The puzzles start out easy, but they'll get more complex as you move on, always adapting to your skill level. Whether you want to learn how to play chess or you are already a chess expert, prepare for a challenge. Will you become a Solo Chess grandmaster?
ChessUp
This app enhances your chess experience with a smart chessboard. It offers game archives, analysis, and live AI assistance. Connect to play remote opponents on various platforms.
- Chess game archives
- Game analysis
- Live AI assistance
- Remote opponent play
- BLE connectivity
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ChessUp is a companion app for the ChessUp smart chessboard. The app provides chess game archives and analysis. The app can link with the chessboard over BLE to provide live Ai assistance. The app can also provide an internet connection for the board in order to play remote chess opponents on various chess platforms.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ChessUp at none against Solo Chess's shown. ChessUp also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (2.7K vs 13). Solo Chess's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 54%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ChessUp holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ChessUp has 2.7K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Solo Chess's written reviews are positive against 54% of ChessUp's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Solo Chess | ChessUp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (13 ratings) | 4.8 (2.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 54.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 2.7K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 218 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Create Neptune LLC | Bryght Labs Inc. |
Customer experience
Solo Chess
ChessUp
Bugs and requests
Solo Chess
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ChessUp
Reported bugs
6 issues- Moves not registering
- Bluetooth connectivity issues
- Crashes and freezes
- Sync issues between app and board
- Lessons not working properly
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- Chess.com integration problems
Requested features
5 requests- Add chess openings lessons
- Implement position setup and export/import
- Add post-game review mechanism
- Improve AI difficulty scaling
- Add chess puzzles
In-app purchases
Solo Chess
No in-app purchases
ChessUp
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Solo Chess free?
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Which has better reviews, Solo Chess or ChessUp?
Do Solo Chess or ChessUp have ads?
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