Checkers Royal+ vs Really Bad Chess+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Checkers Royal+
Enjoy hours of challenging yet relaxing gameplay with this free checker game. Play solo or with a friend, offline or online, with customizable rules and multiple difficulty levels. Choose from beautiful designs to enhance your experience.
- 5 difficulty levels
- 8 design themes
- 5 rule sets (International, English, Russian, Turkish, Spanish)
- Customizable rules
- 1 or 2 player modes
- Offline play
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Checkers, your new free checker game (also known as Draughts) will entertain you for hours! It’s challenging with 5 different levels yet relaxing and beautiful with 8 different designs. You can play alone or with a friend, at home or offline! To make sure anyone in the world can enjoy this free checkers game, you can select the rule you want to play with or even customize and play with your own rules. Features of your new free checkers game: - 5 different levels of difficulty so you can improve your skills! - 8 beautiful designs to select from. - 5 different rules (International draughts, English draughts / American checkers, Russian draughts, Turkish draughts and Spanish draughts) so you can play with your local rule. You can even customize the rules if you want to play your own. - 1 player or 2 players mode available - You can play at home or offline. Time to relax with Checkers and challenge yourself :)
Really Bad Chess+
Experience chess with a chaotic twist! This app replaces standard pieces with random assortments, forcing you to rethink strategy. Perfect for both seasoned players seeking a new challenge and beginners looking to learn the fundamentals in a fun, unpredictable way.
- Random piece assignments
- AI challenges (Ranked, Daily, Weekly)
- Freeplay mode
- Local versus mode
- Daily chess puzzles
- New strategic challenges
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Really Bad Chess is just like chess, but with totally random pieces. Try 8 Knights, 4 Bishops, and 3 pawns — why not? Whether you play chess daily, or quit just after learning the rules, this small twist will open the door to an entire new world of chess. Compete vs. an AI in Ranked, Daily, or Weekly Challenges. Improve your skills using the included Freeplay mode. Compete against your friends locally in versus mode! Warm up every day with our new daily chess puzzle — Knight Hike! ------A WORD FROM THE DEVELOPER Chess is one of those games I always wished I enjoyed, but its commitment to beauty, elegance, and perfect balance always turned me away. Really Bad Chess removes these boring restrictions and flips chess on its head. As much as random pieces change the game in some ways, I was really surprised to notice how much the game remains the same, and how powerful some pieces are — you've never truly struggled against a pawn until you've struggled against a pawn in the back row. For chess pros, Really Bad Chess will give you a new type of challenge — the pieces & the moves are the same, but you'll have to throw out your openings and your understanding of normal patterns of play. For novice chess players (like most of us), Really Bad Chess greatly opens up the game. Instead of starting by studying openings, in your first games you'll get to discover the joy (and challenge!) of learning how to checkmate. -zach
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Checkers Royal+ at 4.7 against Really Bad Chess+'s 3.4. Checkers Royal+ also leads on ratings volume (16K vs 165) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Really Bad Chess+'s advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 15 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Checkers Royal+ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checkers Royal+ has 16K ratings behind it against 165, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 53% and 54% positive.
Checkers Royal+ ships an update every 15 months, Really Bad Chess+ monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Checkers Royal+ | Really Bad Chess+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (16K ratings) — better | 3.4 (165 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.0% of reviews | 54.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 165 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gamma Play Limited | Zach Gage |
Customer experience
Checkers Royal+
Really Bad Chess+
User reviews
Checkers Royal+
From 16K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Excellent gaming experience
- 🎨 Great interface and graphics
- 🕹️ Fun and relaxing gameplay
- 🏆 Challenging difficulty levels
Room to improve
- 🚫 Lack of draw or concede options
- 🤖 Overpowered AI opponent
- 🔒 Mandatory capture rule issues
- 📵 No online/multiplayer mode
Really Bad Chess+
From 165 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Innovative concept
- 🤩 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Easy to learn
- 🧠 Improves chess skills
- ✨ Clean UI
Room to improve
- 😠 Unfair AI starting positions
- ⚖️ AI too lucky/strong
- 🚫 No draws (stalemate/repetition)
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 📱 UI scaling issues
Bugs and requests
Checkers Royal+
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inconsistent piece movement behavior
- Save data sync issues
- Game freezing and data loss
Requested features
4 requests- Add draw and concede options
- Improve AI difficulty scaling
- Allow optional capture rules
- Implement online/multiplayer mode
Really Bad Chess+
Reported bugs
9 issues- App zoomed in, parts of board/UI cut off (recent update)
- Cannot make legal moves
- Game won't allow moves out of check
- AI gets stuck in infinite loops
- Incorrect checkmate detection
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- Pieces glitching
- Cannot undo after checkmate
- App not fitting on iPhone screen
- Menu options cut off
Requested features
10 requests- Add draws by repetition/stalemate
- Option for mirrored pieces
- Tutorial for beginners
- Ability to play online multiplayer
- Option to see solution for daily challenges
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- Mac app availability
- Option to keep board on screen after game
- Adjustable AI difficulty
- More board/theme options
- Animations for piece movement
In-app purchases
Checkers Royal+
No in-app purchases
Really Bad Chess+
No in-app purchases
Questions
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