Losing chess vs Verbal Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Losing chess
Experience a unique chess variant where the goal is to lose all your pieces or be stalemated. Play against AI, solve puzzles, or challenge a friend locally with special rules like compulsory captures and a capturable king.
- Play losing chess against AI
- Solve 100 unique puzzles
- Local multiplayer mode
- Compulsory captures
- Capturable king
- Pawn promotion to king
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Play losing chess against the AI, solve one of the 100 puzzles, or play against a friend on the same device. Losing chess is one of the most popular chess variants. The overall goal of each player is to lose all of their pieces or be stalemated. The rules are the same as those for standard chess, except for the following special rules: - capturing is compulsory. - The king has no royal power and it may be captured as any other piece. - There is no check or checkmate and no castling. - A pawn can be promoted to a king. A player wins by being unable to make a move. This can be because he has no pieces left or his pieces are stalemated.
Verbal Chess
Play chess using only your voice, making it accessible for everyone. Control every aspect of the game, from moves to navigation, without touching the screen. Ideal for multitasking or those with physical limitations.
- Voice-controlled gameplay
- Hands-free operation
- Accessible for physical limitations
- Blindfold chess mode
- Full app navigation by voice
- Play against AI or global players
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Play chess using only your voice! Are your hands busy making dinner? Or are you relaxing in a tub? Exercising on a treadmill? With Verbal Chess, you can play against computer engines or against players around the world using only your voice. There's no need to touch the screen. Have trouble interacting with the piece images on the screen? With Verbal Chess, the entire app is controllable by your voice. Physical limitations aren't a barrier to your playing chess. And for blindfold chess, you can lean back in your recliner, close your eyes and play the entire game. Since Verbal Chess announces your opponent's moves, you never have to look at the screen. Verbal Chess is unique in that every part of the program (except login passwords) can be controlled by your voice - every screen, every option and every move. Even program navigation can be done with only your voice. Once connected, you never have to touch the screen to enjoy every aspect of Verbal Chess. If working with the screen because of a physical handicap is a problem, with Verbal Chess you can have fun playing chess. Or are your hands busy? Maybe something simple like holding a sloppy burger and you would like to play a game while eating, Verbal Chess can do that for you. Verbal Chess comes from the creator of Chessvis. Download it today. Terms of Use URL: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Losing chess at 4.2 against Verbal Chess's 3.5. Losing chess also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Verbal Chess's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 50%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Losing chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Verbal Chess sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Losing chess holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Losing chess's written reviews are positive against 86% of Verbal Chess's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Losing chess ships an update every 12 months, Verbal Chess fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Losing chess | Verbal Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better | 3.5 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jan Maes | Conceptual Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
Losing chess
Verbal Chess
In-app purchases
Losing chess
- Unlock all features$1.99
Verbal Chess
- Verbal Chess - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Verbal Chess - Annual$14.991 Year
- Verbal Chess - Perpetual$39.99
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