Comparison

White Pawn vs DGT Chess

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

Head to head
About

White Pawn

Enhance your chess experience by connecting a physical board, analyzing games with a powerful engine, and playing against others online or offline. Solve handcrafted puzzles, create your own, and share your best games as animated GIFs.

Highlights
  • Connect physical chessboards via USB/Bluetooth
  • In-depth game analysis with powerful engine
  • Online and offline multiplayer modes
  • Handcrafted and custom chess puzzles
  • Export games as GIF animations
  • Standalone chess clock functionality
Features
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Want to take your chess game to the next level? WhitePawn is the ultimate chess app for players of all levels. Connect your chessboard with a USB or Bluetooth connection and play with friends online or offline. WhitePawn also allows you to analyze games with a powerful engine and play fun puzzles. # Physical chessboard Connect your physical chess set to the app and get the ultimate chess experience. WhitePawn can be played on both touchscreen or physical devices, has an inbuilt move announcement function and can display moves on connected chess hardware too. # Analyse Games With the WhitePawn app, you'll never have to annotate or analyse your games with a computer anymore! Get all the benefits of engine analysis, but on your device. Analyse your game, find out where you went wrong, find out how to improve. # Play Online Whether you're a pawn or a king, WhitePawn's here to make your day better. Play chess across the world - on WhitePawn Online or Lichess, with friends, or strangers! Connect with the world of chess. # Play Offline Use the app completely offline, play games which are automatically stored then export them as PGN for your favorite chess analysis software or directly export it to lichess. # Chess Puzzles Play handcrafted chess puzzles and bring your position understanding to the next level. Missing some puzzles, create your own puzzles and import them to the App. # Share Games Had a stunning game? Want to share that game with your friends? Edit and export your game as GIF-Animation and share it with everyone! # Standalone Chess Clock Use the app as a normal chess clock for offline games on electronic and non-electronic chess boards. # Supported external hardware DGT Pegasus Millennium eONE Millennium Supreme Tournament 55 Millennium Exclusiv Millennium Performance Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DGT Chess

Connect your physical chess board to an online platform to play against real opponents worldwide. Enjoy a focused game experience with moves displayed on your board via LED rings. Save and share your games.

Highlights
  • Connect physical board to Lichess
  • Play against 100,000+ real opponents
  • Moves displayed via LED rings on board
  • Play against Lichess AI
  • Save and share games
  • Offline 2-player mode
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DGT Chess app connects your DGT Pegasus online Chess board to the global chess community Lichess, where you can find 100.000+ real opponents. After connecting with an opponent, you can put your phone away and concentrate fully on the board. You will see your opponent’s moves via pulsing LED rings on the board. Features • Play online against a random opponent • Play online against a friend • Play against the Lichess AI • Choose between rated or unrated games • Play over the board or on touchscreen • Play an offline and traditional 2-player game • PGN creator; save, share your favorite games DGT Pegasus The first dedicated board to play online connects also to the following chess apps • White pawn • Chessconnect ABOUT DGT DGT brings the best and most innovative chess products to players around the world. We are dedicated to creating unmatched chess experiences at tournaments, chess clubs and at home. DGT designs, develops, manufactures and distributes a wide range of chess-related products worldwide, such as digital chess clocks and game timers, as well as electronic chess boards, chess computers and chess accessories.

Screenshots

White Pawn4 screens
DGT Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: White Pawn at 65% against DGT Chess's 22%. White Pawn also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). DGT Chess's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

White Pawn holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of White Pawn's written reviews are positive against 22% of DGT Chess's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

White Pawn ships an update every 2 days, DGT Chess monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
White Pawn versus DGT Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhite PawnDGT Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (11 ratings) — better3.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews65.4% of reviews — better22.2% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKhadim FallDigital Game Technology B.V.

Customer experience

White Pawn

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative34.6%

DGT Chess

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral13.9%
Negative63.9%

In-app purchases

None

White Pawn

No in-app purchases

None

DGT Chess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is White Pawn free?
White Pawn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DGT Chess free?
DGT Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, White Pawn or DGT Chess?
White Pawn is rated higher. White Pawn averages 4.1 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while DGT Chess averages 3.7 from 6 ratings.
Do White Pawn or DGT Chess have ads?
Neither White Pawn nor DGT Chess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, White Pawn or DGT Chess?
White Pawn ships an update every 2 days, and DGT Chess monthly. Most recently, White Pawn was updated on November 3, 2026 and DGT Chess on November 3, 2026.

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