Comparison

White Pawn vs ArcaChess

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 chessboard to your device. Analyze games with a powerful engine, play against others online or offline, and solve engaging puzzles. Share your best moves as animated GIFs.

Highlights
  • Connect physical chessboards
  • Game analysis with engine
  • Online and offline play
  • Chess puzzles
  • Export games as GIF
  • Standalone chess clock
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

ArcaChess

Features
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ArcaChess is an online chess game that keeps every rule of classic chess and changes only one moment: the capture. Instead of disappearing, both pieces are pulled into an arena and fight it out in real time, arcade-style. A piece's value becomes its strength — health points, speed, damage, spell. Every capture plays out as a duel. The stronger piece gets the advantage, not the win. The remaining piece's health carries over to its next duel. THE ARENA — THE HEART OF THE GAME One piece attacks another, the board fades away, the duel begins. Two joysticks: move your piece, dodge projectiles, time your spell just right. Every piece plays differently. The rook hits hard and can take more punishment than even the queen, but moves slowly. The knight is the fastest and fires two spears at once. The queen chains a triple spell, the king unleashes a devastating royal blaze. The pawn has only a single arrow and 80 health — it has to make up for it with dodging. The attacker picks the terrain — side corridors, zigzag barricades, or scattered blocks. The setting changes everything. And when only the two kings remain on the board, everything comes down to one final duel, with no advantage for either side. ONLINE CHESS AND MULTIPLAYER Real-time chess matches against players from around the world, ranked or casual. ELO rating, global leaderboard, friends list, private messaging, and quick in-match chat. Start a private match to play with a friend, join a guild or create your own, complete with its own chat room. SOLO MODE Three levels of AI to sharpen your openings and get comfortable in the arena before facing real opponents. COLLECTION 81 unlockable looks: 43 piece styles, 24 boards, and 14 shot sounds. From 8-bit to stained glass, from circuit board to Roman mosaic. Plus 141 avatars for your profile. PROGRESSION Daily missions, unlockable achievements, daily rewards, and chests. Your level, stats, and collection are all tied to your account. WHO IS IT FOR? Whether you've played chess your whole life or never got past the basic rules, ArcaChess levels the playing field: a beginner with good aim can take down an experienced player. It's a chess game for people who find chess too slow, and an arcade game for people who find arcade games too shallow. ArcaChess plays one-handed, in portrait mode, and a match fits in a coffee break. The game is free. Download ArcaChess: the chess game where every capture is a battle.

Screenshots

White Pawn4 screens
ArcaChess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: White Pawn at every 2 days against ArcaChess's weekly. 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. White Pawn sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and ArcaChess sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

White Pawn ships an update every 2 days, ArcaChess weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
White Pawn versus ArcaChess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhite PawnArcaChess
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size271 MB225 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKhadim FallMaxime SOLAY

In-app purchases

6 purchases

White Pawn

One-time6
  • 0.99€ Donation$0.99
  • Donation 2.99€$2.99
  • 4.99€ Donation$4.99
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  • 9.99€ Donation$9.99
  • 19.99€ Donation$19.99
  • 49.99€ Donation$49.99
2 purchases

ArcaChess

One-time2
  • 150 Bitcoin$2.99
  • 10 Diamants$8.99

Questions

Is White Pawn free?
White Pawn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ArcaChess free?
ArcaChess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do White Pawn or ArcaChess have ads?
Neither White Pawn nor ArcaChess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, White Pawn or ArcaChess?
White Pawn ships an update every 2 days, and ArcaChess weekly. Most recently, White Pawn was updated on October 30, 2026 and ArcaChess on October 8, 2026.

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