Chess Ultimate vs Ani Chess 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Ultimate
A strategic board game that reimagines classic chess with unique characters and abilities. Build a team to defend your king and outwit opponents in this fresh take on a game of wits. It offers an engaging experience for both new and experienced players.
- Unique character roster
- Strategic team building
- Fresh take on classic chess
- Colorful and engaging graphics
- Offline play support
- Fast matchmaking
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Chess just got an upgrade! Chess Ultimate, where precision strategy meets colorful chaos. Build your team from a roster of unique, quirky characters to defend your King while plotting your opponent’s downfall. Easy to pick up, endlessly fun to master, and a fresh take on the classic game of wits.
Ani Chess 3D
Experience chess with a unique twist! This game features 3D humanoid characters battling it out on the board, offering multiple game modes and AI difficulties. Play against friends or test your skills online.
- 8 unique 3D humanoid chess sets
- Single player with 3 AI difficulty levels
- Two player local mode
- Online play via lichess.org API
- Casual, rated, and inbox games online
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Ani Chess is 3D humanoid chess game, cool animation in action, multi game mode. Ani Chess features: - Currently has 8 amazing 3D humanoid chess set: Barbarian, Dwarf, Undead, Orcs, Spartan, Elf, Viking and Kingdom. - Single play with 3 difficult AI levels - Two players Mode - Play online: using lichess.org API to play casual/rated/inbox games.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chess Ultimate at 63% against Ani Chess 3D's 0%. Chess Ultimate also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 13 months). Ani Chess 3D's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Chess Ultimate sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Ani Chess 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chess Ultimate holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess Ultimate has 128 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Chess Ultimate's written reviews are positive against 0% of Ani Chess 3D's.
Chess Ultimate ships an update every 4 days, Ani Chess 3D every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess Ultimate | Ani Chess 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (128 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 128 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 695 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jesse Lugassy | TIEN TA |
Customer experience
Chess Ultimate
Ani Chess 3D
Bugs and requests
Chess Ultimate
Reported bugs
14 issues- App flashing and becoming unplayable after closing without shutting down
- Game refuses to connect to the internet
- No matches available
- Does not indicate when king is in check
- Login issues with Apple accounts
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- Soft locked in login screen
- Game freezes during signup
- Cannot sign in/stay signed in
- Crashes phone requiring reset
- Game crashes when playing offline against CPU
- Disconnected internet error after bot matches, not receiving keys
- Blob glitch where checkmate is not shown and game does not end
- Account sign in button not working
- Pitch black game screen
Requested features
10 requests- Fischer Random mode
- Spells or building mechanics
- Health bars and better motion for turtle piece
- Improved copy cat spawning mechanic
- Stronger giant piece
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- Skins for original chess pieces
- Local 1v1 single device play
- Larger board size
- Increase cap to 150
- More new characters
Ani Chess 3D
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chess Ultimate
- 1,000 Gems$1.99
- 2,000 Gems$3.49
- 3,000 Gems$4.99
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- Battle Pass$7.99
- 5,000 Gems$7.99
- 10,000 Gems$12.99
Ani Chess 3D
No in-app purchases
Questions
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