Chess Ultimate vs eChess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Ultimate
Engage in a strategic battle where classic chess meets a roster of unique characters. Build a team to defend your King and outwit your opponent in this fresh take on a timeless game. It's easy to learn but offers deep mastery.
- Unique character roster
- Team building
- King defense strategy
- Opponent downfall plotting
- Fresh take on chess
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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.
eChess
Learn and play chess in a fun, accessible way with interactive tutorials and engaging themes. Connect with friends for matches, complete with built-in video chat and special effects.
- Interactive tutorials for learning chess
- Customizable themes from the shop
- Connect and play with friends
- Built-in video chat with special effects
- Fun and easy learning approach
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Inside the eChess game you will explore some great features like learning how to play with the tutorials, getting new and exciting themes in the shop and easily connect and play with your friends. Have fun playing with the built in video-chat with special effects and more. What are you waiting for? Install the game and let the fun begin! eChess is fully packed with a lot of great chess-themes already – and much more to come. Install the game now and experience this new and fun world of eChess together with your friends and family. Enjoy! Chess can sometimes seem a little intimidating, maybe a bit too serious and hard to learn as well! Now just relax and learn chess in a new, easy and most importantly fun way with eChess tutorials. Learn basic rules and learn how the pieces move and use your new skills to play and have a lot of fun! Install the game now to start learning the beautiful game of chess.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: eChess at 5.0 against Chess Ultimate's 4.0. eChess also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%). Chess Ultimate's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (112 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and eChess sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
eChess holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess Ultimate has 112 ratings behind it against 2, 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 100% of eChess's.
Chess Ultimate ships an update every 4 days, eChess every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess Ultimate | eChess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (112 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 112 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 687 MB | 619 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Jesse Lugassy | eChess AS |
Customer experience
Chess Ultimate
eChess
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
eChess
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
eChess
- 200 Coins$4.99
- 500 Coins$9.99
- 1000 Coins$16.99
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- 2000 Coins$29.99
