Comparison

Chess TD vs Monsters Tactics

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

Head to head
About

Chess TD

A strategy game where heroes possess elemental attributes, changing gameplay mechanics. Utilize elemental advantages and hero upgrades to defeat monsters across various modes including Normal, Coop, and Campaign.

Highlights
  • Elemental hero attributes
  • Hero upgrades
  • Normal mode with trophies and Battle Pass
  • Coop mode with chest tokens
  • Campaign mode with different maps
  • Multiple game modes
Features
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Chess TD now comes with a new strategy: Element! Chess TD: Element is a new strategy game with brand new property. Heroes now has a elemental attribute, which completely changed the game mechanism. You can now make use of elements to defeat monsters easier. There are 5 elements: Light, Dark, Wood, Fire, Water. Each has it specialty, strong and weakness. There are also advantage between each element. You can make use of this advantage to make a weak Hero stronger to certain monsters. You can also upgrade the Heroes so it can be stronger. The more upgrades a Hero has, the better elemental power it has. There are 2 modes in the game, Normal and Coop. In Normal you can fight to win trophies and rewards and climb Battle Pass. Collect more trophies to get better rewards and also get higher Battle Pass reward. Each Battle Pass tier has 8 small tier. Complete the tiers to get better rewards. In Coop mode, you can collect chess tokens. The more chest tokens you can open token chests. Token chests can contains many rewards depends on the tier you are. Climb the higher tier to get more rewards! There is also campaign mode, in which you can travel across different maps and defeat strong monsters. Completing each map can get you rewards. The higher level campaign the stronger monsters you will encounter. Be sure to upgrade your heroes to the highest level possible! Challenge your strategy with Chess TD Element now!

About

Monsters Tactics

Assemble powerful monster teams to outwit and defeat your opponents in strategic battles. Explore various monster combinations to achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Monster team combinations
  • Strategic battles
  • Adversary defeat
  • Monster collection
Features
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Choose the best monsters combinations to defeat you adversary !

Screenshots

Chess TD4 screens
Monsters Tactics3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Chess TD at weekly against Monsters Tactics's every 2 months. Chess TD also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 0%). Monsters Tactics's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 5). On price, rating, 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. Chess TD sells 15 one-off in-app purchases and Monsters Tactics sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.4 for Chess TD against 3.3 for Monsters Tactics. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 24 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of Chess TD's written reviews are positive against 0% of Monsters Tactics's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess TD ships an update weekly, Monsters Tactics every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Chess TD versus Monsters Tactics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess TDMonsters Tactics
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings) — better3.3 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings524 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size490 MB202 MB
Age rating9+9+
DevelopervmogaYso Corp

Customer experience

Chess TD

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Monsters Tactics

All ratings21 ratings
Positive47.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative38.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Chess TD

One-time15
  • Pile of Diamonds$0.99
  • Wood Offer$0.99
  • Patron Pack$1.99
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  • Scoop of Diamonds$4.99
  • Silver Offer$4.99
  • Seasonal Battle Pass$9.99
  • Heap of Diamonds$9.99
  • Gold Offer$9.99
  • Pocket of Diamonds$19.99
  • Become VIP$19.99
  • Sapphire Offer$24.99
  • Bucket of Diamonds$49.99
  • Emerald Offer$49.99
  • Chest of Diamonds$99.99
  • Legendary Offer$99.99
4 purchases

Monsters Tactics

One-time4
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • leospio$3.99
  • silverwing$3.99
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  • goldenpaw$4.99

Questions

Is Chess TD free?
Chess TD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monsters Tactics free?
Monsters Tactics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chess TD or Monsters Tactics?
Chess TD is rated higher. Chess TD averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Monsters Tactics averages 3.3 from 24 ratings.
Do Chess TD or Monsters Tactics have ads?
Both Chess TD and Monsters Tactics show ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess TD or Monsters Tactics?
Chess TD ships an update weekly, and Monsters Tactics every 2 months. Most recently, Chess TD was updated on October 24, 2026 and Monsters Tactics on October 24, 2026.

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