Comparison

Chess TD vs Monster Chess Pro

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

Monster Chess Pro

Features
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We introduced a new way of playing chess with new rules. Monster Chess is a chess game but with totally different rules. Also, it can be played with 3-4 players, unlike a normal chess game. You don’t have to remember the moves of different pieces as we have 16 pieces but all same. And only simple rules. It can be played with a minimum of 2 players and a maximum of 4 players. Only 1 player will be announced as the winner

Screenshots

Chess TD4 screens
Monster Chess Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Monster Chess Pro at none against Chess TD's 10. Chess TD's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 49 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chess TD sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Monster Chess Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess TD ships an update weekly, Monster Chess Pro every 49 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chess TD versus Monster Chess Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess TDMonster Chess Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 49 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size490 MB37 MB
Age rating9+4+
DevelopervmogaVishal Goswami

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Chess TD

One-time10
  • Pile of Diamonds$0.99
  • Wood Offer$0.99
  • Patron Pack$1.99
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  • Silver Offer$4.99
  • Gold Offer$9.99
  • Become VIP$19.99
  • Sapphire Offer$24.99
  • Bucket of Diamonds$49.99
  • Emerald Offer$49.99
  • Legendary Offer$99.99
None

Monster Chess Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess TD free?
Chess TD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monster Chess Pro free?
Monster Chess Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chess TD or Monster Chess Pro have ads?
Both Chess TD and Monster Chess Pro show ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess TD or Monster Chess Pro?
Chess TD ships an update weekly, and Monster Chess Pro every 49 months. Most recently, Chess TD was updated on November 3, 2026 and Monster Chess Pro on November 3, 2026.

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