Comparison

Chess vs Drift

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

Head to head
About

Chess

Engage in classic chess matches offline with adjustable difficulty levels. Enhance your skills with hints, undo moves, and track your progress through personal statistics. Enjoy visually appealing graphics and flexible 2D or 3D piece options in this free board game.

Highlights
  • Offline play
  • Play vs AI
  • 8 difficulty levels
  • Hint function
  • Undo moves
  • Personal statistics
  • 2D or 3D pieces
Features
Currently charting
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Install and play Chess Club now for free! Chess Club has the following features: - This offline Chess app is free - Play Chess vs COM - The board game offers 8 different levels of difficulty - Do you want to learn chess or need some help? Use the Hint function in the game to see the best move possible - When you made a mistake you can undo your move and try again - How many Chess games did you won? How many were a draw? View your personal stats and try to improve it! - Amazing graphics and low app size - Play with 2D or 3D pieces How to play Chess Club? Playing a real game of Chess has never been so easy. Simply install the free board game and start your journey to become the king of Chess! Select which color you want to start in: white, black or random. Define the difficulty level. In total our engine offers 8 levels. Tap on the PLAY NOW button and start your game. The goal is to eliminate the pieces from your opponent and checkmate the King! Thanks to the amazing controls it is very easy to play. You will see the possible moves you can make when you select a piece. When you are not happy with a move you made, you can Undo it. We also offer in the Chess game a Hint function, this will help you to learn Chess and become a better player over time! Install and play the best Chess app in the store now!

About

Drift

Features
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Space golf meets orbital mechanics. Welcome to a puzzle game where you never move the orb directly. Instead, you manipulate the very fabric of space—placing gravity wells, repulsors, wind gusts, and vortices—to forge a path to the goal. You get one shot of setup. Once your fields are placed, press play and watch pure, deterministic physics simulation carry your orb through the cosmos. Will it gracefully orbit a pulsar and glide into the gold ring, or will it shatter against a red shard? You live with your plan. CHART THE CONSTELLATIONS Embark on a journey through 156 meticulously crafted levels to chart the stars. Complete the Ursa Major, Perseus, and Zodiac constellation families. Every level has an authored perfect solution—solve it within the par time to earn a perfect 3-Star rating. MIND-BENDING MECHANICS As you journey deeper into the cosmos, the physics evolve. The Zodiac stages introduce clockwork pulsars that pull on a beat, wormhole gates, zones of slowed time, ethereal walls, and star-stream currents. PURE DETERMINISTIC PHYSICS No luck, no randomness. The physics engine runs at a fixed 240Hz, meaning every bounce is perfectly elastic and every track-riding hazard is purely driven by time. Your trajectory preview will guide your initial seconds, but mastering the timing is up to you. FEATURES: • 156 Authored Puzzles: From simple gravitational pulls to complex multi-stage wormhole trick shots. • Diverse Toolkit: Deploy gravity wells, repulsors, wind gusts, slingshot anchors, and vortices. • Stardust Economy: Stuck on a level? Use your earned Stardust to buy a hint, revealing exactly where a missing field should be placed. • Beautiful Cosmic Aesthetic: Relaxing, mesmerizing space visuals paired with satisfying kinetic physics. Do you have the mind to master gravity and chart the stars?

Screenshots

Chess4 screens
Drift3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Chess at #72 against Drift's unranked. Chess also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. Chess sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Drift sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Chess versus Drift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessDrift
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (70K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings70K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#72 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size203 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGamoVationNgiap Hin Koh

Bugs and requests

Chess

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Illegal piece captures
  • Incorrect stalemate and draw detection
  • Inconsistent performance and crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • Ability to disable stalemate detection
  • More gradual difficulty progression
  • Customization options for board and pieces

Drift

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Chess

One-time5
  • 10 Hints$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • 45 Hints$6.99
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  • 125 Hints$17.99
  • 200 Hints$26.99
6 purchases

Drift

One-time6
  • 50,000 Stardust$0.99
  • Stardust Tier 2$4.99
  • Zodiac Family Unlock$6.99
Show 3 more
  • Perseus Family Unlock$6.99
  • Stardust Tier 3$9.99
  • Stardust Tier 4$19.99

Questions

Is Chess free?
Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drift free?
Drift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chess or Drift have ads?
Both Chess and Drift show ads.

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