Comparison

NumPlay vs Weird Chess

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

Head to head
About

NumPlay

Discover a diverse collection of engaging games within a single application. Enjoy various titles like Line Color, Dunk, and Paper Boy, with new games added regularly. Compete to achieve high scores and collect in-game gems.

Highlights
  • Extensive game library
  • Regular game additions
  • High score tracking
  • Gem collection system
  • Multiple game genres
Features
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All that fun there is in one Single app! Enjoy a wide games collection for everyone! One single app with a great selection of games from; Line Color, Dunk, Paper Boy, Human Chain, Color Cube, Crazy Arrow and much more! Reach the highest rank & Collect Gems! Always stay tuned as more games will be added continuously License agreement ( EULA ) : https://www.numplay.games/eula Privacy policy : https://www.numplay.games/privacy-policy Terms and conditions : https://www.numplay.games/terms-conditions/

About

Weird Chess

Features
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Check out Weird Chess! Like using tapatillo instead of ketchup, but for chess. Choose from 12+ variants across two board sizes — and more on the way. Each variant with its own rules, strategy, and personality. 8×8 Variants Standard Chess — classic rules, plus an attacking pigeon that randomly moves your or your opponent's pieces. Atomic Chess — where pieces trying to capture each other create mutually assured destruction. Chess960 — 960 different randomised starting positions for all pieces. 3-Check — one checkmate not enough? With this variant, you need 3 checks to win. King of the Hill — race your king to the centre and declare yourself lord of all you see. Horde Chess — face the barbarian horde - or be it! 36 white pawns vs a standard black army Fog of War — you can only see the squares your pieces attack. 10×10 Variants Grand Chess — the pomp and circumstance of war, with a Marshal and a Cardinal in the royal courtly mix. Omega Chess — go to war with an additional champion and a wizard. One does not simply walk! Decimal Chess — a falcon and a hunter make your game a little stranger. Hyderabad Chess — one of the earliest historic forms of actual ancient chess. Jetan Chess — a form of chess created for the science fantasy classic Chessman of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Every move is narrated by an AI commentator with a unique personality — from the composed Classical analyst to the chaos-loving Random Pigeon. Find your way and shake up your chess habits with some different kinds of play.

Screenshots

NumPlay4 screens
Weird Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Weird Chess at none against NumPlay's 6. NumPlay's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. NumPlay sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Weird Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
NumPlay versus Weird Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNumPlayWeird Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size348 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNumbaseJames Beach

In-app purchases

6 purchases

NumPlay

Subscriptions3
  • Subscribe3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Subscribe3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Remove ads3 Days trial$9.991 Month
One-time3
  • Few Gems$0.99
  • More gems$1.99
  • Gems bucket$4.99
None

Weird Chess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NumPlay free?
NumPlay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weird Chess free?
Weird Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NumPlay or Weird Chess have ads?
Neither NumPlay nor Weird Chess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NumPlay or Weird Chess?
NumPlay ships an update fortnightly, and Weird Chess fortnightly. Most recently, NumPlay was updated on August 17, 2026 and Weird Chess on September 19, 2026.

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