Comparison

8Loco vs ChessP2P

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

Head to head
About

8Loco

Experience the classic Crazy 8s card game with a fresh twist. Match cards by color or number, use special 'Crazy 8' cards to change the suit, and race to be the first to empty your hand. Enjoy this familiar game with new appeal.

Highlights
  • Classic Crazy 8s gameplay
  • Match cards by color or number
  • Use 'Crazy 8' cards to change suit
  • Race to play all your cards first
  • Simple and intuitive rules
Features
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The classic Crazy 8s like you've never seen it before. The rules are simple, play a card with the same color or number as the one on the table, play a crazy 8 card to change the color to whatever you want and most important of all, be the first to play all your cards!

About

ChessP2P

Features
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Chess. Offline. Anywhere. ChessP2P is the chess app that works when nothing else does โ€” on a plane, in a tunnel, deep in the basement, halfway up a mountain. Two iPhones pair directly over Bluetooth or peer-to-peer Wi-Fi. No internet, no accounts, no ads. Just open and play. What's in the free tier: - Pass-and-play โ€” two players, one phone. Board auto-flips after each move. - Peer-to-peer โ€” pair two iPhones over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi with one tap. - Full chess rules, including castling, en passant, and promotion. - Chess clocks โ€” 5+0, 10+0, 15+10, 30+0, or untimed. - Draw offers, resignation, claim draw. - Move history with replay. - Saved games โ€” pick up where you left off if you get disconnected. - No accounts. No login. No tracking. No ads. No nags. How it works: 1. Open ChessP2P on both phones. 2. One taps Host, the other taps Join. Connect over Bluetooth or local Wi-Fi. 3. Play. Moves sync instantly between devices. That's the whole onboarding. If you've ever spent five minutes trying to play chess on a plane and watched every "offline" chess app demand a connection, this is the app you wanted. Built for real offline. ChessP2P uses Apple's MultipeerConnectivity โ€” direct device-to-device. No servers. No router. No Wi-Fi network required. The two phones find each other directly, even in airplane mode (just keep Bluetooth on). If a peer drops out, the game is saved on both sides. Reconnect and it picks up where it left off. Free, with optional premium. The full chess experience above is free, with no ads. A one-time premium unlock will add board and piece themes, expanded clock presets, multiple concurrent games, and post-game analysis. Pay once, unlock for life โ€” no subscriptions. When you play a friend in a P2P session, your premium features extend to them for the duration of the game; they never have to pay to play with you. Perfect for flights and airplane mode, subway commutes, cafรฉs where the Wi-Fi is "ask the bartender," camping trips, festivals, and casual games between friends, parents and kids, or anyone learning the game. Built offline, on purpose.

Screenshots

8Loco3 screens
ChessP2P4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 8Loco at none against ChessP2P's 8. 8Loco also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. ChessP2P sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. 8Loco asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
8Loco versus ChessP2P: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter8LocoChessP2P
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyโ€”Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuillermo Ciquedimitris paidarakis

In-app purchases

None

8Loco

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

ChessP2P

One-time8
  • Walnut Board$2.99
  • Marble Board$2.99
  • Neon Board$3.99
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  • Modernist Pieces$3.99
  • Hand-carved Pieces$3.99
  • Cool Pieces$3.99
  • Complete Pack$8.99
  • ChessP2P Premium$11.99

Questions

Is 8Loco free?
8Loco is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChessP2P free?
ChessP2P is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 8Loco or ChessP2P have ads?
Neither 8Loco nor ChessP2P shows ads.

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