Gambit Chess vs Lichess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gambit Chess
Engage in challenging chess matches against players globally. Experience the classic game with a fresh perspective and test your strategic abilities.
- Global player challenges
- Skill-based gameplay
- Competitive matches
- Modern chess experience
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Put your skills to the test and experience chess like you've never seen it before. Challenge other players from around the world!
Lichess
Play chess online with millions of users, participate in tournaments, solve puzzles, and analyze games. This free and open-source application offers a comprehensive chess experience for players of all levels, with features for learning and casual play.
- Real-time and correspondence chess
- Arena tournaments
- Chess puzzles
- Game analysis with Stockfish
- Interactive study feature
- Chess clock
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Lichess is a free/libre, open-source chess application powered by volunteers and donations. Today, Lichess users play more than five million games every day. Lichess is one of the most popular chess websites in the world while remaining 100% free. The following features are available right now: - play real time or correspondence chess - play arena tournaments - play against online bots - solve chess puzzles from a wide variety of themes, online or offline - race against the clock in Puzzle Storm - analyse your games with latest Stockfish locally or on the server - board editor - study chess with a collaborative and interactive study feature - learn board coordinates - play over the board with a friend - watch live chess broadcasts from all major chess tournaments - watch Lichess TV and online streamers - use a chess clock for your over the board games - many different board themes and piece sets - custom background themes - translated into 55 languages
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lichess at 51% against Gambit Chess's 0%. Lichess also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.7) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lichess holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lichess has 604 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Gambit Chess's written reviews are positive against 51% of Lichess's.
Gambit Chess ships an update every 2 months, Lichess fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gambit Chess | Lichess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (3 ratings) | 4.0 (604 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 51.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 604 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #80 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gambit Technologies AB | LICHESS.ORG |
Customer experience
Gambit Chess
Lichess
Bugs and requests
Gambit Chess
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Lichess
Reported bugs
1 issue- Swipe-to-go-back gesture interferes with piece placement
Requested features
3 requests- Name of opening in opening explorer
- Ability to add and subtract additional things on the homepage
- Reset/replay button on puzzles
In-app purchases
Gambit Chess
No in-app purchases
Lichess
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Gambit Chess free?
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