Glow Chess vs A Chess Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Glow Chess
Engage in the classic strategy game with adjustable difficulty levels and helpful features. Practice tactics and strategy to become a Chess Master. Offers puzzles and a two-player mode for interactive play.
- 5 difficulty levels
- Chess Puzzles
- Game Assistant
- Undo move
- Hints
- 2 player mode
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Hi Players, As you know, Chess is one of the oldest strategy games in the world. Chess is an excellent board logic game that develops such skills as tactics, strategy and visual memory. I'm trying to create an application that allows a player of any level to enjoy the game. Play Chess, unlock levels and be Chess Master! Chess pieces: - The pawn moves to one field forward or two fields at the first move of this figure; beats diagonally to one field forward. - The king moves to one field in the vertical, horizontal or diagonal. - The queen moves to any distance vertically, horizontally or diagonally. - The rook moves to any distance vertically or horizontally. - The knight moves to the field two fields along the vertical and one horizontally or one field vertically and two horizontally. - The bishop moves to any distance diagonally. Important Chess situations: - Check - the situation in chess when a king is under immediate attack by opponent's pieces - Checkmate - the situation in chess when the player whose turn it is to move is in check and has no legal move to escape check. - Stalemate - the situation in chess when the player whose turn it is to move has no legal move and is not in check. (draw) The goal of the game is to checkmate the other king. Two special moves in Chess: - Castling is a double move, performed by the king and the rook that never moved. - En passant is a move in which a pawn can take an opponent's pawn if it jumps over a field under the pawn's blow. Features: - 5 levels of difficulty - Chess Puzzles - Game Assistant (Helper) - Ability to undo a move - Hints of moves - 2 player mode - Realistic graphics - Sound effects - Small size If you want to play good Chess, you can help me make the app better. Please write your feedback and suggestions here; I will read them and improve the quality of the application! Thank you.
A Chess Game
Engage in online multiplayer chess battles, even featuring dragons. Offers a unique text message chess mode with a resign option for convenient play. Enjoy a comprehensive chess experience.
- Online multiplayer chess
- Text message chess
- Dragon-themed gameplay
- Resign button
- Cross-device play
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An online multiplayer chess platform with dragons. Also, text message chess with a Resign button. We have it all !
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: A Chess Game at none against Glow Chess's shown. A Chess Game also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Glow Chess's advantage is ratings volume (39 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Glow Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and A Chess Game sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
A Chess Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Glow Chess has 39 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Glow Chess ships an update every 6 months, A Chess Game every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glow Chess | A Chess Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (39 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Phuong Ta | Matthew Schorr |
Customer experience
Glow Chess
A Chess Game
In-app purchases
Glow Chess
- No Ads$3.99
A Chess Game
- Jumping Coins$2.99
- A Friend !$4.99









