Comparison

Chess H vs dotChess

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

Head to head

Chess with friends, and AI.

Free

🎮 Games

★ 5.02 ratingsView app →

About

Chess H

Features

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Play chess against your friends on an iPhone or an iPad. The app is completely free without any advertisement. Go ahead and give it a try.

About

dotChess

Engage in classic chess matches with friends, AI opponents, or players globally. This modern application allows you to track your statistics, communicate during games, and resume play across multiple devices.

Highlights

Play live games with friends
Challenge AI bots
Global matchmaking
Account creation and stat tracking
In-game chat
Cross-device play

Features

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dotChess is a modern chess app built for playing with real people. Play live games with friends, challenge AI bots, or get matched with players worldwide. Create an account, track your stats, chat during games, and pick up where you left off on any device.

Screenshots

Chess H3 screens

dotChess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: dotChess at none against Chess H's 1. Chess H's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chess H sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. dotChess asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess H ships an update every 2 days, dotChess every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level

Chess H versus dotChess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Chess H	dotChess
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings	—	2 — better
Update frequency	Every 2 days — better	Every 5 days
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	15.0 — better	15.1
Further details — not scored
Size	3 MB	193 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Varage s. r. o.	Thomas Baric

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Chess H

One-time1

Chess board recoloring$1.99

None

dotChess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess H free?

Chess H is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is dotChess free?

dotChess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Chess H or dotChess have ads?

Neither Chess H nor dotChess shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Chess H or dotChess?

Chess H ships an update every 2 days, and dotChess every 5 days. Most recently, Chess H was updated on October 3, 2026 and dotChess on September 29, 2026.