Comparison

QUAISTER vs Cold War Chess

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

Head to head
About

QUAISTER

Engage in a strategic board game where players attempt to capture all of the opponent's pieces or escape with their own. The core mechanic involves inferring your opponent's piece colors through their movements and employing deceptive tactics.

Highlights
  • Play against AI or other players
  • Strategic piece movement
  • Infer opponent's piece colors
  • Deceptive movement tactics
  • Ad-free gameplay
Features
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This is an ad-free app where you can play the board game "Geister" against the computer or with other players. ■Game rules - Winning You win if you ever do one of the following: ・Take all the opponent's blue pieces ・The opponent takes all your red pieces ・Escape your blue piece from the escape exit ■Game rules - Setup & Play ・Each player starts with a total of 8 pieces, 4 blue pieces and 4 red pieces. ・Each player does not know the color of the opponent's piece. ・First, you can rearrange the initial placement of your pieces as you like. ・Players move the pieces alternately. ・You can move to the squares ↑↓→←. ・You cannot move to the square where your piece is. ・If you move to a square with an opponent's piece, you can get. ■The charm of this game ・The trick is to infer the color of the opponent's piece from how to move it. Because you need to be careful not to take the opponent's red piece, and also take the blue piece. ・Techniques that intentionally move your blue piece like a red piece, and vice versa, are also important. We will continue to improve the behavior of computers. If you have any thoughts about this app or if you think it's better to do this, we would be very happy to write a review. *This game can also be played on the following sites. (PC only, only against CP in the first attack) https://plicy.net/GamePlay/136323

About

Cold War Chess

Experience chess with a twist in a fog of war setting. Strategize by building your army, concealing your intentions, and uncovering your opponent's hidden forces. Engage in 63 missions inspired by the Cold War era across six unique factions.

Highlights
  • Fog of war gameplay
  • Army building and customization
  • Six distinct factions
  • 63 strategic missions
  • Story campaign inspired by Cold War
  • Hidden enemy back rows
Features
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The board is set. But half of it is hidden. Cold War Chess takes the strategy of chess and throws it into the fog of war. The enemy's back two rows are concealed until your pieces are close enough to see them. You don't know what's coming. Neither does your opponent. Before the first move, you build your army. Spend your resources, place your pieces where you choose, keep your intentions secret. Misdirection is a weapon. Sometimes fewer pieces are more powerful. This isn't checkmate chess. Reduce the enemy to a lone king and the war is over. Any piece — including your own king — can walk into danger without knowing it. The Cold War plays by different rules. PICK YOUR SIDE USA. USSR. The Alliance. Iron Curtain. Third Way. Dead Hand. Six factions, each with distinct resource budgets and initiative traits. Your faction shapes how you fight before a single piece moves. 63 STRATEGIC MISSIONS Berlin. Cuba. The Pacific. Southeast Asia. Central Asia. Play through fictional flashpoints across a full story campaign inspired by the Cold War era. FOG OF WAR Scout your enemy. Find, fix, and finish their king. The fog lifts only when you're close enough to act. BUILD YOUR ARMY No fixed positions. Spend your budget. Set your trap. Surprise them before the opening move. Start free. Berlin is on us. Unlock the full Cold War when you're ready. Cold War Chess is inspired by historical events. Characters, factions, and dramatized scenarios are fictional. The game does not represent the views of any government, organization, or individual.

Screenshots

QUAISTER3 screens
Cold War Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cold War Chess at Free against QUAISTER's $1.99. Cold War Chess also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 15 months). QUAISTER's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Cold War Chess is free to download; QUAISTER costs $1.99 up front. Cold War Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. QUAISTER asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QUAISTER ships an update every 15 months, Cold War Chess weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
QUAISTER versus Cold War Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQUAISTERCold War Chess
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB193 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBLOSSOMMOONMICHAEL LAWRENCE STANLEY

Customer experience

QUAISTER

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cold War Chess

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

QUAISTER

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cold War Chess

One-time1
  • Full Deployment$4.99

Questions

Is QUAISTER free?
QUAISTER costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cold War Chess free?
Cold War Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do QUAISTER or Cold War Chess have ads?
Neither QUAISTER nor Cold War Chess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QUAISTER or Cold War Chess?
QUAISTER ships an update every 15 months, and Cold War Chess weekly. Most recently, QUAISTER was updated on November 12, 2026 and Cold War Chess on October 31, 2026.

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