Comparison

Lichess vs Monkey Maze

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time and correspondence chess
  • Arena tournaments
  • Chess puzzles
  • Game analysis with Stockfish
  • Interactive study feature
  • Chess clock
Features
Currently charting
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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

About

Monkey Maze

Features
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An elegant number maze where every tile becomes a jump. Choose an adjacent tile. Its number tells you how far the monkey moves. Plan your route, collect bananas, protect your lives, and complete the objective before you run out of moves. Monkey Maze blends strategy, momentum, and risk in rounds that are easy to start and challenging to master. Features: - progressive levels with varied objectives; - one shared daily challenge for every player; - Sugar Rush, gifts, hearts, bombs, vortexes, and combos; - route previews before committing to a move; - an interactive tutorial and unlocked-level selection; - Game Center leaderboards and achievements; - iCloud progress saving and synchronization; - separate music, sound effect, and haptic controls; - French, English, and Spanish interfaces. Play for a few seconds or continue your best run. In Monkey Maze, every jump counts.

Screenshots

Lichess4 screens
Monkey Maze3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Lichess at #41 against Monkey Maze's unranked. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 10 level
Lichess versus Monkey Maze: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLichessMonkey Maze
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (785 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings785 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#41 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB13 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLICHESS.ORGSteve Rioux

Bugs and 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

Monkey Maze

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Lichess

No in-app purchases

None

Monkey Maze

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lichess free?
Lichess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Monkey Maze free?
Monkey Maze is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lichess or Monkey Maze have ads?
Neither Lichess nor Monkey Maze shows ads.

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