Comparison

Lichess vs +3

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

+3

Features
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Your opponent picks a secret 4-digit code. You pick yours. First one to crack the other's code wins. Every guess comes back as a score — nothing else. +2-1 means two of your digits are correct and in the right place, and one more is in the code but sitting in the wrong spot. That's all you get. The rest is deduction. HOW IT WORKS * Both codes are 4 digits, no digit repeats, no leading zero * Guess, read the score, eliminate, repeat * No luck, no hidden mechanics — the same information is available to both players, every single turn RANKED 1v1 Get matched against a real opponent in seconds and play for ELO. Win in fewer guesses and you climb faster. Track your rating, your streak and your place on the global leaderboard. PLAY WITH FRIENDS Share a link, your friend taps it, the duel starts. No account hunting, no friend codes. Add the people you enjoy playing and rematch them any time. SOLO PRACTICE Play the bot whenever you want a game with no stakes and no waiting. It thinks like a strong human opponent, so beating it actually means something. PUZZLE MODE Hand-built stages you clear in order, each one solvable by pure deduction from the clues in front of you. No bot, no timer, no analysis helper — just you and the logic. BUILT-IN ANALYSIS In duels and solo practice, the keypad keeps score for you: digits your guesses have already proven to be in the code light up, digits you have ruled out go dark. It only ever states what your own guesses have logically forced — it never leaks the answer. On for everyone, no setting to fiddle with. NO ADS Not one. No banners, no interstitials, no rewarded videos — for free players and premium players alike. Nothing interrupts a duel. START IN ONE TAP Play as a guest immediately. No email, no signup wall. Save your progress with Apple or Google later, whenever you feel like it. PREMIUM Free players get 5 online matches a day. Premium removes the daily limit — play as much as you want. Solo play, puzzles and the tutorial are always free and unlimited. Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, available as $2.99 per week, $7.99 per month or $39.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the same price unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://plus3minus1.lafon10.com/privacy Simple rules. Very hard to master. Crack the code.

Screenshots

Lichess4 screens
+34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lichess at none against +3's 3. Lichess also leads on chart position (#73 vs unranked). 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. +3 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Lichess asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Lichess versus +3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLichess+3
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (604 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings604 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#73 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLICHESS.ORGLafonten Finansal Yazilim Limited Sirketi

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

+3

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Lichess

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

+3

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Unlimited$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Unlimited$7.991 Month
  • Annual Unlimited$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Lichess free?
Lichess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is +3 free?
+3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lichess or +3 have ads?
Neither Lichess nor +3 shows ads.

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