Comparison

Lichess vs chezz

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

chezz

Features
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Step up to the ultimate local chessboard experience. chezz brings the timeless game of strategy straight to your device with a beautiful, distraction-free design. Built specifically for face-to-face, local multiplayer matches, it is the perfect digital chessboard for you and a friend, anytime, anywhere. No accounts, no loading screens, no interruptions. Just pure chess. What chezz can do? - 100% Offline Play: No internet? No problem. Whether you are on a plane, in a subway, or completely off the grid, your chessboard is always ready. - Absolutely Zero Ads: No popups, no video breaks, no banners. Enjoy a completely uninterrupted tactical experience. - Unlimited Undo Moves: Made a slip of the finger or want to test an alternative strategy? Instantly rewind your last move with a single tap. - Smart Auto-Save: Life happens. If you need to close the app or answer a call, your exact game state and history are instantly saved so you can pick up right where you left off.

Screenshots

Lichess4 screens
chezz3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lichess at Free against chezz's $0.99. Lichess also leads on chart position (#36 vs unranked). chezz's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On 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

Lichess is free to download; chezz costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Lichess versus chezz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLichesschezz
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.1 (802 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings802 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#36 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLICHESS.ORGMuhammad Ziyad Al Maududi

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

chezz

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Lichess

No in-app purchases

None

chezz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lichess free?
Lichess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is chezz free?
chezz costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lichess or chezz have ads?
Neither Lichess nor chezz shows ads.

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