Lichess vs Orion Singularity
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time and correspondence chess
- Arena tournaments
- Chess puzzles
- Game analysis with Stockfish
- Interactive study feature
- Chess clock
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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
Orion Singularity
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Orion Singularity is a trick-taking game at the edge of the event horizon: before every round you predict exactly how many tricks you will win — and only players who keep their word score full points. HOW IT WORKS Each round deals one more card. You read your hand and commit to a number. Hitting it exactly pays off; every trick too many or too few costs you. You must follow suit: if you hold the faction that was led, you have to play it. Trump beats the other factions — and the Singularity beats everything. FOUR FACTIONS Terran Alliance, Synth Collective, Xeno Swarm and Solaris Dominion: 60 richly illustrated, photoreal cards, each with its own character and story. The Codex lets you read up on every faction and every card. GAME MODES • Versus bots — three difficulty levels, fully offline, no account needed • Training — with hints and undo until the rules click • Local game — several people on one device; the hand is hidden at every handover • Online — invite friends with a join code, or quick match against others • Daily challenge — the same deal for everyone, with a daily leaderboard ALSO INSIDE • Game Center leaderboards and achievements • Statistics that follow you across your devices once you sign in • Runs on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV • Free, with no ads Bid. Take the trick. Survive.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Lichess at #54 against Orion Singularity's unranked. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lichess ships an update fortnightly, Orion Singularity every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lichess | Orion Singularity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (662 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 51.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 662 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #54 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LICHESS.ORG | Torsten Schiefen |
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
Orion Singularity
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lichess
No in-app purchases
Orion Singularity
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Lichess free?
Is Orion Singularity free?
Do Lichess or Orion Singularity have ads?
Which is updated more often, Lichess or Orion Singularity?
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