Comparison

ε Chess vs Weird Chess

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

Head to head
About

ε Chess

Experience chess with a unique twist where pieces can move fractional distances. Capture opponents by overlapping their pieces, with the game concluding upon capturing the opposing king. This innovative take on the classic strategy game offers a fresh challenge.

Highlights
  • Fractional piece movement
  • Overlap capture mechanic
  • Capture the opposing king to win
  • Innovative chess strategy
  • Unique gameplay
Features
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Infinitesimal Chess (ε Chess for short) is like regular chess, but each piece can move a fractional amount. Pieces move along the same paths as in normal chess, but can stop anywhere along that line. If your piece, which has a size, overlaps one or more opponent's piece, you take them. The game ends when you take the opposing king.

About

Weird Chess

Features
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Check out Weird Chess! Like using tapatillo instead of ketchup, but for chess. Choose from 12+ variants across two board sizes — and more on the way. Each variant with its own rules, strategy, and personality. 8×8 Variants Standard Chess — classic rules, plus an attacking pigeon that randomly moves your or your opponent's pieces. Atomic Chess — where pieces trying to capture each other create mutually assured destruction. Chess960 — 960 different randomised starting positions for all pieces. 3-Check — one checkmate not enough? With this variant, you need 3 checks to win. King of the Hill — race your king to the centre and declare yourself lord of all you see. Horde Chess — face the barbarian horde - or be it! 36 white pawns vs a standard black army Fog of War — you can only see the squares your pieces attack. 10×10 Variants Grand Chess — the pomp and circumstance of war, with a Marshal and a Cardinal in the royal courtly mix. Omega Chess — go to war with an additional champion and a wizard. One does not simply walk! Decimal Chess — a falcon and a hunter make your game a little stranger. Hyderabad Chess — one of the earliest historic forms of actual ancient chess. Jetan Chess — a form of chess created for the science fantasy classic Chessman of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Every move is narrated by an AI commentator with a unique personality — from the composed Classical analyst to the chaos-loving Random Pigeon. Find your way and shake up your chess habits with some different kinds of play.

Screenshots

ε Chess3 screens
Weird Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Weird Chess at none against ε Chess's shown. ε Chess's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ε Chess ships an update every 2 days, Weird Chess fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ε Chess versus Weird Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterε ChessWeird Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMax MetralJames Beach

In-app purchases

None

ε Chess

No in-app purchases

None

Weird Chess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ε Chess free?
ε Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Weird Chess free?
Weird Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ε Chess or Weird Chess have ads?
ε Chess shows ads; Weird Chess does not.
Which is updated more often, ε Chess or Weird Chess?
ε Chess ships an update every 2 days, and Weird Chess fortnightly. Most recently, ε Chess was updated on October 2, 2026 and Weird Chess on October 7, 2026.

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