Comparison

ε Chess vs 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

chess

Enhance your chess skills with this app offering 3D visualization and AI opponents. Analyze your games with powerful replay features to learn and improve. Save your progress and continue playing anytime.

Highlights
  • 3D visualization
  • AI opponents
  • Game replay analysis
  • Save and continue progress
  • Offline play
Features
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Star Chess Play, Replay and Improve. Experience chess like never before with stunning 3D visualization, AI opponents, and powerful game replay features to analyze and improve your skills. Save & Continue. Replay to learn. Save & Continue. Replay to learn. Work on iPhone, iPad, and Mac (Designed for iPad).

Screenshots

ε Chess3 screens
chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ε Chess at none against chess's 2. ε Chess also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.6). chess's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. chess sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ε Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ε Chess against 5.0 for chess. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ε Chess versus chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterε Chesschess
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMax MetralJohn Xu

Customer experience

ε Chess

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

chess

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ε Chess

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

chess

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly membership7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription$6.991 Year

Questions

Is ε Chess free?
ε Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is chess free?
chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ε Chess or chess?
ε Chess and chess are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do ε Chess or chess have ads?
ε Chess shows ads; chess does not.

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