Comparison

Chain 3! vs Chess Music

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

Head to head
About

Chain 3!

Connect chains of the same color to crush them in this original match puzzle game. Strategize your moves to achieve objectives before time runs out, utilizing powerful boosters and combos to clear the board. Embark on a journey to become the top player worldwide.

Highlights
  • Original chain matching gameplay
  • Connect same-colored chains
  • Strategic move planning
  • Boosters and combos
  • Multiple levels
  • Objective-based challenges
Features
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WELCOME TO A NEW & ORIGINAL MATCH PUZZLE ! Are you ready? Connect chains from the same color to crush them! Easy to control but hard to master, a simple tap on the chains is what you need! Watch out your moves, you need to achieve the objectives before you run out! Use boosters and combos to help you clear the board and live your journey to become the number one in the world! Featuring: ◉ Original concept and gameplay ◉ Boosters and combos including; bombs, rockets and helicopters! ◉ Leaderboards coming soon ◉ Quests coming soon ◉ Lots of levels ◉ Loads of fun! ◉ And much more! Try It!

About

Chess Music

Control a lone Queen in a turn-based survival game against endless enemy pieces. Each move creates a unique musical melody. Survive as long as possible, chain captures for combos, and collect special tiles for advantages. Watch your runs replay as music and share your creations.

Highlights
  • Endless turn-based survival
  • Musical gameplay with every move
  • Chain capture combos
  • Special power-up tiles
  • Run replays as music
  • Shareable video soundtracks
Features
Currently charting
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You control a lone Queen against a never-ending stream of enemy pieces. Capture, dodge, and out-position them to survive as long as you can. Every board square you hit plays a note. Build a unique melody as you fight! - Endless turn-based survival. Easy to learn, hard to put down - Chain captures to unlock the x10 combo and wipe out everything around you - Grab special tiles: 3-turn invincibility, or a 5-second speed challenge that wipes the board - Two sound modes, each with its own feel - Pure single-player. No pressure to spend When your run ends, watch it play back as a piece of music. Survive longer and the arrangement grows richer. Share a video of your run with its soundtrack. More modes and sounds coming soon.

Screenshots

Chain 3!4 screens
Chess Music4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chess Music at 100% against Chain 3!'s 54%. Chess Music also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). Chain 3!'s advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 3). On 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

Chain 3! is free to download; Chess Music costs $1.99 up front. Chain 3! sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Chess Music asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chess Music holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chain 3! has 3.7K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Chain 3!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Chess Music's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chain 3! ships an update every 10 days, Chess Music every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Chain 3! versus Chess Music: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChain 3!Chess Music
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (3.7K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.7K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#127 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB99 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperVoodooYvz Digital Lab

Customer experience

Chain 3!

All ratings3,529 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral7.6%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral16.7%
Negative29.2%

Chess Music

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Chain 3!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Stuck on level 16 with no balloons
  • Booster box causes game to freeze
  • Inability to move forward on certain levels

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add sound effects
  • Ability to save progress
  • More challenging levels

Chess Music

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Chain 3!

One-time11
  • Tiny Coin Pack$1.99
  • Mini Offer$2.99
  • Small Offer$4.99
Show 8 more
  • Flash Sale$6.99
  • No Ads$7.99
  • Small Coin Pack$7.99
  • No Ads Bundle$9.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$14.99
  • BIG Coin Pack$29.99
  • SUPER Coin Pack$54.99
  • MEGA Coin Pack$99.99
None

Chess Music

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chain 3! free?
Chain 3! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess Music free?
Chess Music costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chain 3! or Chess Music?
Chess Music is rated higher. Chain 3! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while Chess Music averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Chain 3! or Chess Music have ads?
Chain 3! shows ads; Chess Music does not.
Which is updated more often, Chain 3! or Chess Music?
Chain 3! ships an update every 10 days, and Chess Music every 4 days. Most recently, Chain 3! was updated on October 22, 2026 and Chess Music on October 25, 2026.

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