Comparison

100 Squares vs Chess Board

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

Head to head
About

100 Squares

Fill a 100-box grid by strategically placing numbers, leaving specific gaps horizontally, vertically, and diagonally. Compete with others by checking and adding your scores to a network leaderboard. Enjoy a simple yet challenging puzzle experience.

Highlights
  • Fill 100 boxes
  • Strategic placement rules
  • Help mode available
  • Undo moves
  • Network scores and comments
  • Leaderboard functionality
Features
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Rule of the game Your goal : To fill the 100 boxes! - Begin with a box of your choice - You have to fill the grid leaving 2 boxes for horizontal and vertical, and 1 for diagonals. Help mode is available. - You can cancel a play many times, but not twice. Good luck! - Check out the scores on the network and add yours with a breif comment. Warning don't shake too hard ! © JF Pautex 2010-2017

About

Chess Board

Experience a classic two-player chess game designed for face-to-face play on a single device. Enjoy a visually rich interface with customizable pieces and boards. Save your games and revisit moves with ease.

Highlights
  • Face-to-face local multiplayer
  • Customizable piece sets and boards
  • Automatic game saving
  • Move history and navigation
  • Offline play
Features
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Your next move, across the table. Use one iPhone or iPad as a chess board and play face to face with family or friends. There is no AI opponent and no online play: this is a board for two people at the same table. ■ A game-room look Green felt with walnut, gold and ivory. Boxwood and ebony pieces on a maple and walnut board by default. Pieces are larger and easier to see. ■ Play Tap or drag a piece to move it. Includes promotion, board flipping, coordinates and sound. Jump to the start, step back or forward one move, or jump to the end to rethink each move together. ■ Saved games Games save automatically on your device. Save, reopen, rename and delete up to 3 games for free, and continue after closing the app. ■ Additional Features (one-time purchase) One purchase unlocks everything below. No subscription, and nothing sold item by item. ・No ads ・Unlimited saved games ・Move records and a comment on every move ・Automatic iCloud backup (on/off switch, manual restore) ・Dress Up: freely mix 16 piece sets, 15 boards, 31 backgrounds and 5 sounds Earlier purchasers get all of it at no extra charge. ■ Dress Up Pieces in wood, marble, silver and bronze, glass, lacquer and gold, the Original ChessBoard style, and 10 classic flat sets under open licenses. Boards in wood, marble, ebony, glass, lacquer and more, plus 8 simple two-color boards. Backgrounds in felt, velvet, leather, night sky and solid colors. Sounds: wood, digital, glass, stone and metal. ■ 13 languages Choose in Settings: Japanese, English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese. Free, with ads. Playing and saving on your device work offline. Ads, purchases, purchase restoration and iCloud backup need an internet connection. For iOS and iPadOS 15 or later. iPhone in portrait; iPad in portrait or landscape.

Screenshots

100 Squares3 screens
Chess Board4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 100 Squares at 100% against Chess Board's 50%. 100 Squares also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Chess Board's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 21 months). On price, ratings volume 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. Chess Board sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 100 Squares asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

100 Squares holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of 100 Squares's written reviews are positive against 50% of Chess Board's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

100 Squares ships an update every 21 months, Chess Board every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
100 Squares versus Chess Board: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter100 SquaresChess Board
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJean-Francois PautexYuki Honda

Customer experience

100 Squares

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Chess Board

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

100 Squares

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Chess Board

One-time1
  • Additional Features$5.99

Questions

Is 100 Squares free?
100 Squares is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chess Board free?
Chess Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 100 Squares or Chess Board?
100 Squares is rated higher. 100 Squares averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Chess Board averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do 100 Squares or Chess Board have ads?
Chess Board shows ads; 100 Squares does not.
Which is updated more often, 100 Squares or Chess Board?
100 Squares ships an update every 21 months, and Chess Board every 4 weeks. Most recently, 100 Squares was updated on October 31, 2026 and Chess Board on November 11, 2026.

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