Comparison

iSameGame vs Chesspy

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

Head to head
About

iSameGame

This is a 3D puzzle game where players tap groups of same-colored spheres to clear them. Every board is solvable, offering a challenge with different sizes and daily puzzles. Features include unlimited undos, hints, and replays.

Highlights
  • 3D sphere clearing gameplay
  • Shareable puzzle codes
  • Daily challenges and leaderboards
  • Multiple board sizes
  • Unlimited undo/redo
  • Replay functionality
Features
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iSameGame is SameGame in 3D. Tap a group of two or more touching spheres of one colour to select it, tap again to clear it. The spheres above fall, empty columns close up, and a group of n scores n(n−1)×10, so ten at once is worth 900 and twenty is worth 3,800. Every board the app deals can be cleared, and clearing it earns a 2,000 bonus. EVERY BOARD IS A CODE C-7K3P9Q deals the same board on every iPhone and iPad, and at samegame.app, so send it to a friend and compare scores on exactly the same puzzle. Each day has four daily boards, one per size, with a Game Center leaderboard for each, all-time leaderboards per size, ten achievements, and on iOS 26 challenges on today's board. FOUR SIZES Easy (8×10, three colours), Classic (8×12, five colours, the board from 2008), Large (10×16) and Expert (12×18). MADE TO BE PLAYED Unlimited undo and redo. A hint when you want one. Every finished game is kept with a replay you can watch move by move, and your bests follow you from iPhone to iPad through iCloud. Press New until a board leans your way, then step back to the one you skipped. Drag to tilt the board, pinch to zoom. Sound and haptics you can turn off. YOUR LOOK Matte, glossy or flat spheres. A high-contrast palette, and symbols on the spheres, for colour-blind players. The selection as an outline, a wire grid or a glow. iSameGame first shipped on the App Store in 2008. Version 6 is a new app on the same idea: the scoring is the one it always had, the boards are still guaranteed clearable, and the spheres are now real ones, lit, that you can tilt. Free, no account, no ads.

About

Chesspy

Solve daily chess logic puzzles by strategically placing pieces to attack numbered targets. Compete with friends in multiplayer battles or tackle endless challenges. Offers a tutorial for beginners and advanced modes for experienced players.

Highlights
  • Daily chess logic puzzles
  • Multiplayer battles with friends
  • Piece placement strategy
  • Tutorial for beginners
  • Unlimited daily boards
  • Hints and past missions
Features
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Place chess pieces. Hit every number. Numbered squares are targets. Place chess pieces so each target is attacked by exactly its number — in the app, your pieces are called agents. A 0 is a safe square: nothing may attack it. Match every number and the next board is right there. Every board has exactly one solution, and you can reach it by logic alone — no guessing. Today’s Mission • Twenty boards in a row, growing from 3×3 to 6×6. • Three hearts. Placing or moving an agent so a number newly turns red costs one heart. Removing and undoing are always free. • Lose your last heart and you can see that board’s answer. • Everyone gets the same mission each day. Finish it to see your Top % today. • Sundays bring the S-Rank Mission: it starts at 4×4 and the last five boards are 7×7. Battles • Create a battle and get a six-digit code. Paste the link in a group chat and friends jump straight in. • Everyone plays the same five boards with three hearts. Most boards, then fewest hearts lost, then fastest time wins. • Up to 16 players, each joining as a chess piece: king, queen, rooks, bishops, knights and pawns. • A battle stays open for 7 days. Joining is free for anyone. The agents • The rook attacks along rows and columns, the bishop along diagonals — all the way to the edge, right past other agents. • From board 10 the knight joins in, jumping in an L. • No chess needed. A three-board tutorial shows you how on the board. More to play • Unlimited: opens after today’s mission. Endless boards that grow to 7×7 — two free runs a day. • Hints: stuck in Unlimited or a past mission? Get the reason for the next move, one step at a time. One free hint a day. • Past missions: anyone can play one past day for free. • Streaks, six achievements that unlock agent designs, and a result card to share. • Dark mode and a colour-blind palette. • English, Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, French, German and Spanish. Pro (one-time purchase) • Unlimited, with no daily limit • Hints, with no daily limit • Create battles • Every past mission — fill a missed day to keep your streak • Every agent design and detailed stats • Pro never touches a daily score, and Today’s Mission has no hints. Everyone plays by the same rules. No ads. No account. Your records stay on your device; Top % and battles use only a random ID with no name.

Screenshots

iSameGame4 screens
Chesspy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chesspy at 5.0 against iSameGame's 3.3. Chesspy also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 months). iSameGame's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, ads, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chesspy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iSameGame has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of iSameGame's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chesspy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iSameGame ships an update every 9 months, Chesspy every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iSameGame versus Chesspy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSameGameChesspy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperObjectGraph LLCJaewon Seo

Customer experience

iSameGame

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral21.4%
Negative10.7%

Chesspy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iSameGame

No in-app purchases

None

Chesspy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iSameGame free?
iSameGame is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chesspy free?
Chesspy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iSameGame or Chesspy?
Chesspy is rated higher. iSameGame averages 3.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Chesspy averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iSameGame or Chesspy have ads?
Neither iSameGame nor Chesspy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iSameGame or Chesspy?
iSameGame ships an update every 9 months, and Chesspy every 2 days. Most recently, iSameGame was updated on October 5, 2026 and Chesspy on October 8, 2026.

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