Comparison

Checkers Premium vs Checkers Primo

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

Head to head
About

Checkers Premium

Enjoy a classic game of Checkers with enhanced features. Play against friends or a challenging AI with turn-based multiplayer options. Track scores and customize your experience with great graphics and sound.

Highlights
  • Turn-based multiplayer
  • Play against AI
  • Configurable difficulty
  • Score tracking
  • Undo function
  • Forced captures option
Features
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The #1 Checkers app for iOS just got better. Play against your Game Center friends or random opponents using our new turn-based multiplayer feature! Checkers Premium supports both 1 player and 2 player gameplay, so you can play against friends or test your skills against a challenging computer opponent. Our new turn-based network play feature allows you to play up to 16 simultaneous network games against your Game Center friends or random network opponents over Wi-Fi or 3G. Checkers Premium includes a host of exciting features, including: * Great graphics and awesome sound effects * Configurable player names and score tracking * Outstanding AI engine provided by renowned AI researcher Martin Fierz * Fully configurable 1 player difficulty level * Undo function * Option to enable / disable forced captures * Automatic save when you exit the app Checkers Premium currently plays according to American Checkers / English Draughts rules.

About

Checkers Primo

Enjoy classic checkers with customizable themes and AI opponents. Play against friends or a computer with intuitive controls and visual move indicators.

Highlights
  • 1 or 2 player mode
  • 3 AI difficulty levels
  • Wooden, metal, and glass themes
  • Legal move highlighting
  • Slide or tap-to-move controls
  • Customizable player roles
Features
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1 or 2 players, rules enforced, pieces glide into position. Play checkers with a friend or play against one of 3 robots on a beautiful wooden checkerboard, or alternatively choose the metal or glass themes. Pieces and squares subtly glow to show you all legal moves. To move, you can either slide a piece or tap a piece and a destination square. Tap the settings to make one side or the other a human player (or both), or just set both sides to computer players and watch the battle unfold.

Screenshots

Checkers Premium4 screens
Checkers Primo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Checkers Primo at Free against Checkers Premium's $4.99. Checkers Premium's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (78% vs 61%). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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

Checkers Primo is free to download; Checkers Premium costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Checkers Premium against 4.6 for Checkers Primo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Checkers Premium's written reviews are positive against 61% of Checkers Primo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checkers Premium ships an update every 4 months, Checkers Primo every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Checkers Premium versus Checkers Primo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckers PremiumCheckers Primo
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (1.3K ratings)4.6 (1.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews — better60.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K1.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#94 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOptime Software LLCfishdog.net

Customer experience

Checkers Premium

All ratings1,317 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral5.1%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews277 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative13.4%

Checkers Primo

All ratings1,511 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral5.2%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative32.1%

User reviews

Checkers Premium

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Good for passing time
  • 👍 Simple to play
  • 👍 Good practice
  • 👍 Fun and challenging
  • 👍 Great game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes
  • 🐛 Ads don't work
  • 🐛 Network play issues
  • 👎 Too hard
  • 👎 Lousy as an internet game

Checkers Primo

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game
  • 👍 Helps improve skills
  • 👍 Great childhood experience
  • 👍 Excellent game
  • 👍 Best checkers game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Freezes up during gameplay
  • 🤖 Robot needs training
  • 🤔 Forced capturing is frustrating
  • 🤔 Game can be too easy

Bugs and requests

Checkers Premium

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes
  • Network play issues
  • Refusing double jump doesn't work
  • Freezing during computer's turn
  • Opponent's chips become player's and vice versa when refusing draw

Requested features

7 requests
  • Different level settings
  • Notification for turn in network play
  • Option to change colors
  • Flying kings
  • Chat function for premium users
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  • Save high score
  • Rename player name

Checkers Primo

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Freezing issues during gameplay

Requested features

2 requests
  • Option to disable forced capturing
  • Higher difficulty level

In-app purchases

None

Checkers Premium

No in-app purchases

None

Checkers Primo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Checkers Premium free?
Checkers Premium costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Checkers Primo free?
Checkers Primo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Checkers Premium or Checkers Primo?
Checkers Primo is rated higher. Checkers Premium averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Checkers Primo averages 4.6 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Checkers Premium or Checkers Primo have ads?
Checkers Primo shows ads; Checkers Premium does not.
Which is updated more often, Checkers Premium or Checkers Primo?
Checkers Premium ships an update every 4 months, and Checkers Primo every 5 months. Most recently, Checkers Premium was updated on October 31, 2026 and Checkers Primo on November 1, 2026.

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