# Checkers Premium vs Checkers

The clearest difference is price: Checkers at Free against Checkers Premium's $4.99. Checkers Premium's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (78% vs 52%). On rating, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Checkers Premium against 4.7 for Checkers. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checkers Premium has 1.3K ratings behind it against 130, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Checkers Premium's written reviews are positive against 52% of Checkers's.

Checkers Premium ships an update every 4 months, Checkers every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Checkers Premium | Checkers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $4.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.5 (1.3K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/checkers-premium/id294841947/reviews) | **[4.7 (130 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/checkers/id366871125/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **1.3K** | 130 |
| Positive reviews | **78.3% of reviews** | 51.9% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 months** | Every 10 months |
| Monetization | Paid | **Ad-supported** |
| Best chart rank | **#81** | — |
| Size | 45 MB | 36 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.0** | 12.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Optime Software LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/289278460) | [fishdog.net](https://appshunter.io/developer/337519299) |

## What reviewers say

### Checkers Premium

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/checkers-premium/id294841947)

**Currently charting:** #81 Top Paid · Board, #85 Top Paid · Family (US App Store)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

- 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**

- Different level settings
- Notification for turn in network play
- Option to change colors
- Flying kings
- Chat function for premium users


### Checkers

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/checkers/id366871125)

Engage in a classic strategy board game for two players. Move your pieces diagonally, capture opponents by jumping, and aim to crown your pieces for enhanced movement. The game concludes when a player loses all their pieces or cannot make a valid move.

**Highlights:** Two-player gameplay, Diagonal piece movement, Capturing opponent pieces, Piece crowning for advanced movement, Optional mandatory jump rule, Game ends on piece loss or no moves

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great game, better than others
- 🎨 Various design themes
- 🧠 Good strategy game
- 🎮 Multiple game modes (vs. friend, vs. computer)
- ⚙️ Customizable rules and settings

**What reviewers complain about**

- 📉 Too easy, lacks challenge
- 💸 Advertisements are intrusive
- 🤔 Paid version still not challenging
- 🐛 Buggy program, makes absurd moves
- 🚫 Settings don't work

**Reported bugs**

- Settings for jumping don't work
- Game plays for the user
- Picture sometimes switches to landscape
- Buggy program with absurd moves
- Program does not remember settings

**Requested features**

- Add another difficulty level
- Improve AI
- Allow loser of previous game to go first
- Online multiplayer


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Checkers Premium free?

Checkers Premium costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Checkers free?

Checkers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Checkers Premium or Checkers?

Checkers is rated higher. Checkers Premium averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Checkers averages 4.7 from 130 ratings.

### Do Checkers Premium or Checkers have ads?

Checkers shows ads; Checkers Premium does not.

### Which is updated more often, Checkers Premium or Checkers?

Checkers Premium ships an update every 4 months, and Checkers every 10 months. Most recently, Checkers Premium was updated on October 23, 2026 and Checkers on October 22, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*