Chess vs Thai Chess Duel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess
This app offers a high-quality chess experience for players of all levels, from beginners to professionals. It features a strong engine, analysis tools, and learning resources to improve your game.
- Simulated human opponents for beginners
- Top-tier chess engine for experts
- Real-time game analysis
- 1 or 2-player game support
- Opening Library and PGN Database
- Position Editor
- Rated games and progress tracking
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tChess Pro is the high-quality, critically acclaimed chess game with the richest features for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. It's perfect for every player: Beginners: Not everybody is a chess master! Most chess games are too strong or just make random mistakes at easier levels. tChess Pro has unique algorithms to simulate human opponents. Experts: tChess Pro has a top-tier chess engine. (Over 380 ELO points stronger than Caissa Chess.) Enthusiasts: tChess Pro's Analysis Mode is like having a chess master in your pocket. You can get the engine's "expert opinion" about any game or position in real-time: which side is winning, and the best sequence of moves. Just like a professional desktop chess package. More key features: - Perfect for 1- or 2-player games - Strong computer opponent - Play against any ELO rating from 500 to 2500 - Integrated "Learn Chess" e-book app (Apple Staff Favorite!) - Opening Library feature lets you explore chess opening theory as you play - PGN Database feature lets you download and view PGN files - Support for 3-stage time controls with Fischer increments - Position Editor to enter positions from books, newspapers, etc. - Save and load games; export them in standard PGN format - Use the Profile feature to play rated games against the computer and track your progress tChess Pro is developed by Tom Kerrigan, author of the TSCP and Stobor chess engines.
Thai Chess Duel
Learn, train, and play Makruk, the traditional Thai board game. Compete against friends or players worldwide with adjustable rules and customizable pieces. Offers online and local multiplayer options.
- Online and local multiplayer
- AI opponent
- Adjustable match time
- Customizable pieces and board
- In-game chat
- Friend invitations
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Makruk (หมากรุก) or Thai Chess, is a board game that descended from the 6th-century Indian game of chaturanga or a close relative thereof, and therefore related to chess. It is regarded as the most similar living game to this common ancestor of all chess variants. Makruk is similar to chess played in Cambodia's which called "Ok" or "Ouk Chatrang". Thai Chess Duel allow player to know how to play Makruk, training and playing with friend or people around the world. Game Features: Playing online or same phone or with AI. Counting rules system. Adjustable match time or play side. Changeable chess pieces and board. In game chat. Inviting friend to play with. Support English and Thai languages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chess at 89% against Thai Chess Duel's 33%. Chess also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Thai Chess Duel's advantage is price (Free vs $7.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, ads 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
Thai Chess Duel is free to download; Chess costs $7.99 up front. Thai Chess Duel sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chess holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess has 250 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Chess's written reviews are positive against 33% of Thai Chess Duel's.
Chess ships an update every 4 months, Thai Chess Duel every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess | Thai Chess Duel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (250 ratings) — better | 4.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 250 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tom Kerrigan | Suksan Chaiwattanapong |
Customer experience
Chess
Thai Chess Duel
Bugs and requests
Chess
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when creating annotations
- Zoomed-in screen issue when returning to the app
- Difficulty settings not accurately reflecting the AI's strength
Requested features
6 requests- Add chess puzzles
- Provide more board and piece style options
- Implement a resign feature and draw offer
- Add a move evaluation bar
- Improve the online multiplayer experience
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- Provide a way to organize and navigate through game databases
Thai Chess Duel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chess
No in-app purchases
Thai Chess Duel
- 7 Gems$1.99
- 40 Gems$9.99
