Chess vs Warrior Chess
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.
Warrior Chess
Experience chess in a visually rich 3D environment with multiple themed locations. Features include an interactive board, AI opponents with adjustable difficulty, and a comprehensive tutorial. Enhance your gameplay with move hints, opening galleries, and the ability to save and analyze games.
- Interactive 3D board with rotation and zoom
- 10 unique themed locations
- AI opponents with 50 difficulty settings
- Move hint and trainer features
- Opening moves gallery
- Timed games and move undo/redo
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Play chess in this glorious high resolution 3D world. With 10 highly detailed Locations "Easter Village", "Baroque", "Courtyard", "Country Garden", "Medieval Times", "1066: Battle of Hastings", "Aztec Ruins", "Stone Mountain", "Steam Punk" & "Halloween: Trick Or Treat?" "Halloween: Trick Or Treat?" Location is currently FREE to play for the holiday season. Can you beat the AI and become a true Chess Warrior? Game Features Include: ► Interactive 3D board, rotate, zoom and view & play from any angle ► 10 Locations · Easter Village · 17th Century Baroque · Courtyard · Country Garden · Medievial Times · 1066: Battle of Hastings · Aztec Ruins · Stone Mountain · Steam Punk · Halloween: Trick Or Treat? ► Use the Trainer Feature in the Hint menu to show all the legal moves for each piece before playing, and the possible outcome of the move (Check,Checkmate, Promotion, En Passante, Castle & Piece Taken) at each position. ► 3D & 2D Chess pieces ► Opening moves gallery, browse 2500+ chess openings and play through them ► 2 Player board rotation. Place the device on the table like a real chess board! ► 50 AI difficulty settings, from Easy to Grand Master ► Timed games from 5 minutes to 99 minutes. ► Stuck?, use the move hint generation feature ► Undo & Redo moves, even after Checkmate. ► Show all the moves for the current game ► Hovering Chess Icons, to help identify the pieces ► Using Undo/Redo, walk through all the moves ► Restart a completed game from any previous point ► Save & Load games, to be replayed / analysed or finished later ► Detailed "How to Play" chess tutorial showing all the moves ► Support for "Castling", "En Passant" and "Pawn Promotion" ► Device Performance control - Use the "Visual Quality" settings in the options to adjust the performance on your device ► Time/Day settings for each Location (Sunrise, Day, Sunset, Night) ► Camera settings to disable in-game panning, or lock the camera to a fixed view ► Use In-App purchase to remove adverts and unlock all features Note: If you have previously bought the game and it is locked, select the "Restore" option to unlock and restore your purchase!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Warrior Chess at Free against Chess's $7.99. Warrior Chess also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). Chess's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and review sentiment (89% vs 50%). On 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
Warrior Chess is free to download; Chess costs $7.99 up front. Warrior Chess sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chess holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess has 251 ratings behind it against 2, 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 50% of Warrior Chess's.
Chess ships an update every 4 months, Warrior Chess every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and July 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess | Warrior Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (251 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 251 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| 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 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tom Kerrigan | After Dark Studios Ltd |
Customer experience
Chess
Warrior Chess
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
Warrior Chess
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chess
No in-app purchases
Warrior Chess
- Stone Mountain2 variants$2.99
- Baroque2 variants$2.99
- 1066: Battle of Hastings$2.99
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- Medieval Times$2.99
- 1066 Battle of Hastings$2.99
- Halloween$2.99
- Aztec Ruins$2.99
- Steam Punk$2.99
- Country Garden$2.99
- Courtyard$2.99
- Easter Village$2.99
- Unlock All Themes & Ads$19.99









