Comparison

Chess vs Sudoku⁹

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

Head to head
About

Chess

Enjoy a classic chess experience on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. This app offers a clean interface, beautiful graphics, and intuitive gameplay perfect for casual players. Play against a computer opponent, review game history, and track your progress.

Highlights
  • 1- or 2-player games on one device
  • Tap-to-move piece selection
  • Highlights legal moves
  • Full game history and move list
  • Built-in chess clock
  • Get hint feature
  • Undo moves
Features
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tChess Lite is the popular chess game designed just for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. tChess is like a virtual chess board on your device. It's fun and easy to use--perfect for the casual player! This game features a very clean UI design and beautiful graphics. tChess is a fast and stable program. Pick up a game in your free time... and there's no problem listening to your music while you play. (tChess Lite is a fully-functional version of tChess for casual chess players. If you're an active player and want enthusiast-level features, take a look at tChess Pro, which is over 1000 ELO stronger and has received rave reviews from Grandmaster Susan Polgar, PE's Chess Cast, and iPhone app critics.) tChess Lite Features: - Perfect for 1- or 2-player games (on the same device, no network connection required) - Tap-tap to move pieces - Highlights legal moves - View full game history in the Move List - Go back or forward move by move and replay completed games - Built-in chess clock - "Get hint" feature to improve your game - Easy to undo moves - Saves your game automatically if you exit the program or take a call - Play against any ELO rating from 500 to 1200 - Computer opponent is the most fun and realistic for beginners and casual players - Use the Profile feature to play rated games and track your progress - Over 15,000 openings for fresh, varied games tChess Lite is developed by Tom Kerrigan, author of the TSCP and Stobor chess engines.

About

Sudoku⁹

This logic-based number-placement puzzle challenges players to fill grids with digits 1-9. Each row, column, and 3x3 subgrid must contain all digits without repetition. It's a classic brain teaser for honing deductive reasoning skills.

Highlights
  • Number placement logic
  • Row and column constraints
  • 3x3 region rules
  • Deductive reasoning challenge
  • Classic brain teaser
Features
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Fill in the empty squares with digits so that each row, each column and each 3×3 region contains all of the digits from 1 to 9.

Screenshots

Chess4 screens
Sudoku⁹4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sudoku⁹ at Free against Chess's $0.99. Sudoku⁹ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). Chess's advantage is ratings volume (77 vs 2). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Sudoku⁹ is free to download; Chess costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sudoku⁹ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess has 77 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess ships an update every 5 months, Sudoku⁹ every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Chess versus Sudoku⁹: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessSudoku⁹
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (77 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings77 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTom KerriganAlexander Berson

Customer experience

Chess

All ratings77 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.9%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews267 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral8.2%
Negative6.4%

Sudoku⁹

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Chess

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent pawn movement rules
  • Stalemate issues and computer refusing to resign
  • Connectivity problems with Game Center

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to set up custom board positions
  • More difficulty levels and ELO ratings
  • Online/multiplayer functionality
  • Notification options for opponent moves
  • Chess puzzle/training mode

Sudoku⁹

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Chess

No in-app purchases

None

Sudoku⁹

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess free?
Chess costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sudoku⁹ free?
Sudoku⁹ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chess or Sudoku⁹?
Sudoku⁹ is rated higher. Chess averages 4.6 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while Sudoku⁹ averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Chess or Sudoku⁹ have ads?
Neither Chess nor Sudoku⁹ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess or Sudoku⁹?
Chess ships an update every 5 months, and Sudoku⁹ every 9 months. Most recently, Chess was updated on September 26, 2026 and Sudoku⁹ on September 19, 2026.

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