Comparison

Deep Green vs King Chess 2700 plus

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

Head to head
About

Deep Green

This app provides a classical chess experience with a clean, native interface and customizable piece designs. It supports open game formats, offers a unique chess engine with adjustable strength, and features a private, ad-free environment.

Highlights
  • Clean, native user interface
  • Customizable chess piece designs
  • Open game format (PGN/FEN)
  • Adjustable strength chess engine
  • Private and ad-free experience
  • System-level integration
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A no-nonsense classical chess app. - CLEAN UI: Deep Green offers a distraction-free experience in a clean, native user interface, with Liquid Glass on iOS 26 and later. - CUSTOM PIECE DESIGN: Beautiful chess set designed specifically for Deep Green and rendered at high resolution in both outline and 3D throughout the app. - MADE FOR IPAD: Dedicated menu bar, multiple windows, and refined trackpad, mouse, and Apple Pencil support. Squares highlight as you hover over the board. - MADE FOR IPHONE DUO: Adapts to both displays and every pose. The board centers on the fold like a folding chess board, and the game controls follow the system into the vertical bar. - TIGHT SYSTEM INTEGRATION: System-level sharing, drag and drop, AirDrop, undo/redo, contextual menus, Quick Look previews of chess files, Dark Mode, high contrast support and more. - OPEN GAME FORMAT: Games can be shared, saved, copied, pasted, imported, exported in the ubiquitous, open source PGN and FEN formats. Deep Green can open chess files straight from the Files app. - UNIQUE CHESS ENGINE: Enjoyable opponent with adjustable strength, praised for its humane gameplay, developed for Deep Green on the Apple Newton more than 25 years ago. - TWEAKABLE APPEARANCE: Engage the knights in the game by having them turn towards the center of the board, apply a humane, slightly random placement of the pieces. - IN YOUR LANGUAGE: Available in English, German, and Danish. - MODERN ARCHITECTURE: Written in Swift as a fully native app – modern, maintainable, and prepared for the future. - PRIVATE, AD-FREE: No ads, no tracking, no analytics, no nonsense. If you like Deep Green, please rate it favorably on the App Store.

About

King Chess 2700 plus

Learn and improve your chess skills with this game. Play against friends or a challenging AI with configurable difficulty and various play styles. Save and load games, and utilize an undo function.

Highlights
  • 1 and 2 player gameplay
  • Challenging computer opponent
  • Configurable AI difficulty
  • Multiple play styles
  • Board rotation
  • Save and load games
  • Undo function
Features
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* Do you want to learn or improve at chess? "King Chess 2700 plus" is the best chess game for the iPhone and iPod Touch. "King Chess 2700 plus" supports both 1 player and 2 player gameplay, so you can play against friends or test your skills against a challenging computer opponent. "King Chess 2500 plus" offers a host of exciting features, including: * Great graphics and exciting sound effects * Outstanding AI engine with configurable difficulty level * Choose between several styles of play: "Passive", "Solid", "Active", "Aggressive" or "Suicidal". * Board rotation for two player games * Supports saving and loading games to PGN files. * Undo function

Screenshots

Deep Green4 screens
King Chess 2700 plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Deep Green at 66% against King Chess 2700 plus's 0%. Deep Green also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 54 months). King Chess 2700 plus's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs paid). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deep Green ships an update every 4 months, King Chess 2700 plus every 54 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Deep Green versus King Chess 2700 plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeep GreenKing Chess 2700 plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (77 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings77 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 54 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCocoa StuffHoan Ngo

Customer experience

Deep Green

All ratings76 ratings
Positive71.1%
Neutral5.3%
Negative23.7%
Written reviews212 reviews
Positive66.0%
Neutral9.9%
Negative24.1%

King Chess 2700 plus

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Deep Green

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when promoting pawns
  • Board orientation issues when rotating device
  • Unresponsive UI elements
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Game saving and loading functionality
  • Online/multiplayer mode
  • Customizable board/piece themes
  • Difficulty settings for beginners
  • Indicators for check, checkmate, and draw

King Chess 2700 plus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Deep Green

No in-app purchases

None

King Chess 2700 plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Deep Green free?
Deep Green is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is King Chess 2700 plus free?
King Chess 2700 plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Deep Green or King Chess 2700 plus have ads?
King Chess 2700 plus shows ads; Deep Green does not.
Which is updated more often, Deep Green or King Chess 2700 plus?
Deep Green ships an update every 4 months, and King Chess 2700 plus every 54 months. Most recently, Deep Green was updated on October 31, 2026 and King Chess 2700 plus on November 2, 2026.

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