Comparison

Deep Green vs COLOR CUBE SOLVER

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

COLOR CUBE SOLVER

Engage with a puzzle game where you can solve and play with both 2x2 and 3x3 colored cubes. Enjoy a customizable and ad-free experience with no required permissions or data collection.

Highlights
  • Solve 2x2 cubes
  • Solve 3x3 cubes
  • Customizable colors
  • No ads
  • No permissions needed
  • No data collection
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You can play and solve both cubes 2x2 and 3x3. Have fun!! - FREE - NO ADS - NO PERMISSIONS NEEDED - NO DATA COLLECTION - CUSTOMIZED COLORS - 2x2 3x3 CUBES

Screenshots

Deep Green4 screens
COLOR CUBE SOLVER4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Deep Green at 66% against COLOR CUBE SOLVER's 0%. Deep Green also leads on rating (3.9 vs 1.9) and ratings volume (76 vs 7). COLOR CUBE SOLVER's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Deep Green holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Deep Green has 76 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Deep Green's written reviews are positive against 0% of COLOR CUBE SOLVER's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deep Green ships an update every 4 months, COLOR CUBE SOLVER monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Deep Green versus COLOR CUBE SOLVER: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeep GreenCOLOR CUBE SOLVER
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (76 ratings) — better1.9 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews66.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings76 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCocoa StuffRUBEN JOSE SOTO MARTINEZ

Customer experience

Deep Green

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

COLOR CUBE SOLVER

All ratings7 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

COLOR CUBE SOLVER

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Deep Green

No in-app purchases

None

COLOR CUBE SOLVER

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Deep Green free?
Deep Green is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is COLOR CUBE SOLVER free?
COLOR CUBE SOLVER is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Deep Green or COLOR CUBE SOLVER?
Deep Green is rated higher. Deep Green averages 3.9 out of 5 from 76 ratings, while COLOR CUBE SOLVER averages 1.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Deep Green or COLOR CUBE SOLVER have ads?
Neither Deep Green nor COLOR CUBE SOLVER shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Deep Green or COLOR CUBE SOLVER?
Deep Green ships an update every 4 months, and COLOR CUBE SOLVER monthly. Most recently, Deep Green was updated on October 14, 2026 and COLOR CUBE SOLVER on September 27, 2026.

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