Comparison

Deep Green vs Ancient War

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

Ancient War

Lead your ancient tribe to victory in this epic castle defense game. Command a variety of units, upgrade their technology, and crush enemy defenses in both single-player campaigns and multiplayer battles.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer battles
  • Epic campaign against 8 enemy tribes
  • 10 upgradeable technologies
  • 8 unique units
  • Tactical combos
  • Summon miracles as god
Features
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*NOW FREE for a LIMITED TIME!* LEAD your WARRIORS to VICTORY in this EPIC CASTLE DEFENSE, and do it MULTIPLAYER ONLINE! ► ► ► ► ► “... a much better looking version of cartoon wars..." -itunes user review "...the world map of knights onrush, the difficulty/star rating of defender chronicles, the gameplay of cartoon wars..." -toucharcade user review ► ► ► ► ► As the god of an ancient tribe, you must lead your followers to conquer their world. Now, command wardens, infantry, hunters, cavalry, wizards, catapults, and even trained dinosaurs to crush enemy tribes' defenses and destroy their totems! Upgrade your units to take advantage of advances in technology! Unlock new troops and upgrade their attributes! Watch your units transform as they level up! ► ► ► ► ► • ONLINE MULTIPLAYER • INTENSE COMBAT with FANTASTIC ANIMATION • EPIC CAMPAIGN against 8 ENEMY TRIBES • 10 UPGRADEABLE TECHNOLOGIES • 8 unique UNITS • TONS of TACTICAL COMBOS • SUMMON MIRACLES as GOD ► ► ► ► ► http://twitter.com/TRINITIgames http://facebook.com/TRINITIgames

Screenshots

Deep Green4 screens
Ancient War4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Deep Green at none against Ancient War's 1. Ancient War's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (3.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Ancient War sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Deep Green asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Deep Green against 3.9 for Ancient War. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 80 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 66% and 65% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deep Green ships an update every 4 months, Ancient War every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Deep Green versus Ancient War: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeep GreenAncient War
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (77 ratings) — better3.9 (80 ratings)
Positive reviews66.0% of reviews — better65.4% of reviews
Number of ratings7780 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.43.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB14 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCocoa StuffTriniti Interactive Limited

Customer experience

Deep Green

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

Ancient War

All ratings81 ratings
Positive70.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative21.0%
Written reviews234 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative23.5%

User reviews

Deep Green

From 77 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Elegant and polished design
  • 🤖 Strong chess engine
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and animations
  • 🕹️ Smooth gameplay and controls

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • ⚠️ Lack of features (e.g. game saving, online play)
  • 🔍 Difficulty settings too challenging for some users
  • 🔕 Missing audio/sound effects
  • 📏 Board/pieces not optimized for larger screens

Ancient War

From 80 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Great graphics
  • 🎮 Fun and entertaining
  • 💰 Good value for money
  • 🕹️ Engaging multiplayer

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
  • 🕰️ Difficulty ramps up too quickly
  • 🛠️ Lacking in-depth strategy
  • 💰 Expensive upgrades

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

Ancient War

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Multiplayer connection issues
  • Progress loss after updates
  • Graphical glitches
  • Unresponsive controls

Requested features

5 requests
  • More unit variety
  • Faster food generation
  • Improved multiplayer experience
  • Difficulty balancing adjustments
  • Additional game modes

In-app purchases

None

Deep Green

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ancient War

One-time1
  • Ancient War 1,000,000 Gold Pack$0.99

Questions

Is Deep Green free?
Deep Green is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ancient War free?
Ancient War is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Deep Green or Ancient War?
Deep Green is rated higher. Deep Green averages 3.9 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while Ancient War averages 3.9 from 80 ratings.
Do Deep Green or Ancient War have ads?
Neither Deep Green nor Ancient War shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Deep Green or Ancient War?
Deep Green ships an update every 4 months, and Ancient War every 6 weeks. Most recently, Deep Green was updated on October 31, 2026 and Ancient War on October 31, 2026.

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