Deep Green vs Ai
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Ai
Engage in chess matches against an intelligent AI that adapts to your skill level. Analyze your games with in-game notes and play anywhere, even offline. Perfect for refining your chess strategy.
- Adaptive AI difficulty
- In-game analysis notes
- Offline play
- Multiple difficulty levels
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Face off against Paul-Your Pocket AI, your ultimate chess companion! Unravel the magic of chess with Paul, an intelligent AI designed to enhance your strategy and take your game to the next level. Key features: Adaptive difficulty: 3 Levels of difficulty-Paul adjusts to your skill level, providing the perfect challenge for beginners and experts alike. In-depth analysis: Reflect on your progress with in game notes Offline play: Enjoy endless chess matches, even without an internet connection. Whether you're a casual player or an aspiring grandmaster, Paul-Your Pocket AI is the perfect partner to help you refine your chess skills and conquer the board. Download now and embark on your journey to chess mastery!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ai at 5.0 against Deep Green's 3.9. Ai also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Deep Green's advantage is ratings volume (76 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ai holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Deep Green has 76 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Deep Green ships an update every 4 months, Ai every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Deep Green | Ai |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (76 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 76 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cocoa Stuff | NERVE Plus Inc |
Customer experience
Deep Green
Ai
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
Ai
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Deep Green
No in-app purchases
Ai
No in-app purchases









