Deep Green vs Hot Takes!
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.
Hot Takes!
Decide what deserves the hype and what doesn't in this addictive swipe-based game. Judge movies, music, food, and pop culture with intuitive Tinder-style swiping and receive personalized feedback on your judgment style.
- Tinder-style card swiping
- Multiple judgment categories
- Personalized personality feedback
- Shareable verdict cards
- Detailed game statistics
- User content submissions
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HotTakes is the addictive swipe-based game where you decide what deserves the hype and what doesn't. From movies and music to food and pop culture, nothing is safe from your judgment. How It Works Swipe left if something's overrated. Swipe right if it's underrated. It's that simple. Choose from diverse categories packed with items to judge, make split-second decisions, and discover your true judgment style. Features • Intuitive Tinder-style card swiping • Multiple categories: movies, TV shows, food, celebrities, and more • 200+ unique sarcastic responses tailored to your choices • Dozens of themes to personalize your experience • Detailed stats revealing your judgment patterns • Share your verdicts as shareable cards • Track your game history and see your evolution • Submit your own categories and cards • Advanced stats for subscribers (favorite categories, judgment breakdown, and more) Your Personality Revealed After each game, get brutally honest feedback based on your choices. Are you an optimist who loves everything? A pessimist who finds fault everywhere? Or perfectly balanced like Thanos intended? With over 200 unique comments, you'll get fresh sarcasm every time. Share the Debate Generate beautiful shareable cards of your most controversial takes. Spark debates on social media and see if your friends agree with your hot takes. Premium Features Unlock detailed stats including your most played categories, judgment breakdown, play streaks, and unlimited content submissions. Free get limited submissions, but premium subscribers get unlimited opportunities to shape the game for everyone. Submit Your Ideas Think we're missing a category? Have the perfect item that should be judged? Submit your own content and help build the ultimate opinion-sharing app. Download HotTakes now and let your judgments fly. Find out if you're a harsh critic or an easy fan. Your hot takes await! Privacy Policy: https://www.rspoon3.com/hot-takes/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hot Takes! at 5.0 against Deep Green's 3.9. Hot Takes! also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Deep Green's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (77 vs 4). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Hot Takes! sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Deep Green asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hot Takes! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Deep Green has 77 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 66% and 67% positive.
Deep Green ships an update every 4 months, Hot Takes! every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Deep Green | Hot Takes! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (77 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cocoa Stuff | Richard Witherspoon |
Customer experience
Deep Green
Hot Takes!
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
Hot Takes!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Deep Green
No in-app purchases
Hot Takes!
- Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
- Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
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