Comparison

ChartFight SP vs Chess Widget

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

Head to head
About

ChartFight SP

Engage in epic naval battles of the Age of Sail. Command historical ships, utilize nautical charts, and outmaneuver your opponents with strategic positioning and cannon fire. Experience a classic strategy game with a charmingly retro interface.

Highlights
  • Age of Sail naval combat
  • Ships-of-the-line, corvettes, brigantines
  • Nautical chart access
  • Bird's eye view of battleships
  • Push-button cannon fire
  • Classic strategy gameplay
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The Age of Sail! Ships-of-the-line, corvettes and brigantines battling it out on the high seas. Now imagine their captains carrying iPhones: instant access to the latest nautical charts, bird's eye view of battleship disposition, push-button cannon fire... This version of the classic strategy game is seriously outdated... in a good way! Use the gorgeous interface to find your adversary's ships before they sink yours.

About

Chess Widget

This app brings chess puzzles and games directly to your Home Screen. Solve daily puzzles, play against AI, analyze historical games, or even play multiplayer with friends nearby, all without an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Home screen chess puzzles
  • Play against AI
  • Analyze historical games
  • Board editor mode
  • Offline multiplayer
  • Daily new puzzles
Features
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Chess is always close by when you feel like playing, learning something new, or taking a break with a good puzzle. Add Chess Widget to the Home Screen of your iPhone or iPad. Solve puzzles, learn openings, play with friends, and review your games — all at your own pace. MAKE A LITTLE TIME FOR CHESS More than 11,000 puzzles help you practice calculation and spot beautiful combinations. Start with a position in the widget, then open the app to find the solution. Need a hand? Take a hint, then try the puzzle again on your own. UNDERSTAND THE OPENINGS YOU PLAY The Learning section offers 15 opening courses, from the Italian Game and Ruy Lopez to the Sicilian Defense and King's Gambit. Read the explanations, try moves on the board, and discover the ideas behind them. Step-by-step practice, move reviews, and key-position challenges help the lessons stick. Your progress is saved, so you can pick up where you left off whenever you like. PLAY YOUR WAY • Against the computer — choose your side and difficulty, try out ideas, and use hints while you practice. • Online through Lichess — find opponents, play rated or casual games, and choose your time control. • With friends — send challenges, share invitation links, and arrange a rematch. • Side by side — connect two devices and enjoy local multiplayer without an internet connection. Online mode also includes chat, your Lichess profile, ratings, and recent games. LEARN FROM YOUR OWN GAMES Coach mode helps you understand where a game turned and what you could have done better. Open a completed Lichess game, see how your moves were assessed, and find inaccuracies, mistakes, and missed opportunities. Return to a key moment and try to find the best move yourself. Take a hint if you need one, explore a continuation, or keep playing from that position. Evaluation and time-spent charts help you see the whole game. DISCOVER THE MASTERS' GAMES Explore more than 100,000 games by outstanding chess players, from historic classics to games by today's grandmasters. Choose a favorite player, find games by year and opening, and go through them move by move or turn on automatic playback. CREATE YOUR OWN POSITIONS Use the board editor to explore an idea or a position from a book. Arrange the pieces, import and copy positions in FEN format, then play from the position against the computer. MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME Choose a board color theme and turn sounds on or off. Switch to Zen Mode for a quiet game with fewer distractions. Keep a puzzle or a position from your selected mode close at hand in the widget. A puzzle over coffee, a new opening in the evening, or a game with a friend — find your own reason to come back to chess. Questions or feedback? Write to me at oleg.v.soloviev@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ChartFight SP4 screens
Chess Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Chess Widget at Free against ChartFight SP's $0.99. Chess Widget also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months). ChartFight SP's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Chess Widget is free to download; ChartFight SP costs $0.99 up front. Chess Widget sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. ChartFight SP asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chess Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of ChartFight SP's written reviews are positive against 67% of Chess Widget's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChartFight SP ships an update every 8 months, Chess Widget every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ChartFight SP versus Chess Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChartFight SPChess Widget
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (5 ratings)4.5 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings514 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul EvenblijOleg Soloviev

Customer experience

ChartFight SP

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative16.0%

Chess Widget

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

ChartFight SP

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Chess Widget

One-time4
  • 1 coffee$4.99
  • 2 coffees$9.99
  • 5 coffees$24.99
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  • 10 coffees$49.99

Questions

Is ChartFight SP free?
ChartFight SP costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chess Widget free?
Chess Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ChartFight SP or Chess Widget?
Chess Widget is rated higher. ChartFight SP averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Chess Widget averages 4.5 from 14 ratings.
Do ChartFight SP or Chess Widget have ads?
Neither ChartFight SP nor Chess Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChartFight SP or Chess Widget?
ChartFight SP ships an update every 8 months, and Chess Widget every 2 weeks. Most recently, ChartFight SP was updated on October 31, 2026 and Chess Widget on November 3, 2026.

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