Chess ∙ vs Chess Game Expert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess ∙
Experience a visually appealing and engaging chess game on your iPhone and iPod Touch. Play against friends or a customizable AI opponent with features like undo and automatic saving. Enjoy a free, ad-supported experience.
- 1 and 2 player gameplay
- Challenging computer opponent
- Great graphics and sound
- Configurable difficulty
- Undo function
- Automatic save
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Are you tired of playing chess games that look like they were designed for a Commodore 64 instead of an iPhone? We've got the antidote for you. Chess Free is the best chess game for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and it's free! Chess Free supports both 1 player and 2 player gameplay, so you can play against friends or test your skills against a challenging computer opponent. Chess Free offers a host of exciting features, including: * Great graphics and exciting sound effects * Configurable player names and score tracking * Outstanding AI engine with configurable difficulty level * Board rotation for two player games * Undo function * Automatic save when you get a phone call or exit the application Chess Free is supported by unobtrusive banner advertising. Chess Premium is the same great app without the ads.
Chess Game Expert
Engage in strategic gameplay on a classic 8x8 board. Challenge yourself against a computer opponent or compete with friends in exciting multiplayer matches. Master the art of checkmate to claim victory.
- Single player mode vs computer
- Multiplayer mode with friends
- Classic 64-square chessboard
- Strategic piece movement
- Checkmate victory condition
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The Chess expert is a game, played by two players on a chessboard, consisting of 64 squares, arranged in an 8*8 grid. This game consists of two modes – Single player mode and multiplayer mode. In Single player mode, you will have to compete against the computer. In Multiplayer mode, you can play with your friends. In this game, each of the players, begins the game with 16 pieces - one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops and eight pawns. Here, each player, makes moves on the chessboard, until a checkmate is achieved by either of the two players. Checkmate is a scenario in which a player’s king is unable to move further on the chessboard, as he is directly attacked by his opponent. The player who achieves the checkmate wins the game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chess ∙ at 57% against Chess Game Expert's 0%. Chess ∙ also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 36 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Chess ∙ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess ∙ has 205K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Chess ∙'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Chess Game Expert's.
Chess ∙ ships an update every 4 months, Chess Game Expert every 36 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess ∙ | Chess Game Expert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (205K ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 205K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 36 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #92 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Optime Software LLC | out thinking limited |
Customer experience
Chess ∙
Chess Game Expert
Bugs and requests
Chess ∙
Reported bugs
10 issues- Rook being able to move diagonally
- Stalemate glitch where it will preemptively call stalemate before it even happens
- Call stalemate when only the king can't move, and the other pieces can still move
- Pieces move too fast
- Doesn't allow en-passant moves by pawns
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- Refuses to allow legitimate win, claims draw instead
- Doesn't recognize stalemate
- Doesn't recognize checkmate
- Pieces disappearing
- Illegal moves by the AI
Requested features
6 requests- Undo from stalemate
- Highland opponents last move in green and my last move in blue
- Allow a third level of zoom to fill the screen
- Display a numeric value when difficulty slider is moved
- Ability to turn off safety where you can't move king to where it would get taken out
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- Ability to turn off draw by stalemate rule
Chess Game Expert
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chess ∙
No in-app purchases
Chess Game Expert
No in-app purchases
