Chess ∙ vs Chess
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
Engage in classic chess matches, honing your strategy and tactics. This app offers adjustable AI difficulty, a two-player mode, and daily challenges with puzzles. Enjoy customizable boards and graphics while learning the game's intricacies.
- Play against AI with 10 difficulty levels
- Two-player local multiplayer mode
- Daily challenges and classic chess puzzles
- Customizable boards and pieces
- Hint and undo functions
- Automatic save function
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Chess is an excellent board logic game that can train your strategy and tactics. The game is played on an 8×8 chessboard with two players. Each player starts with 16 pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, and eight pawns. The objective is to checkmate the opponent's king by placing it under an inescapable threat of capture. With our game you will learn the basics and the best moves thanks to the hint option. You can also select the difficulty level suit to you. Whether you are a beginner or a chess master, you will absorb the knowledge and find the joy of playing chess. Play against the AI or with your friends and develop your skills even without the chessboard. FEATURES: - You can play with your friends! (Two player mode) - Daily Challenge and Classic Chess Puzzles! - Awesome graphics - Customized Board and Chess! - Outstanding AI engine with 10 levels of difficulty - Undo function - Daily Challenge and Classic Chess Puzzles! - Automatic Save Function
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chess ∙ at 4.5 against Chess's 4.1. Chess ∙ also leads on ratings volume (205K vs 45) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Chess's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 57%). 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.
Chess ∙ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess ∙ has 205K ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Chess ∙'s written reviews are positive against 67% of Chess's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Chess ∙ ships an update every 4 months, Chess every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess ∙ | Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (205K ratings) — better | 4.1 (45 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 205K — better | 45 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #90 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Optime Software LLC | Aged Studio Limited |
Customer experience
Chess ∙
Chess
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
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chess ∙
No in-app purchases
Chess
No in-app purchases
