Chess ∙ vs Checkers
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.
Checkers
Enjoy classic checkers with realistic graphics and multiple rule sets. Play against friends or family with single and two-player modes, featuring customizable themes and difficulty levels.
- Multiple rule sets supported
- 1 or 2 player modes
- Realistic graphics and animations
- 3D and 2D board views
- Customizable themes
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Highlighting possible moves
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Classic checkers with the ability to play for 1 or 2 players, combining simplicity and realistic graphics. Thanks to our checkers you will have a good time playing with your family as well as with your friends. Rule support: - American Checkers (English Draughts) - International Checkers (Polish) - Canadian Checkers - American Pool - Spanish / Portuguese Checkers - Italian Checkers - Brazilian Checkers - Czech Checkers - Russian Checkers - Turkish Checkers - Thai Checkers - Malay (Singaporeans) Checkers Peculiarities: - Realistic graphics and animations - 3D and 2D view of the checkerboard - Sound effects - 8 themes available (wood pine, oak, birch, walnut), as well as (classic black, blue, green, brown) - 3 difficulty levels available - Highlighting possible moves - Undo moves - Auto save gameplay - 2 player mode with automatic board rotation in 3D and 2D mode - Support for 12 game rules - Information about the rules of the game
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chess ∙ at none against Checkers's 1. Chess ∙ also leads on ratings volume (205K vs 792) and chart position (#79 vs unranked). Checkers's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating and ads 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. Checkers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chess ∙ asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Chess ∙ against 4.5 for Checkers. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess ∙ has 205K ratings behind it against 792, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Chess ∙'s written reviews are positive against 47% of Checkers's.
Chess ∙ ships an update every 4 months, Checkers every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess ∙ | Checkers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (205K ratings) | 4.5 (792 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.9% of reviews — better | 46.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 205K — better | 792 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #79 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 176 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Optime Software LLC | Sergei Shendrikov |
Customer experience
Chess ∙
Checkers
User reviews
Chess ∙
From 205K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun to play everyday
- 👍 Good free game
- 👍 Nice little game
- 👍 Very good practice
- 👍 Addictive
Room to improve
- 🐛 AD crazy
- 🐛 Major glitches make the game impossible
- 🐛 Force draw
- 🐛 Issues, needs fixing but has potential
- 🐛 Disappearing Pieces
Checkers
From 792 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ❤️ Great game for kids
- 👍 Love this classic game
- 👍 Great interface
- 👍 Very good features
- 👍 Easy to use
Room to improve
- 😡 Forced mandatory jumps
- 😕 Screen flipping over
- 😕 Weak AI difficulty
- 😕 Rotating board in 2-player
- 😡 Too many ads
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
Checkers
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game glitching out
- Black screen issue
- Incorrect game rules
Requested features
3 requests- Play against opponent online without ads
- Ability to go back moves
- More challenging AI difficulty
In-app purchases
Chess ∙
No in-app purchases
Checkers
- Remove Ads$9.99









