Chess ∙ vs 3D Chess Game
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.
3D Chess Game
Experience chess in a realistic 3D environment with customizable boards and sets. Challenge yourself with 25 difficulty levels, analyze games move-by-move, and track your progress with detailed statistics. Perfect for both beginners and experienced players.
- Realistic 3D graphics and animations
- 25 adjustable AI difficulty levels
- Customizable chess sets and boards
- Game analysis and editing
- Detailed player statistics
- Tournament mode
- Position editor
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Play Chess against the computer, in 3D! It feels like playing on a real chessboard and supports human vs computer, computer vs computer, human vs human. - 25 different levels carefully tweaked to challenge you gradually while you progress - Or just pit different A.I. levels against each other and watch! - Realistic 3D models, animations and sound effects - Customizable chess set and chessboard colors (including metal effect!), with 12 presets - Examine any game back and forth, move by move! Edit, resume etc. - Timed and untimed modes with no-penalty undo/redo option - Track your progress from every angle with detailed statistics - Tournament mode with untimed matches against simulated opponents that are calibrated to your skills, are always available, move immediately and never cheat! - Ability to manually edit and play any position, including unusual ones like all knight pieces, multiple kings, no kings etc! - Option to hide valid moves markers, last move trail markers and thinking A.I. markers - Never played Chess before? Quick start tutorial included! - No in-app purchases, not a demo, no locked options!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 3D Chess Game at every 3 weeks against Chess ∙'s every 4 months. 3D Chess Game also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 56%). Chess ∙'s advantage is ratings volume (208K vs 3.5K) and chart position (#53 vs unranked). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Chess ∙ against 4.6 for 3D Chess Game. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess ∙ has 208K ratings behind it against 3.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Chess ∙'s written reviews are positive against 77% of 3D Chess Game's.
Chess ∙ ships an update every 4 months, 3D Chess Game every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 15, 2026.
| Parameter | Chess ∙ | 3D Chess Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (208K ratings) | 4.6 (3.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.1% of reviews | 76.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 208K — better | 3.5K |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #53 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Optime Software LLC | A Trillion Games Ltd |
Customer experience
Chess ∙
3D Chess Game
User reviews
Chess ∙
From 208K 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
3D Chess Game
From 3.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent graphics
- 👍 Customizable settings
- 🎮 Great for learning and improving chess skills
- 🎨 Ability to change piece and board colors
- ⏱️ Challenging AI at higher levels
Room to improve
- 🐛 AI makes illegal moves at times
- 🔍 Obtrusive in-game menus
- 📺 Intrusive ads
- 🔒 Concerns about data sharing
- 🕹️ Unresponsive controls and buttons
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
3D Chess Game
Reported bugs
4 issues- AI makes multiple moves in a single turn
- Game incorrectly declares checkmate or draw
- Crashes and resets after certain actions
- Piece movement issues and inability to make valid moves
Requested features
5 requests- Add online multiplayer mode
- Implement move history and game analysis
- Allow pawn promotion to other pieces
- Improve castling functionality
- Add background music option
In-app purchases
Chess ∙
No in-app purchases
3D Chess Game
No in-app purchases
