Chess Premium vs Doodle Devil™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Premium
Enjoy a classic chess experience without ads or internet. Play against a challenging AI with adjustable difficulty or a friend offline. Features stunning visuals, instant auto-saves, and undo support for uninterrupted gameplay.
- No ads or internet required
- Adjustable AI difficulty levels
- Offline two-player mode
- Stunning Retina display visuals
- Instant auto-save
- Undo support and score tracking
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Chess Premium — The Chess Game Your iPhone Deserves No ads. No internet required. Just chess, beautifully designed for your iPhone and iPad. Whether you're picking up chess for the first time or looking for a worthy opponent at 2am, Chess Premium delivers. Play against a sophisticated AI with adjustable difficulty — from patient teacher to ruthless opponent — or hand the phone to a friend for a classic two-player match. What makes it Premium: • Stunning visuals built for Retina displays — not ported from another era • AI engine that actually challenges you, with difficulty levels that grow with your game • Offline play, always available — no Wi-Fi, no account, no nonsense • Auto-saves instantly when you take a call or switch apps • Undo support, configurable player names, and full score tracking No subscriptions. No ads. Buy once, play forever. Download Chess Premium and play your first game in seconds. ———— Love classic games? Optime makes a full suite of board and card games — including Backgammon Pro, Checkers Premium, and Sudoku. Search ""Optime Software"" to see them all.
Doodle Devil™
Explore your dark side in this addictive puzzle game where you combine elements to create demons, beasts, and the seven deadly sins. Unleash your creativity to cause chaos and discover thousands of dastardly deeds. Being bad has never been so much fun!
- Combine elements to create demons and sins
- Discover the seven deadly sins
- New Demon Battle Card Game
- Intuitive one-click gameplay
- Hundreds of quotes and sayings
- New graphics and user interface
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If You Love Doodle God…Embrace Your Dark Side with Doodle Devil! OVER 185,000,000 PLAYERS WORLDWIDE. Available in 13 languages! CRITICS LOVE IT! “It’s addictive. Insanely so! Lots of fun.” – 148Apps “Wonderfully unique concept. Deeply satisfying!” – GameZebo “Giving it huge thumbs up!" – TUAW “Discovering each new element was an utter delight." – AppSafari "You'll have to use your creativity…ruthlessly addictive." – Slide2Play The Power of Destruction is in Your Hands! While Doodle God was busy creating the universe, Doodle Devil was also having some fun. The same addictive, puzzle game play that made Doodle God a hit is back but with an evil twist. Discover the seven deadly sins and watch as the world crumbles at your fingertips as you create thousands of dastardly deeds. Combine fire, earth, wind & air to create demons, beasts, zombies... and much more. Being bad has never been so much fun! FEATURES - New Demon Battle Card Game: Fight your 9 Demons! - Available in 13 languages: English, German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Swedish and Polish. - Mold the combinations of fire, earth, wind and air to create a universe of your darkest desires! - New Graphics! - New User Interface. - New Demon Mode! - Intuitive one-click gameplay encourages thoughtful, creative play. - Hundreds of interesting, funny and thought-provoking quotes and sayings. ****** LIKE: www.facebook.com/doodlegod FOLLOW on Twitter: www.twitter.com/doodle_god Check out our other exciting games! Doodle God™ & Doodle Farm™
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Doodle Devil™ at $0.99 against Chess Premium's $9.99. Chess Premium's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, update cadence, chart position 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
Chess Premium costs $9.99 and Doodle Devil™ $0.99 up front. Doodle Devil™ sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Chess Premium asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chess Premium holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess Premium has 5.2K ratings behind it against 148, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 80% and 80% positive.
Chess Premium ships an update every 3 months, Doodle Devil™ every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess Premium | Doodle Devil™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.2K ratings) — better | 4.4 (148 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.3% of reviews — better | 80.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.2K — better | 148 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #49 — better | #137 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Optime Software LLC | JoyBits Co Ltd. |
Customer experience
Chess Premium
Doodle Devil™
User reviews
Chess Premium
From 5.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for practicing chess
- 🚀 Fast gameplay
- 💡 Adjustable difficulty levels
- 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
- 👍 No ads in premium version
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🐛 Issues with detecting checkmate
- 🐛 Pawns moving incorrectly
- 🐛 Pieces disappearing from the board
- 🐛 Slow performance in premium version
Doodle Devil™
From 148 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Awesome game
- 🕹️ Fun and addictive
- 💡 Clever and unique concept
- 🎨 Great graphics and design
- 🧠 Challenging and makes you think
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 💰 Ads and in-app purchases
- 🕰️ Repetitive after completion
- 🤔 Some combinations don't make sense
- 🔑 Difficulty unlocking new content
Bugs and requests
Chess Premium
Reported bugs
5 issues- Incorrect checkmate detection
- Pawns moving in illegal ways
- Pieces randomly disappearing
- Slow performance after upgrade
- Ads still showing after purchase
Requested features
6 requests- Option to turn off stalemate
- Ability to save and load games
- Notation or move history display
- More board and piece theme options
- Tutorials or strategic tips
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- Ability to play against friends
Doodle Devil™
Reported bugs
4 issues- Black screen on launch
- Achievements not syncing with Game Center
- Health regeneration issues in demon battles
- Purchased content not restoring after reinstall
Requested features
5 requests- More elements and content updates
- Additional game modes or mini-games
- Improved demon battle mechanics
- Syncing between Doodle God and Doodle Devil
- Ability to save/restore progress
In-app purchases
Chess Premium
No in-app purchases
Doodle Devil™
- Bundle of 200 coins$0.99
- Bundle of 450 coins2 variants$1.99
- Starter Kit$1.99
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- Bundle of 1000 coins2 variants$3.99
- Bundle of 3000 coins2 variants$9.99
- Bundle of 10000 coins2 variants$24.99
Questions
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