Comparison

Chess Premium vs ABC Solitaire

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

ABC Solitaire

A challenging puzzle game that requires observation, patience, and a strategic spirit to clear the board by removing matching tiles. Offers multiple customization options and ways to share your progress. Supports various languages and game modes.

Highlights
  • Tile matching puzzle gameplay
  • Multiple color customization options
  • Hint and Undo features
  • Score sharing via social media
  • Multi-language support
  • Auto-save and landscape mode
Features
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***Thank you for viewing! Thank you for downloading! This is the most difficult, unique and addictive puzzle game in the world! This game does not require any preliminary knowledge, but demands huge observations, great patience and challenging spirit! Everyone from children to adult people can fully enjoy it while testing and demonstrating his IQ. ***Game goal Clear the board by removing two same tiles each time as quickly as possible. ***How to remove Condition 1: If two same tiles are on the same row or column and there are no other tiles between them, tap to remove them directly. Condition 2: If one tile can be moved to a new position where Condition 1 can be met by this tile and the other same tile, move this tile first and then tap the other to remove these two same tiles. ***Options *You can change the color combination among three screen colors, three text-background colors, and two text colors. *You have two chances for both Hints and Undo. *You can announce your scores via Email, Facebook or Twitter. *Supports Chinese, English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Russian and Swedish. *Auto save game. *Supports landscape. For free version, this can enlarge the play area. ***Scores Three types of scores will be reported to Game Center’s leaderboards, i.e., Best time, total numbers of Completion and total number of Stars. In addition, achievements have five levels and five glory stages. ***Related App While ABC Solitaire tends to use your left side of brain. related Zhongyuan Mahjong (Solitaire) which adopts the same game rule tends to use your right side of brain, Tens of thousands of people have already been deeply addicted to Zhongyuan Mahjong (Solitaire), and the number are growing very fast. They are enjoying and challenging it day by day, again and again. You are also warmly welcomed to have a try of Zhongyuan Mahjong. ****Licensed Application To use this application, you agree the following terms of use which is "Apple Terms of Use (EULA)". https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ****Banner Ads In order to support feature improvement and sustainabity, banner ad is introduced. However, users can still play at offline mode and report offline scores to Game Center. Inn order to enable users to remove ads at a reasonable amount payment, auto-renewable subscription is inntroduced.

Screenshots

Chess Premium4 screens
ABC Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chess Premium at none against ABC Solitaire's 12. Chess Premium also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (5.2K vs 77). ABC Solitaire's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and price ($3.99 vs $9.99). On rating, review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Chess Premium costs $9.99 and ABC Solitaire $3.99 up front. ABC Solitaire sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Chess Premium asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Chess Premium against 4.6 for ABC Solitaire. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess Premium has 5.2K ratings behind it against 77, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Chess Premium's written reviews are positive against 84% of ABC Solitaire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess Premium ships an update every 3 months, ABC Solitaire every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Chess Premium versus ABC Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess PremiumABC Solitaire
Price$9.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.7 (5.2K ratings) — better4.6 (77 ratings)
Positive reviews80.4% of reviews84.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.2K — better77
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#31 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOptime Software LLCShen Zhongyuan

Customer experience

Chess Premium

All ratings5,179 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews500 reviews
Positive80.4%
Neutral6.2%
Negative13.4%

ABC Solitaire

All ratings77 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive84.4%
Neutral5.7%
Negative9.9%

User reviews

Chess Premium

From 5.2K App Store ratings

What 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

ABC Solitaire

From 77 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent brain workout
  • 👍 Engaging and challenging gameplay
  • 👍 Helps with concentration and focus
  • 👍 Great for passing time
  • 👍 Addictive and fun

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues after updates
  • 🐛 Delayed notification of no more moves
  • 🔋 Timer keeps running when paused
  • 🔍 Unclear instructions and rules
  • 💰 Ads and in-app purchases

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

ABC Solitaire

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Undo button cancels the game
  • Tiles getting stuck and not moving
  • Losing progress when the app crashes
  • Inconsistent background color changes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Pause button to stop the timer
  • Replay option for the same game
  • Notification when there are no more moves
  • Volume control for sound effects
  • More than 2 hints per game

In-app purchases

None

Chess Premium

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

ABC Solitaire

Subscriptions6
  • 1 Month$0.991 Month
  • Shuffle game 1 month$0.991 Month
  • 6 Months$3.996 Months
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  • Shuffle game 6 months$3.996 Months
  • 1 Year$6.991 Year
  • Shuffle game 1 year$6.991 Year
One-time6
  • 2P Competition Type$0.99
  • 2P Cooperation Type$0.99
  • 100$0.99
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  • Relay Game$1.99
  • 200+20$1.99
  • 300+50$2.99

Questions

Is Chess Premium free?
Chess Premium costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ABC Solitaire free?
ABC Solitaire costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chess Premium or ABC Solitaire?
Chess Premium is rated higher. Chess Premium averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5.2K ratings, while ABC Solitaire averages 4.6 from 77 ratings.
Do Chess Premium or ABC Solitaire have ads?
ABC Solitaire shows ads; Chess Premium does not.
Which is updated more often, Chess Premium or ABC Solitaire?
Chess Premium ships an update every 3 months, and ABC Solitaire every 4 days. Most recently, Chess Premium was updated on October 1, 2026 and ABC Solitaire on August 25, 2026.

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