Checkers vs Checkers Primo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Checkers
Enjoy a classic board game experience with this digital version of Checkers. Play against friends or a computer opponent with adjustable difficulty. Features include animated moves, undo options, and customizable themes.
- 1 or 2 player gameplay
- 5 difficulty levels
- Undo wrong move
- Enable/disable forced captures
- Animated moves
- Six board and piece themes
- Piece moving hint
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Checkers (also called "Draughts") is challenging board game that is easy to learn but hard to master. The rules are simple: capture all enemy pieces and win the game! You can play with family and friends or against computer opponent with different difficulty levels. Game features: - 1 player or 2 player gameplay - 5 levels of the difficulty - HD graphics for iPhone X and iPad with retina display - ability to undo wrong move - option to enable or disable forced captures - quick response time - animated moves - easy to use interface design - auto-save when exit or phone ring - six themes for board and pieces - piece moving hint - compatible with iPod, iPhone and iPad - view captured pieces - ability to listen music in background
Checkers Primo
Enjoy classic checkers with customizable themes and AI opponents. Play against friends or a computer with intuitive controls and visual move indicators.
- 1 or 2 player mode
- 3 AI difficulty levels
- Wooden, metal, and glass themes
- Legal move highlighting
- Slide or tap-to-move controls
- Customizable player roles
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1 or 2 players, rules enforced, pieces glide into position. Play checkers with a friend or play against one of 3 robots on a beautiful wooden checkerboard, or alternatively choose the metal or glass themes. Pieces and squares subtly glow to show you all legal moves. To move, you can either slide a piece or tap a piece and a destination square. Tap the settings to make one side or the other a human player (or both), or just set both sides to computer players and watch the battle unfold.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Checkers at none against Checkers Primo's shown. Checkers also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (87K vs 1.5K). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Checkers against 4.7 for Checkers Primo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checkers has 87K ratings behind it against 1.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Checkers's written reviews are positive against 59% of Checkers Primo's.
Checkers ships an update monthly, Checkers Primo every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Checkers | Checkers Primo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (87K ratings) | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.9% of reviews — better | 59.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 87K — better | 1.5K |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vintolo Ltd | fishdog.net |
Customer experience
Checkers
Checkers Primo
User reviews
Checkers
From 87K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun and enjoyable game
- 🧠 Challenges the mind
- 🕹️ Good for all ages
- 🔍 Helpful hints and puzzles
- 📱 Accessible on mobile
Room to improve
- 🤖 AI too difficult, even on easy mode
- 🔁 Forced jumps can be frustrating
- 🤔 Puzzles can be impossible to solve
- 🕹️ Lack of customization options
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
Checkers Primo
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game
- 👍 Helps improve skills
- 👍 Great childhood experience
- 👍 Excellent game
- 👍 Best checkers game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Freezes up during gameplay
- 🤖 Robot needs training
- 🤔 Forced capturing is frustrating
- 🤔 Game can be too easy
Bugs and requests
Checkers
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezes during gameplay
- Undo button not functioning properly
- Inconsistent behavior when making moves
- Puzzle solutions not always clear or achievable
Requested features
5 requests- More puzzle levels
- Ability to disable forced jumps
- Improved AI difficulty balancing
- Customizable board and piece designs
- Multiplayer and online features
Checkers Primo
Reported bugs
1 issue- Freezing issues during gameplay
Requested features
2 requests- Option to disable forced capturing
- Higher difficulty level
In-app purchases
Checkers
No in-app purchases
Checkers Primo
No in-app purchases









