Checkers vs Classic Nim
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
Classic Nim
Experience the classic strategy game of Nim. Challenge yourself or a friend by taking turns removing stones from piles. The goal is to avoid being the last player to take a stone.
- Configurable board
- One player mode
- Two player mode
- Leveled AI opponent
- Classic Nim gameplay
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The classic board game Nim. Players take turns removing stones from piles and try not to be the last one to remove a stone. Features a configurable board, one and two player modes, as well as a leveled AI.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Checkers at monthly against Classic Nim's every 9 months. Checkers also leads on ratings volume (87K vs 98). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. 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 Classic Nim. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checkers has 87K ratings behind it against 98, 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 73% of Classic Nim's.
Checkers ships an update monthly, Classic Nim every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Checkers | Classic Nim |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (87K ratings) | 4.7 (98 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 73.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 87K — better | 98 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vintolo Ltd | Drew Bratcher |
Customer experience
Checkers
Classic Nim
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
Classic Nim
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Checkers
No in-app purchases
Classic Nim
No in-app purchases
