Comparison

Checkers vs Checkers Mobile

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Checkers Mobile

Engage in a classic game of Checkers with an advanced AI opponent. Master diagonal moves, strategic jumps, and king promotions to outwit your opponent. Enjoy a simple yet captivating mind game designed for all devices.

Highlights
  • Advanced AI opponent
  • Diagonal piece movement
  • Strategic jumping captures
  • King piece promotion
  • Simple and intuitive interface
  • Designed for phones and tablets
Features
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Play a captivating game of Checkers. Move your pieces diagonally to unoccupied squares. If the adjacent square has an opponent's piece, and the next square on the diagonal is vacant, you can capture your opponent's piece and move to the empty square. Chain your jumps to move faster and try denying your opponent that chance. A simple and fun game to play! Try it now! FEATURES - Advanced AI opponent - Easy to play and simple to use - Designed for both Tablets and Phones - Beautiful and simple graphics TIPS - You play with the red pieces and the AI plays with the white pieces. - Tap on a piece to select it and then tap the square where you want to place it. - When a piece reaches the top row it becomes a king. Kings can also be moved backwards and capture backwards. - The player without any pieces remaining or the one that cannot move because he has no available moves will lose the game. If you have any technical problems please email us directly at support@gsoftteam.com. Please, don’t leave support problems in our comments – we don’t check those regularly and it will take longer to fix any issues that you might encounter. Thank you for your understanding! Last but not least, a big THANK YOU goes out to everyone who has played Checkers Mobile!

Screenshots

Checkers3 screens
Checkers Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Checkers at none against Checkers Mobile's 1. Checkers also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Checkers Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Checkers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Checkers holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checkers has 87K ratings behind it against 134, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Checkers's written reviews are positive against 50% of Checkers Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checkers ships an update monthly, Checkers Mobile every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Checkers versus Checkers Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckersCheckers Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (87K ratings) — better4.3 (134 ratings)
Positive reviews74.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings87K — better134
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVintolo LtdG Soft Team

Customer experience

Checkers

All ratings86,528 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral5.0%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews541 reviews
Positive74.9%
Neutral9.2%
Negative15.9%

Checkers Mobile

All ratings134 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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 Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Checkers

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Checkers Mobile

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Checkers free?
Checkers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Checkers Mobile free?
Checkers Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Checkers or Checkers Mobile?
Checkers is rated higher. Checkers averages 4.7 out of 5 from 87K ratings, while Checkers Mobile averages 4.3 from 134 ratings.
Do Checkers or Checkers Mobile have ads?
Checkers Mobile shows ads; Checkers does not.
Which is updated more often, Checkers or Checkers Mobile?
Checkers ships an update monthly, and Checkers Mobile every 9 months. Most recently, Checkers was updated on September 25, 2026 and Checkers Mobile on August 17, 2026.

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