Comparison

That Word vs Real Chess

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

Head to head
About

That Word

This is a casual word-finding game where you spell words from six random letters. Find a six-letter word to advance to the next round and earn points. Track your progress with detailed statistics and view your top scores.

Highlights
  • Spell words from six random letters
  • Find six-letter words to advance
  • Dictionary lookup for word definitions
  • Pause and resume games
  • Track personal playing statistics
  • View top scores
  • External keyboard support
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That Word is a no-frills, simple, casual word-finding game. The goal is to accumulate as many points as possible by spelling as many words as you can from six randomly selected letters. Each set of six letters can spell at least one six-letter word—you must find one of these six-letter words before the clock runs down to continue to the next round. • Dictionary Access: Lookup word definitions at the end of each round. • Pause and Resume Games: Start a new game without worrying if you have time to finish—just pause the game and resume anytime. • Track Your Personal Stats: See your playing statistics, including games played, total points, rounds played, accuracy, time played, and special plays made. • View Your Top Scores: Track your all-time top 25 scores and daily top 3 scores. • External Keyboard Support: Use an attached keyboard while playing for super-fast play. • Completely free to play and ad-free.

About

Real Chess

Experience the classic two-player board game of strategy and tactics. Challenge opponents and aim to 'checkmate' their king. This digital version offers a familiar and engaging way to play.

Highlights
  • Two-player board game
  • Classic chess rules
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Checkmate objective
  • Multiple game phases
Features
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Game Center chess game. Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments. Each player begins the game with sixteen pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, and eight pawns. Each of the six piece types moves differently. Pieces are used to attack and capture the opponent's pieces, with the object of the game being to 'checkmate' the opponent's king by placing it under an inescapable threat of capture. In addition to checkmate, the game can be won by the voluntary resignation of one's opponent, which typically occurs when too much material is lost, or if checkmate appears unavoidable. A game may also result in a draw in several ways, where neither player wins. The course of the game is divided into three phases: opening, middlegame and endgame.

Screenshots

That Word4 screens
Real Chess1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: That Word at 4.6 against Real Chess's 3.3. That Word also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (58% vs 36%). Real Chess's advantage is ratings volume (49 vs 8) and iOS requirement (4.3 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. That Word sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Real Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

That Word holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Real Chess has 49 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of That Word's written reviews are positive against 36% of Real Chess's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

That Word ships an update monthly, Real Chess fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
That Word versus Real Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThat WordReal Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better3.3 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews57.6% of reviews — better36.1% of reviews
Number of ratings849 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.04.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB1 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperReaction Software Inc.NO WOO KYOUNG

Customer experience

That Word

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive57.6%
Neutral18.2%
Negative24.2%

Real Chess

All ratings48 ratings
Positive52.1%
Neutral8.3%
Negative39.6%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive36.1%
Neutral16.4%
Negative47.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

That Word

One-time1
  • That Word Plus$1.99
1 purchases

Real Chess

One-time1
  • Chess Upgrade$2.99

Questions

Is That Word free?
That Word is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Real Chess free?
Real Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, That Word or Real Chess?
That Word is rated higher. That Word averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Real Chess averages 3.3 from 49 ratings.
Do That Word or Real Chess have ads?
Neither That Word nor Real Chess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, That Word or Real Chess?
That Word ships an update monthly, and Real Chess fortnightly. Most recently, That Word was updated on October 15, 2026 and Real Chess on October 20, 2026.

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