Checkers+ vs Four Aligned
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Checkers+
Enjoy classic checkers with a friend or AI. Features beautiful boards, enforced rules, and subtle visual cues for legal moves. Choose from three AI difficulty levels, perfect for all ages.
- 1 or 2 player modes
- Enforced game rules
- 3 AI difficulty levels
- Multiple board themes
- Visual legal move indicators
- Pieces glide into position
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1 or 2 players, rules enforced, pieces glide into position, no ads. Play checkers with a friend or play against one of 3 robot players on your choice of beautiful wood, metal or glass checkerboards. Pieces and squares subtly glow to show you all legal moves and pieces slide into position when released. Set your opponent to Easy, and even the youngest players can win. Tap the Settings button to make one side or the other a human player (or both), or just set both sides to robot players and watch the battle unfold.
Four Aligned
A classic Four in a Row puzzle game playable on Apple Watch, iPad, and iPhone. The objective is to strategically connect four pieces in a line, either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, to win.
- Four in a Row gameplay
- Horizontal, vertical, and diagonal wins
- Playable on Apple Watch
- Supports iPhone and iPad
- Classic puzzle experience
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Four Aligned is a traditional Four in Row game for your Apple Watch, iPad or iPhone. To win the game, connect 4 pieces in a row in any direction, horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Checkers+ at 67% against Four Aligned's 0%. Checkers+ also leads on update cadence (every 9 months vs every 20 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Checkers+ costs $0.99 and Four Aligned $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Checkers+ ships an update every 9 months, Four Aligned every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Checkers+ | Four Aligned |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | David Place |
Customer experience
Checkers+
Four Aligned
In-app purchases
Checkers+
No in-app purchases
Four Aligned
No in-app purchases
