Comparison

Checkers+ vs Shredder Chess for iPad

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 1 or 2 player modes
  • Enforced game rules
  • 3 AI difficulty levels
  • Multiple board themes
  • Visual legal move indicators
  • Pieces glide into position
Features
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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.

About

Shredder Chess for iPad

Engage in chess matches against a world champion AI, analyze your games, and solve numerous puzzles. This app offers adjustable difficulty levels, human-like play, and a built-in coach to help you improve your skills and track your progress.

Highlights
  • Play against world champion AI
  • Adjustable playing strength
  • 1000 built-in chess puzzles
  • Game analysis and mistake detection
  • Human-like playing styles
  • Opening book and endgame databases
  • VoiceOver support
Features
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Play better chess on your iPad with Shredder Chess — your adaptive opponent, trainer and analysis partner. Shredder is strong enough for serious players, yet approachable enough for beginners. Choose your level or let Shredder adjust automatically to your results. Play a game, solve tactics, get coach warnings before mistakes and review your moves afterwards. With the extra room of iPad, Shredder is especially comfortable for study: set up positions, explore openings and endgames, analyze your games and follow your progress over time. Why chess players choose Shredder: • Adaptive playing strength from beginner to master level • Optional auto-adjusting opponent that matches your play • Built-in coach that warns you before mistakes • 1,000 chess puzzles for tactics training • Game analysis to find mistakes and improve your play • Estimated Elo rating with progress diagram • Human-like playing styles, from passive to aggressive • Opening book with more than one million moves • Online endgame database support • Set up and analyze any position • Load, save and email games • Multiple boards and pieces • VoiceOver and accessibility support The Shredder chess programs have won 19 World Computer Chess Champion titles, making Shredder one of the most successful names in computer chess. Play a game. Solve a puzzle. Analyze your moves. Get stronger with Shredder Chess on iPad.

Screenshots

Checkers+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Checkers+ at $0.99 against Shredder Chess for iPad's $8.99. Checkers+ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and device support (3 vs 1). Shredder Chess for iPad's advantage is ratings volume (146 vs 2) and review sentiment (80% vs 67%). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Checkers+ costs $0.99 and Shredder Chess for iPad $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Checkers+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shredder Chess for iPad has 146 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Checkers+'s written reviews are positive against 80% of Shredder Chess for iPad's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checkers+ ships an update every 9 months, Shredder Chess for iPad every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Checkers+ versus Shredder Chess for iPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckers+Shredder Chess for iPad
Price$0.99 — better$8.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.6 (146 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2146 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfishdog.netEiko Bleicher, Skizzix.com

Customer experience

Checkers+

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral22.2%
Negative11.1%

Shredder Chess for iPad

All ratings33 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews145 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral9.0%
Negative11.0%

Bugs and requests

Checkers+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Shredder Chess for iPad

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when switching between puzzles
  • Incorrect threefold repetition draw detection
  • Issues with iOS 8 and later compatibility

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add PGN import/export functionality
  • Expand opening book and game database
  • Improve game analysis tools and features
  • Modernize graphics and visual design
  • Implement cloud sync and multi-device support

In-app purchases

None

Checkers+

No in-app purchases

None

Shredder Chess for iPad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Checkers+ free?
Checkers+ costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shredder Chess for iPad free?
Shredder Chess for iPad costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Checkers+ or Shredder Chess for iPad?
Checkers+ is rated higher. Checkers+ averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Shredder Chess for iPad averages 4.6 from 146 ratings.
Do Checkers+ or Shredder Chess for iPad have ads?
Neither Checkers+ nor Shredder Chess for iPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Checkers+ or Shredder Chess for iPad?
Checkers+ ships an update every 9 months, and Shredder Chess for iPad every 5 months. Most recently, Checkers+ was updated on November 10, 2026 and Shredder Chess for iPad on November 10, 2026.

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