Comparison

Checkers Primo vs Cobi Checkers

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

Head to head
About

Checkers Primo

Enjoy classic checkers with customizable themes and AI opponents. Play against friends or a computer with intuitive controls and visual move indicators.

Highlights
  • 1 or 2 player mode
  • 3 AI difficulty levels
  • Wooden, metal, and glass themes
  • Legal move highlighting
  • Slide or tap-to-move controls
  • Customizable player roles
Features
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1 or 2 players, rules enforced, pieces glide into position. Play checkers with a friend or play against one of 3 robots on a beautiful wooden checkerboard, or alternatively choose the metal or glass themes. Pieces and squares subtly glow to show you all legal moves. To move, you can either slide a piece or tap a piece and a destination square. Tap the settings to make one side or the other a human player (or both), or just set both sides to computer players and watch the battle unfold.

About

Cobi Checkers

Engage in classic board game fun with friends directly within your messaging app. Challenge opponents to strategic matches and aim for victory in this digital adaptation of a beloved pastime.

Highlights
  • Play Checkers in iMessage
  • Challenge friends
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Digital board game
  • Easy to find in App Store
Features
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Challenge, play and have great fun with your friends as you each try to out play each other and win! Play Cobi Checkers (aka Draughts) with all your friends right now in iMessage. Cobi Checkers, from the creators of the Cobi Arrows, Cobi Hoops and the smash-hit iOS games, iBomber and Red's Kingdom. Where to find iMessage games after installing, ● Start a new Message to a friend ● Tap the App Store icon (above the keyboard) ● Tap the 4 dots (bottom left) ● Tap Cobi Checkers icon or swipe left to find it More Discover more amazing Cobra Mobile games at www.cobramobile.com Support Having problems? Visit http://www.cobramobile.com/support/ to see if we can help you.

Screenshots

Checkers Primo4 screens
Cobi Checkers3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Checkers Primo at 4.6 against Cobi Checkers's 2.0. Checkers Primo also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 33%) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 28). Cobi Checkers's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Checkers Primo holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checkers Primo has 1.5K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Checkers Primo's written reviews are positive against 33% of Cobi Checkers's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Checkers Primo versus Cobi Checkers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckers PrimoCobi Checkers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.5K ratings) — better2.0 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K — better28
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfishdog.netCobra Mobile Limited

Customer experience

Checkers Primo

All ratings1,511 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral5.2%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative32.1%

Cobi Checkers

All ratings28 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral7.4%
Negative59.3%

Bugs and requests

Checkers Primo

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Freezing issues during gameplay

Requested features

2 requests
  • Option to disable forced capturing
  • Higher difficulty level

Cobi Checkers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Checkers Primo

No in-app purchases

None

Cobi Checkers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Checkers Primo free?
Checkers Primo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cobi Checkers free?
Cobi Checkers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Checkers Primo or Cobi Checkers?
Checkers Primo is rated higher. Checkers Primo averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Cobi Checkers averages 2.0 from 28 ratings.
Do Checkers Primo or Cobi Checkers have ads?
Checkers Primo shows ads; Cobi Checkers does not.

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