Checkers Primo vs Checkers*
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Checkers Primo
Enjoy classic checkers with customizable themes and AI opponents. Play against friends or a computer with intuitive controls and visual move indicators.
- 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
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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.
Checkers*
Engage in a classic strategy game where the objective is to capture or block all of your opponent's pieces. Enjoy a simple yet challenging experience designed for quick play.
- Capture opponent's pieces
- Block opponent's pieces
- Classic strategy gameplay
- Simple interface
- Quick play sessions
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Capture or block all of the opponent's pieces.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Checkers Primo at 4.6 against Checkers*'s 3.5. Checkers Primo also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Checkers*'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Checkers Primo holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checkers Primo has 1.5K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Checkers Primo ships an update every 5 months, Checkers* every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Checkers Primo | Checkers* |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.5K ratings) — better | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | Alexander Berson |
Customer experience
Checkers Primo
Checkers*
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
Checkers*
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Checkers Primo
No in-app purchases
Checkers*
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Checkers Primo free?
Is Checkers* free?
Which has better reviews, Checkers Primo or Checkers*?
Do Checkers Primo or Checkers* have ads?
Which is updated more often, Checkers Primo or Checkers*?
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