Comparison

Checker vs Test Your Chess

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

Head to head
About

Checker

Play international 10x10 checkers with a strong engine and a unique database of Dutch national competition games. Features include analysis tools, setup positions, game replay, and a collection of exercises. Fully accessible for blind users.

Highlights
  • International 10x10 checkers gameplay
  • Dutch national competition game database
  • Position analysis and variation testing
  • Game setup and replay functionality
  • Fully accessible for blind users (VoiceOver)
  • Collection of solvable exercises
Features
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With Checker-wise you can play international 10x10 checkers. Its most unique feature is an interface to the database of the games of the Dutch national checkers competition. A lot of attention has been paid to the graphics, with the aim to make it look beautiful, without any distracting bling-bling. All moves are animated. You can choose from 2 different sets of pieces. Checker-wise has VoiceOver integration, making it the only mobile checkers application which is fully accessible to blind users. PLAY Games can be either for 1 or 2 players, and either with or without a clock. Of course, all the standard features like swapping sides or rotating the board are available. The engine contains a strong opening book. ANALYZE Checker-wise contains a separate screen for analyzing positions. You can try out side variations and return to the main line with a simple double tap on the corresponding move in the move list. You can ask the engine for an evaluation. SETUP You can setup a position using an intuitive interface. REPLAY Look through the game you just played, and email the game notation, or copy it to the clipboard. TOURNAMENT BASE Checker-wise contains an interface to all of the games of the Dutch national checker competition. You can not only play through the games of the masters, but also analyse their games with the onboard engine, or take over the play from any position. And new games are added every week! EXERCISES Finally, there is a large collection of exercises which keeps track of which ones you've solved. Each of these features alone is worth the price of Checker-wise! And regular updates expand the possibilities of Checker-wise even more. Checker-wise is based on the Tjes engine (developed by me in 1996). Enjoy!

About

Test Your Chess

Assess your chess skills with three established tests developed by chess masters. Track your progress, save your work, and compare your scores with others.

Highlights
  • Three comprehensive chess ability tests
  • Save and resume tests
  • Game Center integration
  • 3 hours of testing material
  • Tests for all skill levels
Features
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Ever wonder how good a chess player you really are? What your rating should/would be? Are you a chess master? Test Your Chess contains three established, definitive tests of chess ability developed by International Master Dr. Danny Kopec and Life Master Hal Terrie. These chess masters have been developing a system to test chess ability for decades and Test Your Chess contains a range of their tests for players of every ability. Test Your Chess Features Include: - Three comprehensive 45 minute tests that have stood the test of time - The Novice Test, The Intermediate Test, and the Bratko-Kopec Test (an advanced industry standard test for testing computer and human chess strength) - Save and resume a test if you get interrupted - Game Center integration for high scores and achievements - Brag to your friends about how great a player you are - 3 hours of testing material - The only comprehensive tests of chess ability in the world!

Screenshots

Checker2 screens
Test Your Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

Checker and Test Your Chess both sit at 3.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Checker's written reviews are positive against 0% of Test Your Chess's. Checker also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Checker costs $0.99 and Test Your Chess $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Checker against 3.7 for Test Your Chess. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Checker's written reviews are positive against 0% of Test Your Chess's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checker ships an update every 6 weeks, Test Your Chess every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Checker versus Test Your Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckerTest Your Chess
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating3.8 (6 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcel NijmanOak Snow Consulting LLC

Customer experience

Checker

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Test Your Chess

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Checker

No in-app purchases

None

Test Your Chess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Checker free?
Checker costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Test Your Chess free?
Test Your Chess costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Checker or Test Your Chess?
Checker is rated higher. Checker averages 3.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Test Your Chess averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Checker or Test Your Chess have ads?
Neither Checker nor Test Your Chess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Checker or Test Your Chess?
Checker ships an update every 6 weeks, and Test Your Chess every 8 months. Most recently, Checker was updated on September 22, 2026 and Test Your Chess on September 8, 2026.

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