Comparison

Checkers Gold vs Advanced Mill

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

Head to head
About

Checkers Gold

Enjoy a classic checkers experience with no ads or tracking. Play against a friend or the AI on various gameboards, with intuitive controls and visual cues for legal moves. Pieces smoothly glide into place for an engaging game.

Highlights
  • 1 or 2 player modes
  • Rules enforced
  • Pieces glide into position
  • 11 included gameboards
  • Legal move indicators
  • No ads or tracking
Currently charting
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No ads, no tracking. Checkers game for 1 or 2 players, rules enforced, pieces glide into position. Play checkers with a friend or against your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch on any of 11 included gameboards. Pieces and squares subtly glow to show you all legal moves, and pieces slide into position when released.

About

Advanced Mill

Experience the classic board game of Nine Men's Morris on your iOS device. Play against an advanced AI with multiple difficulty levels, challenge friends locally or online, and utilize helpful features like undo and hints.

Highlights
  • Play against AI with four difficulty levels
  • Local two-player mode
  • Network multiplayer via Game Center
  • Undo move functionality
  • CPU hints and optional beginner hints
  • Game statistics and tie handling
Features
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Advanced Mill is an iOS adaptation of the traditional board game Mill. The game also known as Merils and Nine Men's Morris. Features: Play against CPU - Advanced AI with four difficulty levels. Two player game on the same device. Two player network game with Game Center. No ads. Undo function to take back moves. Getting CPU hint during a move. Displaying elapsed time, number of turns, reason of win at the end of the game. Checking and handling tie situations. Optional hints for beginner players. Displaying available moves. Saving and loading games from Main Menu. Thanks for your continuous support and reviews. Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vtdevinfo

Screenshots

Checkers Gold4 screens
Advanced Mill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Checkers Gold at 100% against Advanced Mill's 47%. Checkers Gold also leads on chart position (#200 vs unranked) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). Advanced Mill's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.9). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Gold costs $0.99 and Advanced Mill $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Advanced Mill holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 49 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Checkers Gold's written reviews are positive against 47% of Advanced Mill's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checkers Gold ships an update every 12 months, Advanced Mill every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 4, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Checkers Gold versus Advanced Mill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckers GoldAdvanced Mill
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating3.9 (26 ratings)4.4 (49 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better47.1% of reviews
Number of ratings2649 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#200 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfishdog.netVTDev Informatikai Kft

Customer experience

Checkers Gold

All ratings26 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral11.5%
Negative19.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Advanced Mill

All ratings49 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral8.2%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative47.1%

In-app purchases

None

Checkers Gold

No in-app purchases

None

Advanced Mill

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Checkers Gold free?
Checkers Gold costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Advanced Mill free?
Advanced Mill costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Checkers Gold or Advanced Mill?
Advanced Mill is rated higher. Checkers Gold averages 3.9 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Advanced Mill averages 4.4 from 49 ratings.
Do Checkers Gold or Advanced Mill have ads?
Neither Checkers Gold nor Advanced Mill shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Checkers Gold or Advanced Mill?
Checkers Gold ships an update every 12 months, and Advanced Mill every 7 months. Most recently, Checkers Gold was updated on October 4, 2026 and Advanced Mill on October 4, 2026.

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