Checkers Gold vs Checkers*
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 1 or 2 player modes
- Rules enforced
- Pieces glide into position
- 11 included gameboards
- Legal move indicators
- No ads or tracking
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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.
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 price: Checkers* at Free against Checkers Gold's $0.99. Checkers* also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). Checkers Gold's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 1) and chart position (#194 vs unranked). On ads, 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
Checkers* is free to download; Checkers Gold costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Checkers* holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checkers Gold has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Checkers Gold ships an update every 12 months, Checkers* every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Checkers Gold | Checkers* |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #194 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | Alexander Berson |
Customer experience
Checkers Gold
Checkers*
In-app purchases
Checkers Gold
No in-app purchases
Checkers*
No in-app purchases
