Checkers Gold vs Klarnon Wars
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
Klarnon Wars
Engage in strategic space combat to repel an alien invasion. Maneuver powerful battle cruisers to outmaneuver and destroy enemy forces. The fate of the galaxy rests on your tactical decisions.
- Strategic space combat
- Defeat alien invasion
- Maneuver battle cruisers
- Classic Apple II adaptation
- Galaxy defense
Read full descriptionHide full description
This game is a modern adaptation of a classic Apple II game. The object is to defeat a Klarnon empire invasion. Use strategy to push the Klarnon battle cruisers to destroy each other. The future of the galaxy depends on you.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Checkers Gold at 4.0 against Klarnon Wars's 1.0. Checkers Gold also leads on ratings volume (26 vs 1) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On review sentiment, 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
Checkers Gold costs $0.99 and Klarnon Wars $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Checkers Gold holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. 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. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Checkers Gold ships an update every 12 months, Klarnon Wars every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Checkers Gold | Klarnon Wars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (26 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | Jerome Cabanis |
Customer experience
Checkers Gold
Klarnon Wars
In-app purchases
Checkers Gold
No in-app purchases
Klarnon Wars
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Checkers Gold free?
Is Klarnon Wars free?
Which has better reviews, Checkers Gold or Klarnon Wars?
Do Checkers Gold or Klarnon Wars have ads?
Which is updated more often, Checkers Gold or Klarnon Wars?
Other comparisons
