Test Your Chess vs Gradient Games
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Three comprehensive chess ability tests
- Save and resume tests
- Game Center integration
- 3 hours of testing material
- Tests for all skill levels
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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!
Gradient Games
Enjoy a collection of simple, vibrant board games playable on a single device. Challenge friends to local multiplayer matches with included titles like chess, reversi, and checkers. Customize your game experience with theme creation and sharing.
- Simple, colorful board game collection
- Create and share custom themes
- Local multiplayer on the same device
- Includes chess, reversi, and checkers
- Challenge friends
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Gradient Games is a simple, colorful board game collection where you can create and share themes! Challenge friends to local games on the same device. Currently includes chess, reversi, and checkers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gradient Games at 100% against Test Your Chess's 0%. Gradient Games also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 8 months). Test Your Chess's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). 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
Gradient Games is free to download; Test Your Chess costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Test Your Chess ships an update every 8 months, Gradient Games every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Test Your Chess | Gradient Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oak Snow Consulting LLC | Samuel McBroom |
Customer experience
Test Your Chess
Gradient Games
In-app purchases
Test Your Chess
No in-app purchases
Gradient Games
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Test Your Chess free?
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Do Test Your Chess or Gradient Games have ads?
Which is updated more often, Test Your Chess or Gradient Games?
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