ChartFight HD vs Almost Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChartFight HD
Engage in naval battles during the Age of Sail. Utilize nautical charts and a bird's eye view to outmaneuver and sink enemy ships. This classic strategy game offers a retro experience with modern device compatibility.
- Age of Sail naval combat
- Ships-of-the-line, corvettes, brigantines
- Nautical chart access
- Bird's eye view of battles
- Push-button cannon fire
- Classic strategy gameplay
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The Age of Sail! Ships-of-the-line, corvettes and brigantines battling it out on the high seas. Now imagine their captains carrying iPads: instant access to the latest nautical charts, bird's eye view of battleship disposition, push-button cannon fire... Use the gorgeous interface to find your adversary's ships before they sink yours. This version of the classic strategy game is seriously outdated in a good way.
Almost Chess
Experience chess with a randomized board layout, offering a fresh tactical challenge for all skill levels. Adapt to new puzzles daily and test your strategic thinking in this unpredictable version of the classic game.
- Randomized board layouts
- Single player AI challenges
- Two player local mode
- Daily puzzling positions
- Valid move highlighting
- ELO rating system
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A familiar game. An unfamiliar board. Almost Chess is a chess variant with randomized starting positions, so you can focus on the position in front of you instead of memorized openings. PLAY YOUR NEXT MOVE Face AI opponents selected for your in-game rating. Tap a piece to see its legal moves, find tactical opportunities and work toward checkmate. Your rating tracks progress inside Almost Chess; it is not an official chess rating. A NEW CHALLENGE TO RETURN TO Try the daily challenge with three attempts per day. Weekly challenges rotate board restrictions for a different way to play. In the Gauntlet, each win brings a stronger opponent; a loss ends your run. Gauntlet games do not allow undo. MAKE THE BOARD YOURS Explore random boards with no queens, mirrored positions, pawns or extra chaos. Choose from 12 board themes and track your statistics and achievements. LANGUAGE OPTIONS Play in English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese or Traditional Chinese. Follow your device language or choose a language in Settings. ADS AND OPTIONAL PURCHASE Full-screen ads may appear between completed games. Eligible single-player games start with one free undo; you can choose to watch a rewarded ad for one more undo when an ad is available. The optional one-time Remove Ads purchase removes ads and gives unlimited undos in eligible single-player games. It does not add undo to the Gauntlet.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ChartFight HD at 100% against Almost Chess's 33%. ChartFight HD also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 15.1). Almost Chess's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 32 months). On ads 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
Almost Chess is free to download; ChartFight HD costs $0.99 up front. Almost Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ChartFight HD asks for nothing beyond the download.
ChartFight HD ships an update every 32 months, Almost Chess fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChartFight HD | Almost Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Evenblij | hourafter |
Customer experience
ChartFight HD
Almost Chess
In-app purchases
ChartFight HD
No in-app purchases
Almost Chess
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
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