Comparison

Checkers vs Checkers

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

Head to head
About

Checkers

Engage in a classic strategy board game for two players. Move your pieces diagonally, capture opponents by jumping, and aim to crown your pieces for enhanced movement. The game concludes when a player loses all their pieces or cannot make a valid move.

Highlights
  • Two-player gameplay
  • Diagonal piece movement
  • Capturing opponent pieces
  • Piece crowning for advanced movement
  • Optional mandatory jump rule
  • Game ends on piece loss or no moves
Features
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Checkers is a game for 2 players. The players sit on opposite sides of the checkerboard, and position their 12 pieces on the 12 closest dark squares. One player has 12 pieces of one color, the other player has pieces of another color. The player with the darker pieces moves first. Play then alternates between the 2 players. A piece can move diagonally one square toward the opposite side of the board only. If the opponent’s piece is blocking, and the diagonal square beyond is free, a piece is allowed to jump over the opponent’s piece to the 2nd diagonal square and remove the opponent’s piece from the board. From the landing square of the jump, if an additional jump is possible, the player may continue with a 2nd jump. If a player is able to jump and capture an opponent’s piece, the rules require that the jump be made. However, in Settings in this app, this rule can be turned off. When a player’s piece arrives on the furthest forward row of squares (the opponent’s side of the board), the piece gets crowned and can then move or jump in any direction diagonally. The game ends when one player has lost all his pieces or is unable to move.

About

Checkers

Engage in classic board game strategy with this digital version. Choose from multiple game modes, including playing against AI at varying difficulty levels or challenging another player. Master diagonal moves and strategic captures to outwit your opponent.

Highlights
  • Multiple AI difficulty levels
  • Player vs. Player mode
  • Computer vs. Computer mode
  • Diagonal movement and capturing
  • Classic board game experience
Features
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Checkers is played by two opponents, on opposite sides of the game board. One player has the dark pieces; the other has the light pieces. Players alternate turns. A player may not move an opponent's piece. A move consists of moving a piece diagonally to an adjacent unoccupied square. If the adjacent square contains an opponent's piece, and the square immediately beyond it is vacant, the piece may be captured (and removed from the game) by jumping over it. Only the dark squares of the checkered board are used. A piece may move only diagonally into an unoccupied square. Capturing is mandatory in most official rules, although some rule variations make capturing optional when presented. In almost all variants, the player without pieces remaining, or who cannot move due to being blocked, loses the game. Checkers- Professional version has four modes to choose : 1. Computer is black. 2. Computer is red. 3. Computer v.s. Computer. 4. Player v.s. Player. There are three levels that you can choose : 1. Beginner 2. Intermediate 3. Expert

Screenshots

Checkers4 screens
Checkers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Checkers at 51% against Checkers's 0%. Checkers also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (130 vs 4). Checkers's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Checkers holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checkers has 130 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Checkers's written reviews are positive against 0% of Checkers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checkers ships an update every 10 months, Checkers every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Checkers versus Checkers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckersCheckers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (130 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews50.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings130 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 10 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfishdog.netAppLabNexus LLC

Customer experience

Checkers

All ratings130 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive50.9%
Neutral11.3%
Negative37.7%

Checkers

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Checkers

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Settings for jumping don't work
  • Game plays for the user
  • Picture sometimes switches to landscape
  • Buggy program with absurd moves
  • Program does not remember settings
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  • Board orientation issues
  • Shadows misplaced in graphics

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add another difficulty level
  • Improve AI
  • Allow loser of previous game to go first
  • Online multiplayer

Checkers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Checkers

No in-app purchases

None

Checkers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Checkers free?
Checkers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Checkers free?
Checkers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Checkers or Checkers?
Checkers is rated higher. Checkers averages 4.7 out of 5 from 130 ratings, while Checkers averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Checkers or Checkers have ads?
Checkers shows ads; Checkers does not.
Which is updated more often, Checkers or Checkers?
Checkers ships an update every 10 months, and Checkers every 16 months. Most recently, Checkers was updated on October 26, 2026 and Checkers on September 29, 2026.

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