Comparison

Checkers vs Dama King

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

Dama King

Experience a classic board game similar to checkers, known as Turkish Draughts. Challenge AI opponents across five difficulty levels or compete online with friends and other players to climb the ranks and become the Dama King.

Highlights
  • Play offline against 5 AI levels
  • Online ranked matchmaking
  • Create private game rooms for friends
  • Learn and master the game
  • Compete to increase rank
Features
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Welcome to Dama King!! !!مرحبا بكم في لعبة ملك الدامة Dama is an addictive and challenging board game, very similar to classic checkers. It is very easy to learn, but hard to master. It is also known as "Turkish Draughts" and "Armenian Checkers". !هي نفسها لعبة الدامة التي نحبها، ولكن بحلة جديدة وجميلة، بالإضافة إلى مزايا جديدة Feature Highlight: : الميزات • Play 100% FREE offline against 5 levels of AI. Can you beat level 5?? • إلعب ضد الكمبيوتر بخمس مستويات مختلفة. هل تستطيع أن تغلب المستوى الخامس؟؟ • Play online using Ranked Matchmaking to increase your rank and become the Dama King! • ! إلعب عبر الانترنت لعبة مرتبة ضد خصم عشوائي لرفع رتبتك لتصبح ملك الدامة • Play online with your friends using Game Rooms • إلعب مع أصدقائك باستخدام غرف اللعب

Screenshots

Checkers4 screens
Dama King4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Checkers at 4.7 against Dama King's 3.0. Checkers also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (52% vs 29%). Dama King's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Dama King sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Checkers asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 127 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Checkers's written reviews are positive against 29% of Dama King's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checkers ships an update every 10 months, Dama King every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Checkers versus Dama King: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckersDama King
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (127 ratings) — better3.0 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews51.9% of reviews — better29.0% of reviews
Number of ratings127 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfishdog.netArabian Devs

Customer experience

Checkers

All ratings127 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive51.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative36.5%

Dama King

All ratings17 ratings
Positive47.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative47.1%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive29.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative67.7%

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

Dama King

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Checkers

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Dama King

One-time4
  • 150 Coins$0.99
  • 350 Coins$1.99
  • 1500 Coins$4.99
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  • 5000 Coins$9.99

Questions

Is Checkers free?
Checkers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dama King free?
Dama King is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Checkers or Dama King?
Checkers is rated higher. Checkers averages 4.7 out of 5 from 127 ratings, while Dama King averages 3.0 from 17 ratings.
Do Checkers or Dama King have ads?
Both Checkers and Dama King show ads.
Which is updated more often, Checkers or Dama King?
Checkers ships an update every 10 months, and Dama King every 3 months. Most recently, Checkers was updated on October 18, 2026 and Dama King on October 14, 2026.

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