Checkers vs Checkers*
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Checkers*
Engage in a classic strategy game where the objective is to capture or block all of your opponent's pieces. Enjoy a simple yet challenging experience designed for quick play.
- Capture opponent's pieces
- Block opponent's pieces
- Classic strategy gameplay
- Simple interface
- Quick play sessions
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Capture or block all of the opponent's pieces.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Checkers* at none against Checkers's shown. Checkers* also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Checkers's advantage is ratings volume (127 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Checkers* holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checkers has 127 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Checkers ships an update every 10 months, Checkers* every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Checkers | Checkers* |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (127 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 127 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | Alexander Berson |
Customer experience
Checkers
Checkers*
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
Checkers
No in-app purchases
Checkers*
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Checkers free?
Is Checkers* free?
Which has better reviews, Checkers or Checkers*?
Do Checkers or Checkers* have ads?
Which is updated more often, Checkers or Checkers*?
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