Comparison

Morocco HD vs Chess Lab

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

Head to head
About

Morocco HD

Experience the classic strategy game Reversi with enhanced visuals and sound. Enjoy customizable backgrounds and board colors, with adjustable difficulty levels and helpful move indicators for players of all skill levels.

Highlights
  • Play against AI or a friend
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Show legal moves option
  • Seven beautiful backgrounds
  • Five felt game board colors
  • Portrait and landscape support
Features
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Play the classic strategy game Reversi (also known as Othello) on your iPhone or iPad. Reversi is a game with simple rules but complex strategy. Morocco is one of the most popular Reversi games for the iPhone. Morocco HD has the same simple pick-up-and-play gameplay but lets you choose from a variety of gorgeous backgrounds and board colors. The original Morocco for the iPhone is still free. It has all of the features and skill levels as Morocco HD but without the new graphics, sound effects, and instructions. Please try that out if you want to get a taste of what Morocco HD has to offer before you buy. FEATURES - Play against your iPad or against a friend. - Three difficulty levels allow for casual play while still providing a challenge to experienced players. - Option to show (or hide) the current legal moves which can be very useful while learning to play. - Simple but effective sound effects. - Seven beautiful backgrounds to choose from, including wood, marble, grass, concrete, and steel. - Five felt game board colors, from the classic green Othello board to a stunning deep red. - Supports both portrait and landscape orientation with a different board layout in each. - Detailed instructions with graphics to explain the rules. Art and layout by Nik Daum. http://www.nikdaum.com/ Praise for Morocco on the iPhone: "A simple, no-frills version of Othello, and I mean that in a good way. ... There's no reason to even play any other Othello-type games available." "Simple, streamlined, nice interface. One of my all-time favorite iPhone apps!" "Dangerous when I'm in bed, because I'll play it to 20percent battery and hopefully I'll remember to plug in and charge. Yep, it's THAT addictive."

About

Chess Lab

Analyze chess games with a powerful AI engine, practice against 30 difficulty levels, or watch live top-tier matches. Save and replay games, import PGNs, and customize your board view for a premium experience.

Highlights
  • AI-powered game analysis
  • 30 difficulty levels for CPU play
  • Local 2-player mode
  • Lichess spectating with channel selection
  • Save and replay games
  • PGN import
  • Customizable 2D/2.5D board views
Features
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Open the app and your previous channel is right there. Watch world-class games in your spare time. Save interesting matches and analyze the positions. Chess Lab: Arasan Engine is a chess app that combines a world-class chess engine and Lichess spectating into one beautiful, intuitive interface. ▪ Play instantly with "Web Invite" - No download or account creation required for your opponent. - Just send an invite link, and they can join immediately from their smartphone or PC browser. ▪ Diverse game modes - Web Invite Match: Easy private matches via URL. - Offline CPU Match: Play against the powerful Arasan engine (featuring the latest v26.1 / NNUE v8). Practice with 30 levels of adjustable strength. - Local 2-Player Match: Play face-to-face on a single device. ▪ Watch world chess on your smartphone. Lichess Spectating - Watch top world games right in the app, just like watching TV or manga on your phone. - Channel selection (Top Rated / Bullet / Blitz / Rapid / Classical), thumbnail/list display, and item count (10/20/30) support. - Displays board, moves, clock, playback controls, and termination reason. Rewind moves to review. - Your previous tab and channel open automatically, putting world games right in front of you during spare moments. - Save interesting games to history to use for your own learning. ▪ Extensive analysis & replay features - Powered by Arasan: Built-in UCI engine that calculates highly accurate evaluations and best moves. - Real-time Analysis: Displays evaluation bar and eval graph in real-time during games. Recalculate past games with "Analyze Position" and save the graph. The graph uses a dynamic scale that excludes mate scores and clamps at a maximum of ±15 pawns. - Candidate Moves Display: Shows top candidate moves on the board with arrows, ghost pieces, and evaluation labels. The 1st move is blue, and subsequent moves are color-coded green → yellow → red based on Loss (difference from the 1st move). Toggle visibility with the "Candidates" button. - Interactive History: Step playback, fast-forward, jump to any position, and a "Rewind" (back to start) button for efficient review. - Visualized Insights: Automatically highlights large evaluation changes (blunders). Color-codes long-thinking moves (red/yellow) to visualize time management. - PGN Import: Import external game data (PGN). ▪ Premium board experience - 2.5D & 2D Display: Switch between a tilted 2.5D perspective and a classic 2D board. - Piece Design Toggle: Choose between text pieces and detailed image pieces. - Full Promotion Support: Accurately select Queen, Rook, Bishop, or Knight when promoting a pawn. - Pause & Resume: Automatically saves unfinished games so you can resume later. ▪ Improved menu & settings - Redesigned bottom menu into a 3-tab layout: "Match / History / Lichess". The header switches according to the selected tab. - Tab selection state is saved, so the previous tab opens automatically on the next launch.

Screenshots

Morocco HD3 screens
Chess Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Chess Lab at Free against Morocco HD's $0.99. Chess Lab also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 66 months). Morocco HD's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 33%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

Chess Lab is free to download; Morocco HD costs $0.99 up front. Chess Lab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Morocco HD asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Morocco HD ships an update every 66 months, Chess Lab every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Morocco HD versus Chess Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMorocco HDChess Lab
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 66 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBayou Gameskoji ozono

Customer experience

Morocco HD

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

Chess Lab

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Morocco HD

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Chess Lab

One-time1
  • Chess Lab Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Morocco HD free?
Morocco HD costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chess Lab free?
Chess Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Morocco HD or Chess Lab have ads?
Chess Lab shows ads; Morocco HD does not.
Which is updated more often, Morocco HD or Chess Lab?
Morocco HD ships an update every 66 months, and Chess Lab every 4 days. Most recently, Morocco HD was updated on November 6, 2026 and Chess Lab on November 8, 2026.

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