Morocco HD vs Chess Lab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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."
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Morocco HD | Chess Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 66 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bayou Games | koji ozono |
Customer experience
Morocco HD
Chess Lab
In-app purchases
Morocco HD
No in-app purchases
Chess Lab
- Chess Lab Pro$2.99









