Squares HD vs Chess Game Expert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Squares HD
A classic strategy board game for iPad, offering a simple yet engaging experience. Challenge yourself or a friend in various modes with numerous board configurations. The goal is to outmaneuver your opponent and claim victory.
- 125 unique boards
- 1 and 2-player modes
- Attaxx-like gameplay variant
- High score tracking
- Random board generation
- Resume previous games
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Squares for the iPhone has been downloaded more than half a million times! Here it is with a bigger screen and updated graphics for your iPad! A simple strategy game in the same vein as Othello, Reversi & Attaxx. Play against your iPad or another player. Choose one of your squares and then either copy or move that square into one of the highlighted squares surrounding it. Take over the other player's squares by jumping next to them, and win by making it impossible for the other player to move. Features: - 125 boards! - 1 and 2-player modes: play against your iPad or another player. - Attaxx-like mode changes the squares you can move/copy to. - Hiscores. - Random boards. - Full boards with no missing places. - Skip boards you don't want to play. - Resume a previous game.
Chess Game Expert
Engage in strategic gameplay on a classic 8x8 board. Challenge yourself against a computer opponent or compete with friends in exciting multiplayer matches. Master the art of checkmate to claim victory.
- Single player mode vs computer
- Multiplayer mode with friends
- Classic 64-square chessboard
- Strategic piece movement
- Checkmate victory condition
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The Chess expert is a game, played by two players on a chessboard, consisting of 64 squares, arranged in an 8*8 grid. This game consists of two modes – Single player mode and multiplayer mode. In Single player mode, you will have to compete against the computer. In Multiplayer mode, you can play with your friends. In this game, each of the players, begins the game with 16 pieces - one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops and eight pawns. Here, each player, makes moves on the chessboard, until a checkmate is achieved by either of the two players. Checkmate is a scenario in which a player’s king is unable to move further on the chessboard, as he is directly attacked by his opponent. The player who achieves the checkmate wins the game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Chess Game Expert at Free against Squares HD's $0.99. Chess Game Expert also leads on rating (1.8 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Squares HD's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 13 months vs every 36 months). On review sentiment and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Chess Game Expert is free to download; Squares HD costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chess Game Expert holds the better App Store score, 1.8 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Squares HD ships an update every 13 months, Chess Game Expert every 36 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Squares HD | Chess Game Expert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 1.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months — better | Every 36 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chris Haynes | out thinking limited |
Customer experience
Squares HD
Chess Game Expert
In-app purchases
Squares HD
No in-app purchases
Chess Game Expert
No in-app purchases
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