Chess Knight Go vs Mini Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Knight Go
Engage in strategic board game battles with a digital opponent or a friend. Choose from four difficulty levels to challenge your skills and enjoy immersive background music and sounds.
- Play against computer AI
- Two-player mode
- Four AI difficulty levels
- Background music and sounds
- Universal app support
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Enjoy playing Chess every night of the week with Chess Knight Go! Play against the computer with 4 AI levels or 2 players against a friend. Chess is a board game played between two players. It is played on a chessboard, which is a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. At the beginning of the game each player controls sixteen pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, and eight pawns. The object of the game is to checkmate the opponent's king, whereby the king is under immediate attack (in "check") and there is no way to remove or defend it from attack on the next move. Features: - Both one and two player modes. - Fun AI with 4 levels (easy, medium, hard and expert). - Great background music and sounds. - Universal version supports iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad devices. We hope you enjoy Chess Knight Go!
Mini Chess
Enjoy a simplified, faster version of chess on your mobile device. Play against AI or a friend on a smaller board with fewer pieces. Ideal for beginners and quick matches.
- Simplified 6x6 chessboard
- Fewer pieces (no knights/bishops)
- Play against 3 AI levels
- Local multiplayer mode
- Quick matches
- Beginner-friendly
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The traditional game of chess made easier and quicker, perfect for iPhone and iPad. Download it now for free and start play in just 1 tap! Mini Chess is a modern simplified version of classic chess, perfect for playing on your phone and tablet, on your own, with 3 level of Artificial Intelligence, or with a friend on the same device (multiplayer). Play on a smaller chessboard (6x6), with less pieces (no knights and bishops) and have fun on more speedy matches than classic chess. Play straight away, with friends, online or solo, and every match takes just minutes. Mini Chess is also perfect for kids to start play the all-time-favourite classic board game. Kids and beginners will find it so easy to learn and to enjoy in just 1 tap and experts will love the new challenge of playing in a different setting. Thanks for playing!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mini Chess at 4.6 against Chess Knight Go's 3.9. Mini Chess also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 52%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Chess Knight Go's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Chess Knight Go sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mini Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mini Chess holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 83 and 345 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Chess Knight Go's written reviews are positive against 83% of Mini Chess's.
Chess Knight Go ships an update every 2 months, Mini Chess every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess Knight Go | Mini Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (83 ratings) | 4.6 (345 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.7% of reviews | 82.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 83 | 345 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EnsenaSoft, S.A. de C.V. | OutOfTheBit Ltd |
Customer experience
Chess Knight Go
Mini Chess
Bugs and requests
Chess Knight Go
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mini Chess
Reported bugs
5 issues- Checkmate declared incorrectly with viable moves available
- Queen positioned on wrong color
- AI allows illegal moves to prevent player from winning
- Stalemate not handled correctly
- Perpetual check rules unfairly favor opponent
Requested features
10 requests- Add Knights and Bishops to piece options
- Alternative piece combinations (2 Rooks + 2 Bishops)
- Randomized starting positions
- Landscape mode for iPad
- Random color assignment (white/black alternation)
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- Ability to play full traditional chess
- Create custom board feature
- Extremely hard difficulty level
- Physical board version
- Draw by repetition after 3 moves
In-app purchases
Chess Knight Go
- Remove ad$0.99
Mini Chess
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
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