SimpleChess vs Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleChess
Engage in a straightforward and rapid chess experience. Compete globally, customize your board and pieces, and track your ELO ranking. Enhance your skills with tactical training and puzzle battles.
- Online multiplayer chess
- Customizable chessboards and pieces
- Tactical training modules
- Puzzle battles
- ELO ranking tracking
- Chess960 variant
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Play chess online - it's that simple! Simple, practical and fast, SimpleChess makes playing chess as easy as child's play! • It's free! • Compete against opponents from all over the world • Customize your chessboard, with 20 piece types and 40 chessboard designs • 10 different themes (5 dark, 5 light) • Choose your game rating: fast, blitz, bullet, or create the rating of your choice • Track your progress with your ELO ranking • Make progress with our tactical training modules • Challenge other players to a puzzle battle • Play Chess960, a variant of the chess game • Earn XP experience points with every game Become a member and enjoy additional features: • Analyze your games by computer • Find your friends easily • And enjoy full access to our training modules!
Chess
This chess application is designed for beginners looking to improve their game. It offers ten difficulty levels to help users gradually increase their skill and progress towards becoming a proficient player.
- Ten difficulty levels
- Aimed at beginners
- Gradual skill progression
- Classic board game experience
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It is a chess aiming for a simple beginner. You can choose from 10 levels, so gradually raise the level and aim to become a beginner!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SimpleChess at 4.0 against Chess's 3.3. SimpleChess also leads on ads (none vs shown). Chess's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume 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. SimpleChess sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.
SimpleChess holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleChess | Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) — better | 3.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 153 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Europe Echecs | HAREPPO |
Customer experience
SimpleChess
Chess
In-app purchases
SimpleChess
- Essential Pack (Monthly plan)$2.991 Month
- Premium Pack (Monthly plan)$3.991 Month
- Essential Pack (Annual Plan)$24.991 Year
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- Premium Pack (Annual Plan)$34.991 Year
- 1 month extend$0.99
- 3 months extend$1.99
- 6 month extend$3.99
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- 1 year extend$5.99
Chess
No in-app purchases
