Comparison

SimpleChess vs Chess!!

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer chess
  • Customizable chessboards and pieces
  • Tactical training modules
  • Puzzle battles
  • ELO ranking tracking
  • Chess960 variant
Features
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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!

About

Chess!!

Engage in a classic board game with a professional, luxury design. Play against friends or a challenging AI with multiple difficulty levels and advanced move support.

Highlights
  • Exclusive user interface and sound effects
  • Single player vs. AI
  • Two player mode
  • 9 difficulty levels
  • Move undo function
  • Advanced moves (promotion, castling, en passant)
Features
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Chess!! - professional, luxury design chess game that you can play with your friends or against challenging computer opponent. Features: * Exclusive user interface and great sound effects * Single player and two players game - play with your friends or against artificial intelligence engine * 9 levels of difficulty * Move undo function that allows you multiple retries and workout of your game standing * Advanced moves like promotion, castling, en passant are included and not forgotten The game uses modified version of exclusive Amy Chess Engine originally developed by Thorsten Greiner. FAQ: How to do castling? - Tap king then tap castling move (it is 2 squares long).

Screenshots

SimpleChess4 screens
Chess!!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SimpleChess at none against Chess!!'s shown. SimpleChess also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 months). Chess!!'s advantage is review sentiment (69% vs 53%) and ratings volume (60 vs 8). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. SimpleChess sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Chess!! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for SimpleChess against 4.0 for Chess!!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess!! has 60 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of SimpleChess's written reviews are positive against 69% of Chess!!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleChess ships an update every 8 days, Chess!! every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SimpleChess versus Chess!!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleChessChess!!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (8 ratings)4.0 (60 ratings)
Positive reviews52.7% of reviews69.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings860 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEurope EchecsUAB Target Works

Customer experience

SimpleChess

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive52.7%
Neutral10.9%
Negative36.4%

Chess!!

All ratings60 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews129 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral10.1%
Negative20.9%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

SimpleChess

Subscriptions4
  • 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
One-time4
  • 1 month extend$0.99
  • 3 months extend$1.99
  • 6 month extend$3.99
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  • 1 year extend$5.99
1 purchases

Chess!!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is SimpleChess free?
SimpleChess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess!! free?
Chess!! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SimpleChess or Chess!!?
SimpleChess and Chess!! are both rated 4.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 60 ratings respectively.
Do SimpleChess or Chess!! have ads?
Chess!! shows ads; SimpleChess does not.
Which is updated more often, SimpleChess or Chess!!?
SimpleChess ships an update every 8 days, and Chess!! every 5 months. Most recently, SimpleChess was updated on September 20, 2026 and Chess!! on September 18, 2026.

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