Comparison

Wizards Orb vs 3D Chess Game

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

Head to head
About

Wizards Orb

A strategic puzzle game where players guide a wizard to push orbs onto stars. Solve levels by correctly positioning all orbs. Offers intuitive swipe or directional pad controls for movement.

Highlights
  • Orb pushing mechanics
  • Star level completion
  • 4-way directional pad control
  • Swipe controls
  • Single orb pushing
  • Strategic thinking required
Features
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A puzzle game that takes thinking and strategy. Move the wizard to push the orbs on top of the stars. Get all of the orbs on stars and the level is solved! You can use the 4-way direction pad or you can swipe up, down, left or right to move the wizard. You cannot pull orbs, they can only be pushed, and only one orb can be pushed at a time.

About

3D Chess Game

Experience chess in a realistic 3D environment with customizable boards and sets. Challenge yourself with 25 difficulty levels, analyze games move-by-move, and track your progress with detailed statistics. Perfect for both beginners and experienced players.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D graphics and animations
  • 25 adjustable AI difficulty levels
  • Customizable chess sets and boards
  • Game analysis and editing
  • Detailed player statistics
  • Tournament mode
  • Position editor
Features
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Play Chess against the computer, in 3D! It feels like playing on a real chessboard and supports human vs computer, computer vs computer, human vs human. - 25 different levels carefully tweaked to challenge you gradually while you progress - Or just pit different A.I. levels against each other and watch! - Realistic 3D models, animations and sound effects - Customizable chess set and chessboard colors (including metal effect!), with 12 presets - Examine any game back and forth, move by move! Edit, resume etc. - Timed and untimed modes with no-penalty undo/redo option - Track your progress from every angle with detailed statistics - Tournament mode with untimed matches against simulated opponents that are calibrated to your skills, are always available, move immediately and never cheat! - Ability to manually edit and play any position, including unusual ones like all knight pieces, multiple kings, no kings etc! - Option to hide valid moves markers, last move trail markers and thinking A.I. markers - Never played Chess before? Quick start tutorial included! - No in-app purchases, not a demo, no locked options!

Screenshots

Wizards Orb3 screens
3D Chess Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 3D Chess Game at none against Wizards Orb's 7. 3D Chess Game also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 22 months). Wizards Orb's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 76%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Wizards Orb sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. 3D Chess Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wizards Orb ships an update every 22 months, 3D Chess Game every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Wizards Orb versus 3D Chess Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWizards Orb3D Chess Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (3.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better76.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—3.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB11 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPrairie West Software ConsultingA Trillion Games Ltd

Customer experience

Wizards Orb

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

3D Chess Game

All ratings3,536 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews257 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral5.4%
Negative18.3%

Bugs and requests

Wizards Orb

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

3D Chess Game

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • AI makes multiple moves in a single turn
  • Game incorrectly declares checkmate or draw
  • Crashes and resets after certain actions
  • Piece movement issues and inability to make valid moves

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add online multiplayer mode
  • Implement move history and game analysis
  • Allow pawn promotion to other pieces
  • Improve castling functionality
  • Add background music option

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Wizards Orb

One-time7
  • 5 Lives$0.99
  • No Ads$0.99
  • 10 Lives$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Stage 2$1.99
  • Stage 3$1.99
  • 25 Lives$2.99
  • 60 Lives$4.99
None

3D Chess Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wizards Orb free?
Wizards Orb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 3D Chess Game free?
3D Chess Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wizards Orb or 3D Chess Game have ads?
Both Wizards Orb and 3D Chess Game show ads.
Which is updated more often, Wizards Orb or 3D Chess Game?
Wizards Orb ships an update every 22 months, and 3D Chess Game every 3 weeks. Most recently, Wizards Orb was updated on September 28, 2026 and 3D Chess Game on October 16, 2026.

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