Comparison

Yin and Yang vs Tempire

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

Head to head
About

Yin and Yang

Master the dualities of Yin and Yang in this strategic board game for two players. Outmaneuver your opponent by flipping their pieces to your side and controlling the board.

Highlights
  • Two-player gameplay
  • Strategic piece flipping
  • 8x8 game board
  • Multiple game modes (basic, challenge, master)
  • Turn-based strategy
Features
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In Yin and Yang you have to master the dualities Yin and Yang. You start out with quiescence of the elements, but you have to change faith to your advantage. You need a good strategy to break the quiescence to your advantage. But be careful, your opponent will try the same thing and you might end up loosing most of you Taijitu pieces that symbolize your faith. - Yin and Yang takes place between two players. The first player symbolizes the Yin, the second player symbolizes the Yang -It is played on an 8x8 board of 64 squares. There are 64 Taijitu pieces, colored black for player representing Yin and gold for the player representing Yang. - In the basic game, the board is set up initially with two Taijitu pieces for each player. The advanced games (Challenge and Master) have more pieces on the initial board) - Yang (black Taijitu) makes the first moved. Players are then taking alternate turns. - When making your move, you can change faith by forcing pieces on the board to change from Yin to Yang or Yang to Yin. - Goal of the game is, once all the pieces are placed to have more pieces than your opponent on the board. - At each turn a player must place a Taijitu piece with their color face up on one of the empty squares of the board, adjacent to an opponent's Taijitu piece, such that one or more straight lines (horizontal, vertical or diagonal) are formed from the newly placed disc, through one or more of the opponent's discs and up to other Taijitu pieces of their own color already on the board. All the intervening Taijitu pieces of the opponent's color are flipped to the faith (Yin/Yang) of the newly laid Taijitu piece. -Taijitu pieces may be flipped from one faith to the other but once played are not moved from one square to another or removed from the board. - Players may not pass unless there is no valid move available to them in which case they must pass. -Play continues until neither player is able to move, usually when all 64 squares have been played. - The player with most piece of their faith wins History In Chinese philosophy, the concept of yin yang, normally referred to in the West as yin and yang) is used to describe how polar or seemingly contrary forces are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world, and how they give rise to each other in turn. The concept lies at the origins of many branches of classical Chinese science and philosophy, as well as being a primary guideline of traditional Chinese medicine, and a central principle of different forms of Chinese martial arts and exercise, such as baguazhang, taijiquan (tai chi), and qigong (Chi Kung) and of I Ching divination. Many natural dualities — e.g. dark and light, female and male, low and high, cold and hot — are thought of as manifestations of yin and yang (respectively). Yin yang are complementary opposites that interact within a greater whole, as part of a dynamic system. Everything has both yin and yang aspects, but either of these aspects may manifest more strongly in particular objects, and may ebb or flow over time. The concept of yin and yang is often symbolized by various forms of the Taijitu symbol, for which it is probably best known in western cultures. There is a perception (especially in the West) that yin and yang correspond to good and evil (not respectively). However, Taoist philosophy generally discounts good/bad distinctions and other dichotomous moral judgments, in preference to the idea of balance. Confucianism (most notably the philosophy of D. Zhongshu, circa the second century BCE) did attach a moral dimension to the idea of yin and yang, but the modern sense of the term largely stems from Buddhist adaptations of Taoist philosophy. ---------------------- This game is enabled for GameCenter and allows you to play against other players through GameCenter.

About

Tempire

Experience a unique blend of chess and real-time strategy. Compete against friends or AI in fast-paced matches. This game offers an ad-free, free-to-play experience.

Highlights
  • Chess variation
  • Real-time action
  • Online multiplayer
  • AI opponent
  • Ad-free gameplay
  • Free to play
Features
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Tempire is a variation on chess that brings tense real-time action to the classic turn-based board game. Play online with friends or against challenging AI, all for free and without ads. Tempire was made by Greg March and Matthew Jee, with music by Jacob Rhein.

Screenshots

Yin and Yang4 screens
Tempire3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tempire at none against Yin and Yang's 1. Tempire also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Yin and Yang's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Yin and Yang sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tempire asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tempire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yin and Yang has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yin and Yang ships an update every 4 months, Tempire every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Yin and Yang versus Tempire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYin and YangTempire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 23 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUwe MeierMatthew Jee

Customer experience

Yin and Yang

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Tempire

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Yin and Yang

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

Tempire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yin and Yang free?
Yin and Yang is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tempire free?
Tempire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Yin and Yang or Tempire?
Tempire is rated higher. Yin and Yang averages 4.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Tempire averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Yin and Yang or Tempire have ads?
Neither Yin and Yang nor Tempire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yin and Yang or Tempire?
Yin and Yang ships an update every 4 months, and Tempire every 23 months. Most recently, Yin and Yang was updated on October 12, 2026 and Tempire on October 20, 2026.

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