Esfera Chess vs Chesskers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Esfera Chess
Experience chess on a unique 3D spherical board with 132 hexagonal and pentagonal cells. Enjoy familiar pieces with entirely new strategic possibilities due to the curved surface. Play against AI, a friend locally, or learn with an interactive tutorial.
- 132-cell geodesic sphere board
- Familiar chess pieces, new strategy
- Local AI and pass-and-play modes
- Interactive 10-step tutorial
- Animated piece movements
- Full iPad support
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Chess reimagined on a sphere. Two armies clash on a geodesic world of 132 hexagonal and pentagonal cells — familiar pieces, completely new strategy. Every piece you know from chess is here — kings, queens, rooks, bishops, knights, and pawns — but the curved surface changes everything. There are no edges, no corners, and no safe back rank. Attacks come from every direction. PLAY LOCALLY Challenge the built-in AI, or pass-and-play with a friend on the same device. Pick your color before every game. LEARN An interactive 10-step tutorial teaches every piece type hands-on. Tap a piece to see where it can move. An in-game rules reference is always available. FEATURES - 132-cell geodesic sphere with translucent surface - Pinch to zoom, swipe to rotate, two-finger twist - Animated piece movements with auto-rotating globe - Cinematic intro sequence - Sound effects for moves, captures, and check - Full iPad support - No ads. No pay-to-win. Just chess on a sphere.
Chesskers
This game offers a simplified experience blending chess and checkers. It's designed to help beginners learn chess piece movements or provide experienced players with a quick, chess-like challenge.
- Chess and checkers hybrid gameplay
- Learn chess piece movements
- Quick chess-like game for pros
- Suitable for novices
- Cross-platform support
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A simple cross between chess and checkers to help novices learn how to move chess pieces or give pros a quick chess-like game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chesskers at 5.0 against Esfera Chess's 4.4. Chesskers also leads on update cadence (every 38 months vs every 92 months). Esfera Chess's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 2). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chesskers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Esfera Chess has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Esfera Chess ships an update every 92 months, Chesskers every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Esfera Chess | Chesskers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 92 months | Every 38 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Squz | Server Corporation |
Customer experience
Esfera Chess
Chesskers
In-app purchases
Esfera Chess
No in-app purchases
Chesskers
No in-app purchases
