Chess Time vs Salvo Ships
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Time
Engage in online chess matches with friends or players worldwide. This app supports correspondence play with extended move times and offers features like in-game chat and customizable themes. Track your progress with an auto-calculated ELO rating.
- Online correspondence chess
- Play with friends
- Global player matchmaking
- In-game chat
- Customizable chess sets and themes
- Auto-calculated ELO rating
- PGN export
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Free online chess - Invite your friends or play against anyone in the world. Chess Time is a full featured online correspondence chess app allowing a player up to multiple days to make a move. Create and play multiple at length chess games. Chess Time features: A global audience of real chess players. Invite friends to play online games. In-game chat. -- Play chess against friends that have other mobile devices. Multiple Chess sets and themes. Play un-rated games to train without affecting your score. -- Auto-calculated ELO chess rating. Export completed games as PGN. Chess Time will send a notification for each move and a reminder for you to move. We recommend enabling notifications. ——————————— -- SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE --- PREMIUM Membership Subscription Options: - Monthly Premium Subscription - Yearly Premium Subscription Premium Membership features: * No Ads * 75 Simultaneous Active Games — Additional 25! * Compete with Premium Members * Exclusive Premium Leaderboard * Daily PGN Emails — Completed game PGNs are emailed daily! Perfect for players studying their games. — TERMS & DETAILS — Chess Time Premium features are only guaranteed on up-to-date iOS devices. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged the same amount for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a Free Trial, if offered, is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Prices may vary by location. Terms of Use: http://chesstimeapp.com/Terms-and-Conditions.php Privacy Policy: http://chesstimeapp.com/Privacy-Policy.php
Salvo Ships
Engage in tactical naval combat with a fleet-based strategy game. Enjoy face-to-face or online matches, with solo challenges against AI. Features unique ship classes and diverse battle environments for strategic depth.
- Two tactical grids for fleet command
- Pass and play, solo, and online modes
- Eight distinct ship classes with abilities
- Dynamic environments affecting gameplay
- Adjustable visual and accessibility options
- Automatic saving for unfinished matches
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Command a fleet across two tactical grids in a naval strategy game built for quick decisions, tense reveals, and matches at the same table or miles apart. On iPhone Duo, fold the device to a right angle and the upright half shields your fleet from the player across the table. On other iPhones and iPad, private handoff screens keep each fleet hidden when you pass the device between turns. Choose how you play: • Pass and play — share one device and hand command between turns. • Solo — challenge three computer difficulties, from casual hunting to probability-driven targeting. • Online — invite a friend through Game Center. Play the familiar straight-fleet rules in Classic mode, or build your own 17-square Task Force. Eight distinct ship classes bring tactical abilities such as sonar, torpedoes, repairs, airstrikes, and area bombardment. Losing a ship also takes its ability out of the battle, making every placement and every hit matter. Fight across Open Sea or navigate coastlines, reefs, and narrow firing lanes. Land changes where ships can hide, where ordinary shots can land, and how special attacks travel. Designed for clarity at a glance: • Hits and misses differ by shape as well as color. • Light and dark appearances are supported. • Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, separate sound and haptic controls, and large touch targets help the game adapt to the way you play. • Unfinished solo and face-to-face matches save automatically on your device. No ads. No loot boxes. No account required for offline play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chess Time at none against Salvo Ships's 6. Chess Time also leads on ratings volume (1.7K vs 6) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). Salvo Ships's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 10 days). On price 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. Salvo Ships sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Chess Time asks for nothing beyond the download.
Salvo Ships holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess Time has 1.7K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Chess Time's written reviews are positive against 100% of Salvo Ships's.
Chess Time ships an update every 10 days, Salvo Ships daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess Time | Salvo Ships |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.7K ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Haptic Apps LLC | NOAH RICHARD RUISINGER |
Customer experience
Chess Time
Salvo Ships
Bugs and requests
Chess Time
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game incorrectly declaring draws on checkmate
- Inability to castle or move pieces in certain situations
- Notification issues across different devices
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to invite friends to watch ongoing games
- Option to disable move analysis for rated games
- Faster move processing and real-time gameplay
- More diverse chess piece and board designs
- In-app purchase to remove ads permanently
Salvo Ships
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chess Time
No in-app purchases
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