Comparison

Chess Time vs Warrior Chess

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Warrior Chess

Experience chess in a visually rich 3D environment with multiple themed locations. Features include an interactive board, AI opponents with adjustable difficulty, and a comprehensive tutorial. Enhance your gameplay with move hints, opening galleries, and the ability to save and analyze games.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D board with rotation and zoom
  • 10 unique themed locations
  • AI opponents with 50 difficulty settings
  • Move hint and trainer features
  • Opening moves gallery
  • Timed games and move undo/redo
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Play chess in this glorious high resolution 3D world. With 10 highly detailed Locations "Easter Village", "Baroque", "Courtyard", "Country Garden", "Medieval Times", "1066: Battle of Hastings", "Aztec Ruins", "Stone Mountain", "Steam Punk" & "Halloween: Trick Or Treat?" "Halloween: Trick Or Treat?" Location is currently FREE to play for the holiday season. Can you beat the AI and become a true Chess Warrior? Game Features Include: ► Interactive 3D board, rotate, zoom and view & play from any angle ► 10 Locations · Easter Village · 17th Century Baroque · Courtyard · Country Garden · Medievial Times · 1066: Battle of Hastings · Aztec Ruins · Stone Mountain · Steam Punk · Halloween: Trick Or Treat? ► Use the Trainer Feature in the Hint menu to show all the legal moves for each piece before playing, and the possible outcome of the move (Check,Checkmate, Promotion, En Passante, Castle & Piece Taken) at each position. ► 3D & 2D Chess pieces ► Opening moves gallery, browse 2500+ chess openings and play through them ► 2 Player board rotation. Place the device on the table like a real chess board! ► 50 AI difficulty settings, from Easy to Grand Master ► Timed games from 5 minutes to 99 minutes. ► Stuck?, use the move hint generation feature ► Undo & Redo moves, even after Checkmate. ► Show all the moves for the current game ► Hovering Chess Icons, to help identify the pieces ► Using Undo/Redo, walk through all the moves ► Restart a completed game from any previous point ► Save & Load games, to be replayed / analysed or finished later ► Detailed "How to Play" chess tutorial showing all the moves ► Support for "Castling", "En Passant" and "Pawn Promotion" ► Device Performance control - Use the "Visual Quality" settings in the options to adjust the performance on your device ► Time/Day settings for each Location (Sunrise, Day, Sunset, Night) ► Camera settings to disable in-game panning, or lock the camera to a fixed view ► Use In-App purchase to remove adverts and unlock all features Note: If you have previously bought the game and it is locked, select the "Restore" option to unlock and restore your purchase!

Screenshots

Chess Time4 screens
Warrior Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chess Time at 4.7 against Warrior Chess's 1.0. Chess Time also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 50%) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 2). Warrior Chess's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chess Time sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Warrior Chess sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chess Time holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess Time has 1.7K ratings behind it against 2, 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 50% of Warrior Chess's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess Time ships an update every 10 days, Warrior Chess every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chess Time versus Warrior Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess TimeWarrior Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews86.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.7K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHaptic Apps LLCAfter Dark Studios Ltd

Customer experience

Chess Time

All ratings1,659 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews260 reviews
Positive86.2%
Neutral5.4%
Negative8.5%

Warrior Chess

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Warrior Chess

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Chess Time

Subscriptions2
  • Chess Time Premium$1.991 Month
  • Chess Time Premium - Annual$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • IOS Chess Time Pro$4.99
12 purchases

Warrior Chess

One-time12
  • Stone Mountain2 variants$2.99
  • Baroque2 variants$2.99
  • 1066: Battle of Hastings$2.99
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  • Medieval Times$2.99
  • 1066 Battle of Hastings$2.99
  • Halloween$2.99
  • Aztec Ruins$2.99
  • Steam Punk$2.99
  • Country Garden$2.99
  • Courtyard$2.99
  • Easter Village$2.99
  • Unlock All Themes & Ads$19.99

Questions

Is Chess Time free?
Chess Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Warrior Chess free?
Warrior Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chess Time or Warrior Chess?
Chess Time is rated higher. Chess Time averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Warrior Chess averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Chess Time or Warrior Chess have ads?
Both Chess Time and Warrior Chess show ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess Time or Warrior Chess?
Chess Time ships an update every 10 days, and Warrior Chess every 3 weeks. Most recently, Chess Time was updated on September 23, 2026 and Warrior Chess on July 19, 2026.

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