Checkers!! vs Chess Tutor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Checkers!!
Enjoy classic checkers with multiple gameplay modes. Challenge a smart AI with adaptive difficulty or play against friends online with voice chat and leaderboards. Perfect for quick games or strategic matches.
- Play against computer AI
- Local two-player mode
- Online multiplayer via Game Center
- 7 difficulty levels
- Adaptive auto-difficulty
- Move undo function
- Voice chat in online games
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Checkers - classic checkers game that you can play against challenging computer opponent or with your friends online. 3 gameplay modes: * One player against computer * Two players sharing board * Two players online game Strong computer opponent: * 7 levels of difficulty * Auto-difficulty - game engine tracks your playing skills and adapts game difficulty exactly for you * Move undo function that allows you multiple retries and workout of your checker standing * Configure mandatory capture Online game: * Game Center * Voice chat * Leaderboards The game plays according to American Checkers / English Draughts / German Dame rules.
Chess Tutor
This app guides new players from novice to skilled chess players through interactive tutorials, mini-games, and puzzles. It offers various learning modules, practice challenges, and the ability to play full games against a computer opponent with adjustable difficulty.
- Interactive tutorials on piece movement and rules
- Skill-honing mini-games and puzzles
- Checkmate challenges for all skill levels
- Play against a computer opponent with 5 difficulty levels
- Customizable board colors and piece sets
- Knight's Tour puzzle
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Chess Tutor has been specifically developed for beginners and new chess players. It can take you through from complete novice to a good chess player. It makes learning and developing in chess fun by a range of tutorials, mini-games and puzzles that hone skills before the full chess game is tackled. Of course, you can just play it at chess if you please! The main features are: >Tutor Levels - How pieces move - The rules of the game - Special moves such as forks, pins, skewers and en-passant - Practice challenges to be completed in less than 1 minute - Puzzles - Can you check mate in as few moves as challenged - Ranging from beginner to advanced - Complete puzzles to unlock more > Minigames - Play games against the computer - Games for beginners and more experienced players - Games that teach end game techniques and practice specific pieces - Complete games to unlock more games and challenges > Challenges - Challenge style puzzles - Puzzles for beginners and more advanced players - The famous "Knight's Tour" puzzle > Play Chess - Computer opponent with 5 levels of difficulty - 3 piece sets to choose from - 3 board colours - animated pieces - Sounds - Undo/take back - Play White or Black - Integrated opening book
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Checkers!! at 71% against Chess Tutor's 0%. Checkers!! also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.3) and ratings volume (140 vs 3). Chess Tutor's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Checkers!! holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checkers!! has 140 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Checkers!!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Chess Tutor's.
Checkers!! ships an update every 3 months, Chess Tutor every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Checkers!! | Chess Tutor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (140 ratings) — better | 1.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 140 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UAB Target Works | R.D. Hare |
Customer experience
Checkers!!
Chess Tutor
Bugs and requests
Checkers!!
Reported bugs
8 issues- Game forces specific moves even when better alternatives exist
- Forced jump mechanic overrides player strategy
- Game crashes after matches end
- Game Center multiplayer disconnects during play
- Unintended moves executed by the app
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- Game incorrectly declares victory before game completion
- Ads pop up in the middle of gameplay
- Difficulty selecting moves with touch input
Requested features
10 requests- Higher difficulty levels beyond level 6
- More diverse opening gambits and strategies
- Draw offer feature for stalemate situations
- Game themes or skins customization
- Score tracking and statistics
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- Improved Game Center integration
- Pass button for forced move situations
- Backward jumping capability for kings
- Better anti-cheat detection system
- Easier friend multiplayer setup
Chess Tutor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Checkers!!
No in-app purchases
Chess Tutor
No in-app purchases









