Russian Checkers! vs Checkers By Post
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Russian Checkers!
Experience classic Russian Checkers with a challenging AI or play against friends online. Features adaptive difficulty, move undo, and online leaderboards with voice chat. Enjoy this popular board game with its unique rules.
- Play against AI with 8 difficulty levels
- Adaptive AI difficulty
- Move undo function
- Online multiplayer with friends
- Leaderboards
- Voice chat
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Russian Checkers - classic checkers game that you can play with your friends online or against challenging computer opponent. Strong artificial intelligence AI engine: * 8 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 Online Game Center enabled: * Online gaming * Leaderboards * Voice chat The game plays according to Russian Checkers rules (also known as Russian Draughts, Шашки, Shashki, Russian Shashki) that is popular in Russia, former USSR countries and Israel.
Checkers By Post
Engage in correspondence checkers with friends or random opponents. Track your skill with Elo ratings, climb leaderboards, and enjoy features like in-game chat and strategy planning. Play multiple games simultaneously with automatic notifications.
- Correspondence play with real people
- Ranked matches with Elo rating system
- Play multiple simultaneous games
- Automatic push notifications for moves
- 4 computer difficulty levels
- Local hand-off and offline computer play
- In-game chat and move history
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Play correspondence checkers with real people! Challenge your friends to friendly games or play ranked matches against random opponents of similar skill levels. Play as many simultaneous games as your want! Automatic push notifications will let you know when you have moves waiting! Improve your ranking by playing ranked games against comparable opponents. Skill ranking updates using the classic Elo rating system to adjust your rank when you win or lose. A leaderboard view shows you how you compare to the top players. Checkers By Post is perfect for players of all skill levels because your matched opponent's skill level will be adapted based on your own skill level. Create a local hand-off game and play your friend by passing the phone back and forth. Or play against the computer on one of four difficulty levels. Features: --------- -Tracks your skill level over time -Matches you with similar skilled opponents -4 computer difficulty levels to play against -Supports both forced jump and casual rules -Head to head stats -Freely move pieces to plan strategies -Take notes on games to remember strategies -In-game chat message board -In-game move histories for easy review -Ratings leaderboard -Local games against computer and hand-off games can be played offline
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Checkers By Post at every 2 weeks against Russian Checkers!'s every 6 months. Russian Checkers!'s advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Russian Checkers! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 111 and 45 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Russian Checkers!'s written reviews are positive against 67% of Checkers By Post's.
Russian Checkers! ships an update every 6 months, Checkers By Post every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Russian Checkers! | Checkers By Post |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (111 ratings) — better | 4.3 (45 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.2% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 111 — better | 45 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UAB Target Works | Games By Post LLC |
Customer experience
Russian Checkers!
Checkers By Post
Bugs and requests
Russian Checkers!
Reported bugs
6 issues- Online play not working on iPhone
- Pieces changing color mid-game
- Game lags
- Cannot make desired moves
- Cannot move back
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- Cannot offer draw
Requested features
5 requests- Allow offering/accepting draws
- Make AI stronger
- Configurable back jump option
- More variety in gameplay
- Play against real people
Checkers By Post
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Russian Checkers!
No in-app purchases
Checkers By Post
No in-app purchases
Questions
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