Comparison

Checkers vs Checkers `

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

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About

Checkers

Experience classic checkers with multiple rule variations, including English, Flying Kings, and International modes. Play against AI or a friend, with intuitive touch controls and visual cues to guide your moves. Become a king and dominate the board!

Highlights
  • Multiple rule variations (English, Flying Kings, International)
  • Single-player mode against AI
  • Two-player mode
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Visual move indicators
  • King promotion
Features
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Checkers played by two opponents, on opposite sides of a board, alternating moves. In a single player mode, person is always down (blue) regardless of who is moving first. Pieces move diagonally on the dark squares and opponents' pieces are captured by jumping over them to an unoccupied square. Capturing is mandatory. When multiple capture sequence is available, player may choose the sequence but have to make all available captures. When men reach the farthest row forward, they become kings, enabling them to move backwards. There are three different modes: - English Draughts - pieces can't jump back and Kings can only move one stop in either direction. - Flying Kings - pieces can't jump back but Kings can can move as far as they want along unblocked diagonals (also known as Spanish, Czech, Argentinian, Thai, Turkish). - International - pieces can jump back and Kings can can move as far as they want along unblocked diagonals (also known as Brazilian, Russian shashki, Pool checkers). Pieces are moved by first selecting (tap) the piece to move and then selecting (tap) the cell to move to. If there is only one available move for selected piece, it will move by automatically (no second tap needed). Alternatively you can tap on the destination without selecting the piece (if only one piece can reach it). Normally blocks are black, however blocks current player can move to are colored in dark green. Selected piece is marked by bright green border. Use menu (top-right corner) to change difficulty, game type or check statistics. Don't forget to check our Game section for other fun games...

About

Checkers `

Experience the classic board game of Checkers, also known as Draughts. Play against a friend or challenge your phone with customizable rules. The objective is to capture all of your opponent's pieces by jumping over them diagonally.

Highlights
  • Play against a friend
  • Play against AI
  • Customizable rules
  • Diagonal piece movement
  • Capture opponent's pieces
Features
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One player has dark pieces, and one player has light pieces. They take turns moving their pieces. Players move their pieces diagonally from one square to another square. When a player jumps over their opponent's (the other player's) piece, he takes that piece from the board. By default a potential piece will have to be taken but you can set custom rules and disable this rule. The player's goal is to take all the pieces of its opponent. With this version of Checkers (also known as Draughts) , you can play with a friend who sits next to you or play against your phone.

Screenshots

Checkers2 screens
Checkers `4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Checkers at 100% against Checkers `'s 62%. Checkers also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Checkers `'s advantage is rating (3.4 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Checkers ` holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checkers ` has 79 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Checkers's written reviews are positive against 62% of Checkers `'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checkers ships an update every 6 months, Checkers ` every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Checkers versus Checkers `: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckersCheckers `
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.4 (79 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better61.5% of reviews
Number of ratings279 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGASP Mobile Games IncShawn Mottley

Customer experience

Checkers

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Checkers `

All ratings79 ratings
Positive57.0%
Neutral8.9%
Negative34.2%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative35.9%

Bugs and requests

Checkers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Checkers `

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Game freezes
  • Pieces freeze and become unmovable
  • Pieces disappear after resuming game
  • AI cheats by kinging pieces on occupied spaces
  • Game incorrectly declares wins as losses
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  • Mandatory jumps only enforced on player, not AI
  • Visual glitch with crowned piece image
  • Flashing green on first row

Requested features

7 requests
  • Make a legacy edition available
  • Allow rollback to previous version
  • Add different levels of difficulty
  • Remove ads
  • Add tutorial for features
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  • Allow changing AI difficulty
  • Add two-player mode

In-app purchases

None

Checkers

No in-app purchases

None

Checkers `

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Checkers free?
Checkers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Checkers ` free?
Checkers ` is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Checkers or Checkers `?
Checkers ` is rated higher. Checkers averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Checkers ` averages 3.4 from 79 ratings.
Do Checkers or Checkers ` have ads?
Both Checkers and Checkers ` show ads.
Which is updated more often, Checkers or Checkers `?
Checkers ships an update every 6 months, and Checkers ` every 5 weeks. Most recently, Checkers was updated on September 26, 2026 and Checkers ` on October 24, 2026.

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