Comparison

Chess without ads vs Latch

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

Head to head
About

Chess without ads

Learn and play chess without distractions. This app offers guided lessons for beginners and advanced analysis for experts, helping you improve your game with intelligent suggestions and post-game reviews. Play offline and enjoy a seamless, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Ad-free learning and play
  • Introductory lessons for beginners
  • Grandmaster move suggestions
  • Game analysis with good/bad moves
  • Supports USCF and FIDE rating scales
  • Strong mobile chess engine
  • Offline play
Features
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Beginner or advanced, become a chess master, without ever being disturbed by ads. Do you want to master the most prestigious, the classiest game ever, while having fun? It's EASY! For starters, there are no ads to distract you. There's no account to create, and you don't even need to be connected to the Internet. So, how does it work? If you are a beginner, let yourself be guided by the introductory lessons included. The lessons are SHORT and EASY. Right from the start, you begin playing by moving pieces, and you learn the rules of the game while having fun. The first 40 lessons are free. Once you know the rules, you start playing real games! The coach shows you the moves a Grandmaster would pick. Not just one move, but THE 4 BEST MOVES. Sounds too simple? But think about it... How did you learn to speak as a child? Did you take grammar and spelling lessons? Of course not. You listened to the adults talk and then you went for it! Because that's how you learn! This app allows you to do just that, AND IT WORKS! From the very first games, you start learning effortlessly. You immediately enjoy playing, and after a while you notice that the right moves come to mind naturally, as if they were obvious. Gradually, you deactivate the suggestions and play by yourself. At the end of each game, the coach shows you the good and bad moves you've made. You can better understand what happened, and you can even try out other moves to improve. If this sounds unbelievable, you should read the user reviews for our app. It has one of the highest satisfaction ratings on the App Store, in all countries. FOR BEGINNERS, THIS APP... • contains introductory chess lessons that are suitable even for children. The first 40 are free. • shows you all the possible moves of a piece when you touch it. • explains why certain moves are forbidden. • can suggest 4 to 6 excellent moves at any one time. The green button lets you show or hide these suggestions. • can tell you when you can mate your opponent, so you can look for the winning move by yourself. • can warn you when your opponent is about to play a dangerous move. • provides many trainer levels of increasing difficulty. • knows and applies perfectly all the official rules of chess. • is a very competent teacher of a very high level. • analyzes your games and shows you how to improve. FOR EXPERTS: • Both USCF and FIDE rating scales are supported. • This app has one of the strongest chess engines for mobile devices (3040 USCF Elo). • On current devices, as incredible as it sounds, it plays at the world champion level. • The chess engine displays its thinking, up to 20 moves ahead. • You can analyze a game by replaying it. The app indicates bad moves by coloring them red. The 4 best moves in each position are shown in green. • This app supports variations: you can test other moves and then return to your original game. OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE: • The coach can comment on the game as you play (optional). • When the game is over, the coach can analyze it and show you how to improve. • Several beautiful visual themes are included, which you can customize. • 4 playing styles are included, from «cautious» to «suicidal», which you can combine with all available levels. • Includes an opening book of more than one million moves. • Many customization options are available (graphics, sounds, engine output…). • ...and much more... privacy policy: http://www.chesstiger.com/iphone/About_privacy_en.html terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Latch

Master a one-touch swinging mechanic where holding creates a line to an anchor, and releasing launches you with momentum. Navigate an endless, procedurally generated shaft, collecting sparks and avoiding overheating. This game offers instant restarts and an offline experience.

Highlights
  • One-touch swinging with momentum
  • Procedurally generated endless shaft
  • Line overheating mechanic
  • Collect sparks for points
  • Offline play
  • Instant restarts
Features
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Hold: your line snaps to the nearest anchor and you swing. Release: you fly. That's the entire tutorial. The shaft goes down forever. • One-touch swinging with real momentum — releases at the bottom of the arc launch you like a slingshot • A ringed anchor always shows your next latch • Your line overheats in seconds; keep moving or drop • Crystals end runs; sparks pay five meters each • Endless, procedurally deeper, instantly restartable • Depth chased in meters, best score kept forever • Offline, no account, nothing collected Twenty seconds to learn. The bottom is unreachable. Go anyway.

Screenshots

Chess without ads4 screens
Latch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Latch at none against Chess without ads's 7. Latch also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Chess without ads's advantage is ratings volume (39K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chess without ads sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Latch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Latch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess without ads has 39K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess without ads ships an update fortnightly, Latch weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Chess without ads versus Latch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess without adsLatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (39K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings39K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristophe ThéronJordan Wegner

Customer experience

Chess without ads

All ratings38,324 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews485 reviews
Positive90.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative7.0%

Latch

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Chess without ads

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing on the login screen
  • Incompatibility with older devices
  • Inconsistent behavior when running out of free credits

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more chess variants (3-check, king of the hill, etc.)
  • Provide more detailed game analysis and feedback
  • Improve the en passant move functionality
  • Add online/multiplayer capabilities

Latch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Chess without ads

Subscriptions3
  • PRO, 1 week$0.497 Days
  • PRO, 1 month$0.991 Month
  • PRO, 3 months$1.993 Months
One-time4
  • Learn chess$4.99
  • PRO, for life (SALE!)$9.99
  • PRO, for life (regular price)$12.99
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  • PRO FOR LIFE - TODAY ONLY$14.99
None

Latch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess without ads free?
Chess without ads is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Latch free?
Latch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chess without ads or Latch?
Latch is rated higher. Chess without ads averages 4.7 out of 5 from 39K ratings, while Latch averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Chess without ads or Latch have ads?
Neither Chess without ads nor Latch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess without ads or Latch?
Chess without ads ships an update fortnightly, and Latch weekly. Most recently, Chess without ads was updated on October 21, 2026 and Latch on October 16, 2026.

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