Comparison

Chess without ads vs Square Blast

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

Square Blast

Features
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Drag jelly blocks onto an 8×8 grid. Fill a row or column and watch it burst in neon light. Chain clears for big combo multipliers. Easy to learn, hard to put down. ADVENTURE 40 hand-tuned puzzles. Each board starts with gems locked inside — blast the rows and columns that hold them before you run out of pieces. Earn up to three stars per level and unlock the next. CLASSIC The endless mode. Keep the board clear, chase your personal best, climb the all-time and weekly leaderboards. DAILY MISSIONS Three fresh goals every day — combos, lines, adventure levels — with coin rewards and a streak for finishing all three. HONEST BY DESIGN Every set of pieces is guaranteed to have at least one valid move. No "gotcha" RNG. Undo up to 3 moves per run, free for everyone. The bomb piece is earned by clearing lines, never sold. LOOKS YOUR WAY Spend coins on themes, block styles, blast effects and sound packs. Purely visual — colors never affect play, so everyone competes on the same board. CLOUD SAVE Your progress follows your Apple ID across devices and reinstalls. ONE-TIME PREMIUM, NO SUBSCRIPTION A single purchase removes ads, unlocks every cosmetic and adds the exclusive Prism set. No subscriptions, ever. Play offline, anywhere.

Screenshots

Chess without ads4 screens
Square Blast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Chess without ads at none against Square Blast's shown. Chess without ads also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 and Square Blast sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess without ads ships an update fortnightly, Square Blast monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chess without ads versus Square Blast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess without adsSquare Blast
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (38K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings38K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristophe ThéronBurak Emre Nevruzoglu

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

Square Blast

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
1 purchases

Square Blast

One-time1
  • Premium Unlock$1.99

Questions

Is Chess without ads free?
Chess without ads is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Square Blast free?
Square Blast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chess without ads or Square Blast have ads?
Square Blast shows ads; Chess without ads does not.
Which is updated more often, Chess without ads or Square Blast?
Chess without ads ships an update fortnightly, and Square Blast monthly. Most recently, Chess without ads was updated on October 18, 2026 and Square Blast on October 4, 2026.

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