Comparison

Simple chess board vs Solitaire GC Online

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

Head to head
About

Simple chess board

This app provides a digital chessboard with unrestricted piece movement and a configurable chess clock. Save and load board positions, undo/redo moves, and even use checker pieces. It's ideal for analyzing games or setting up custom scenarios.

Highlights
  • Free piece movement
  • Undo/Redo functionality
  • Board rotation
  • Checker piece option
  • Save/load positions
  • Configurable chess clock
  • Tweet current position
Features
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A simple chess board and a chess clock without movement restrictions. Free movement as a real board. Current features are: • Move pieces freely, add or remove them. • Undo/Redo last movement. • Rotate board and/or pieces. • Use checkers game pieces. • Save/load positions for later use, or delete them when you don't need them anymore (swipe over them). Starting positions for chess and checkers are available. • Use a chess clock where you can configure initial time, move time increment, increment after a number of movement, hourglass time, ... • Set time independent for black and white if required. • Save/load time settings for later use. Already available some common times. • Tweet your current position.

About

Solitaire GC Online

Engage in competitive online Klondike Solitaire. Solve thousands of unique layouts and aim for the top score against other players. Master the classic card-stacking gameplay on your iPhone or iPad.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer competition
  • Thousands of solvable layouts
  • Classic Klondike Solitaire
  • Build suit stacks
  • Alternate color descending stacks
  • Move multiple cards at once
Features
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Solitaire GC Online - play and compete with other online solitaire players for top score! Tens of thousands of solvable solitaire layouts. Solitaire GC Online is easy to play on your iPhone and iPad. Solitaire GC Online offers the most popular Klondike Solitaire variation. The goal in Solitaire GC is to build four suit stacks on top, starting with aces, 2s, 3s, and so on, all of the same suit. You can use 7 vertical row stacks as temporary holding areas where cards have to be placed in descending order and have to alternate between red cards and black cards. The bottom card in each vertical row stack has to be a King. You can move more than 1 card at a time, for example, by dragging several cards at once from one row stack to the other. You will continue playing until you build up the 4 suit stacks on top.

Screenshots

Simple chess board4 screens
Solitaire GC Online2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Solitaire GC Online at none against Simple chess board's shown. Solitaire GC Online also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Simple chess board's advantage is ratings volume (68 vs 7). On price, update cadence, 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. Simple chess board sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Solitaire GC Online sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Solitaire GC Online holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple chess board has 68 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Simple chess board's written reviews are positive against 100% of Solitaire GC Online's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple chess board ships an update every 10 months, Solitaire GC Online every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Simple chess board versus Solitaire GC Online: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple chess boardSolitaire GC Online
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (68 ratings)4.7 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings68 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB56 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLuis LopezBPS Software

Customer experience

Simple chess board

All ratings68 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral3.9%
Negative7.8%

Solitaire GC Online

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

User reviews

Simple chess board

From 68 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and straightforward
  • 👍 Great for study and practice
  • 👍 No restrictions or 'help' functions
  • 👍 Allows setting up custom positions
  • 👍 Useful for playing through games

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Pieces not bound by rules
  • 🤔 Graphics can be distracting/ugly
  • 🤔 Aggressive board colors
  • 🤔 Clocks take up screen space
  • 🤔 Pieces can shift unexpectedly

Solitaire GC Online

From 7 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to play
  • 😌 Relaxing gameplay
  • 🎮 Addictive and fun
  • ✨ Great graphics
  • 📱 Available on mobile

Bugs and requests

Simple chess board

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Keyboard not appearing to enter text/save
  • Cannot figure out how to save position
  • Pieces shift on their own
  • Kings and queens on wrong squares initially
  • Save position fails with 'You must insert text' error
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  • App froze mid-game
  • Write a review tab has trouble

Requested features

20 requests
  • Add scoresheet functionality
  • Export game for analysis
  • Move counter
  • Portrait view on iPad
  • Board expansion to fill screen
Show 15 more
  • Ability to turn board around
  • More board color options
  • Option to hide timers
  • PGN save and import facility
  • PGN export
  • Chess notation feature
  • Larger board size (optional timers)
  • Change chess set for better viewing
  • Fix 'write a review' tab issue
  • Delete saved games/setups easily
  • Better graphics
  • More realistic piece movement enforcement
  • Improve piece dragging and selection
  • Make piece representations larger
  • Add variations

Solitaire GC Online

No bugs or feature requests surfaced in reviews.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple chess board

One-time1
  • Remove ads$0.99
2 purchases

Solitaire GC Online

One-time2
  • Set of 2 $Tickets$2.99
  • Set of 7 $Tickets$9.99

Questions

Is Simple chess board free?
Simple chess board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solitaire GC Online free?
Solitaire GC Online is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple chess board or Solitaire GC Online?
Solitaire GC Online is rated higher. Simple chess board averages 4.5 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Solitaire GC Online averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Simple chess board or Solitaire GC Online have ads?
Simple chess board shows ads; Solitaire GC Online does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple chess board or Solitaire GC Online?
Simple chess board ships an update every 10 months, and Solitaire GC Online every 6 months. Most recently, Simple chess board was updated on October 16, 2026 and Solitaire GC Online on October 16, 2026.

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