Simple chess board vs ™ Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Free piece movement
- Undo/Redo functionality
- Board rotation
- Checker piece option
- Save/load positions
- Configurable chess clock
- Tweet current position
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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.
™ Chess
Engage in the timeless strategy of chess on your mobile device. Play against sophisticated AI opponents across multiple difficulty levels, or challenge friends and family. Features include an undo option, board editor, and customizable themes for a personalized experience.
- Play against AI
- Multiplayer matches
- Undo feature
- Board editor
- Customizable themes
- Game save/load
- Timed games
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Chess is a classic board game for quiet study, quick practice, local play, and relaxed online matches through Game Center. Play your way: - Start an online game through Game Center and play a casual no-time-limit match. - Practice against multiple AI difficulty levels. - Solve thousands of chess puzzles, including 777 newly added tactical positions. - Play local two-player games on the same device. - Save and load games when you want to continue later. - Set up custom positions with the board editor. - Customize boards, pieces, avatars, sounds, and themes. - Try timed games when you want a sharper challenge. This update also adds a seasonal football-themed board background and avatar for the 2026 world tournament season. Whether you want to train tactics, learn openings, play against AI, share a local game, or challenge another player online, Chess is built for comfortable play at your own pace.
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Verdict
Simple chess board and ™ Chess both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of Simple chess board's written reviews are positive against 37% of ™ Chess's. ™ Chess's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (10K vs 67). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Simple chess board sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ™ Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Simple chess board against 4.5 for ™ Chess. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ™ Chess has 10K ratings behind it against 67, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Simple chess board's written reviews are positive against 37% of ™ Chess's.
Simple chess board ships an update every 10 months, ™ Chess every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple chess board | ™ Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (67 ratings) | 4.5 (10K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.0% of reviews — better | 37.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 67 | 10K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luis Lopez | VM Mobile Team |
Customer experience
Simple chess board
™ Chess
Bugs and requests
Simple chess board
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
™ Chess
Reported bugs
3 issues- Illegal moves allowed by AI
- Incorrect draw detection
- Castling not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add more difficulty settings
- Allow under-promotion
- Improve AI difficulty scaling
- Reduce ads or offer paid version
In-app purchases
Simple chess board
- Remove ads$0.99
™ Chess
- Premium$3.99








