Comparison

Simple chess board vs الدامة الكويتية

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

الدامة الكويتية

A strategic board game ported to mobile devices, offering single-player challenges against a computer with adjustable difficulty. It includes a tutorial to help players learn the game's mechanics and test their analytical skills.

Highlights
  • Single player vs. computer
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Educational video tutorial
  • Strategic thinking challenges
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
Features
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Description also available in English below: لعبة الدامة لعبة قديمة ومعروفة في جميع ارجاء الخليج العربي.. تأتيكم الآن بأجمل حلية على الأيفون والايباد !! تضم اللعبة مزايا عديدة وسخية منها: * اللعب الفردي ضد الكمبوتر بمستويات مختلفة * وجود فيديو تعليمي عن طريقة اللعب * و مزايا أخرى متفرقة... تحدى ذكائك وقدرتك التحليلية في هذه اللعبة الشيقة!! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Although this Game is presented in Arabic, because of it's ever growing popularity in this region, the game also supports English! The Dama game, also known as Turkish Checkers or Armenian checkers, is a very mind straining game that tests you insight and challenges your strategic thinking! This version ported on the iPhone/iPad has many features which include: * Play a single player game against the computer in different levels! * Video tutorial included in the app and streamed from youtube. * Many other features that makes this a great addition to your board games! Buy Dama today, and you'll soon be addicted to its deceiving nature

Screenshots

Simple chess board4 screens
الدامة الكويتية4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple chess board at 88% against الدامة الكويتية's 0%. Simple chess board also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (4.5 vs 4.0). الدامة الكويتية's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support 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

Simple chess board is free to download; الدامة الكويتية costs $3.99 up front. Simple chess board sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. الدامة الكويتية asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple chess board holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple chess board has 68 ratings behind it against 9, 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 0% of الدامة الكويتية's.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Simple chess board versus الدامة الكويتية: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple chess boardالدامة الكويتية
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.5 (68 ratings) — better4.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings68 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 10 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuis LopezArabian Devs

Customer experience

Simple chess board

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

الدامة الكويتية

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

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

الدامة الكويتية

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple chess board

One-time1
  • Remove ads$0.99
None

الدامة الكويتية

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple chess board free?
Simple chess board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is الدامة الكويتية free?
الدامة الكويتية costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simple chess board or الدامة الكويتية?
Simple chess board is rated higher. Simple chess board averages 4.5 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while الدامة الكويتية averages 4.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Simple chess board or الدامة الكويتية have ads?
Simple chess board shows ads; الدامة الكويتية does not.

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