Comparison

Simple chess board vs Easy Chess 2P

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

Easy Chess 2P

Features
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We all chess players know that there is no better option than a real physical board, but when the need for a 2 player chess challenge with a physical person strikes in and there is nothing but a mobile device in reach, this is the app you want to have. I am just a beginner in the chess world, but something I personally hate from sharing a screen to play a two player chess game is the lack of 3D pieces. I have found 3 different approaches online for such problem: one of the players just sees the pieces upside down, the board flips each turn or the pieces are symmetrical. None of those solved my need to see my pieces normally during the other's turn. Since nowadays the mobile devices have a fair large screen, my simple solution has been to display 2 boards on the same screen, one with the pieces facing upside and the other facing downside. Obviously I could not resist from implementing the basic intelligence we all expect from a chess app: only allow legal moves, the possibility to show aids and threats, customizable aesthetics, different game modes, detecting any game outcome (check mate, stalemate, etc), undo/redo... There is the option to show a different level of aid for each individual player, to help beginner players like me to play against more advanced players. It is such a pasional project that I am very open to receive suggestions.

Screenshots

Simple chess board4 screens
Easy Chess 2P4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Easy Chess 2P at none against Simple chess board's 1. Easy Chess 2P also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 10 months). On price, 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. Simple chess board sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Easy Chess 2P asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple chess board ships an update every 10 months, Easy Chess 2P every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Simple chess board versus Easy Chess 2P: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple chess boardEasy Chess 2P
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (68 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings68 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuis LopezAlbert Borras Pons

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

Easy Chess 2P

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple chess board

One-time1
  • Remove ads$0.99
None

Easy Chess 2P

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple chess board free?
Simple chess board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Easy Chess 2P free?
Easy Chess 2P is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple chess board or Easy Chess 2P have ads?
Simple chess board shows ads; Easy Chess 2P does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple chess board or Easy Chess 2P?
Simple chess board ships an update every 10 months, and Easy Chess 2P every 8 days. Most recently, Simple chess board was updated on October 23, 2026 and Easy Chess 2P on October 4, 2026.

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