Comparison

Simple chess board vs Chess!!

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

Chess!!

Engage in a classic board game with a professional, luxury design. Play against friends or a challenging AI with multiple difficulty levels and advanced move support.

Highlights
  • Exclusive user interface and sound effects
  • Single player vs. AI
  • Two player mode
  • 9 difficulty levels
  • Move undo function
  • Advanced moves (promotion, castling, en passant)
Features
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Chess!! - professional, luxury design chess game that you can play with your friends or against challenging computer opponent. Features: * Exclusive user interface and great sound effects * Single player and two players game - play with your friends or against artificial intelligence engine * 9 levels of difficulty * Move undo function that allows you multiple retries and workout of your game standing * Advanced moves like promotion, castling, en passant are included and not forgotten The game uses modified version of exclusive Amy Chess Engine originally developed by Thorsten Greiner. FAQ: How to do castling? - Tap king then tap castling move (it is 2 squares long).

Screenshots

Simple chess board4 screens
Chess!!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Simple chess board at 4.5 against Chess!!'s 4.0. Simple chess board also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 69%). Chess!!'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 10 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 Chess!! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple chess board holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 60 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Simple chess board's written reviews are positive against 69% of Chess!!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple chess board ships an update every 10 months, Chess!! every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Simple chess board versus Chess!!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple chess boardChess!!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (68 ratings) — better4.0 (60 ratings)
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews — better69.0% of reviews
Number of ratings68 — better60
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuis LopezUAB Target Works

Customer experience

Simple chess board

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

Chess!!

All ratings60 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews129 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral10.1%
Negative20.9%

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

Chess!!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple chess board

One-time1
  • Remove ads$0.99
1 purchases

Chess!!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Simple chess board free?
Simple chess board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess!! free?
Chess!! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple chess board or Chess!!?
Simple chess board is rated higher. Simple chess board averages 4.5 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Chess!! averages 4.0 from 60 ratings.
Do Simple chess board or Chess!! have ads?
Both Simple chess board and Chess!! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple chess board or Chess!!?
Simple chess board ships an update every 10 months, and Chess!! every 5 months. Most recently, Simple chess board was updated on November 6, 2026 and Chess!! on November 6, 2026.

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