Comparison

Simple chess board vs Okidoke

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

Okidoke

A community-focused chess app designed for connection and enjoyment. Create or join virtual tables for quick games, chat with others, and customize your personal space to host events. Help shape the future of online chess during its early access phase.

Highlights
  • Community-first design
  • Intuitive Virtual Tables
  • Watch, chat, and hang out
  • Customizable Home Board
  • Host game nights and tournaments
  • Build your following
  • Early Access launch
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Okidoke's a place to play chess, and everything that happens around it. Pull up a chair. Find a game. Stay for the people. Play live chess in the Arena, take a seat at a Lounge table, watch games, chat, kibitz, solve puzzles, study what you missed, share moments from games, and spend time with the Doke-AI crew. Play your way Quick Pair when you want a game now. Play ranked games in the Arena. Or settle into the Lounge, where people can play, watch, talk, and stay awhile. Make a game of it Puzzle Blitz. Seat Raffle. Rotate. Winner Stays. Same board, more ways to play. Chess has an afterlife Clip moments from games. Share them. Go back and see what happened. Keep the conversation going after checkmate. Look again Study your games, find what you missed, explore other ideas, or bring in a Doke-AI coach. Meet the Doke-AI crew Different characters, different personalities, different ways to help. Play with them, study with them, or ask them to look at a game with you. Connections (18+) An optional, private way for adults to meet over a game, one introduction at a time. Both people have to say yes before a private board and conversation opens. Puzzles Play Puzzle Blitz solo or head-to-head, with fast decisions, strikes, and escalating pressure. Doke-AI characters are AI and can make mistakes. The game is only the beginning.

Screenshots

Simple chess board4 screens
Okidoke4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Okidoke at 5.0 against Simple chess board's 4.5. Okidoke also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Simple chess board's advantage is ratings volume (68 vs 9) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price and 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

Both are free to download. Simple chess board sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Okidoke asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Okidoke holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. 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 100% of Okidoke's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple chess board ships an update every 10 months, Okidoke every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Simple chess board versus Okidoke: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple chess boardOkidoke
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (68 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings68 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB70 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLuis LopezMorpheus Group Inc

Customer experience

Simple chess board

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

Okidoke

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Okidoke

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple chess board

One-time1
  • Remove ads$0.99
None

Okidoke

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple chess board free?
Simple chess board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Okidoke free?
Okidoke is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simple chess board or Okidoke?
Okidoke is rated higher. Simple chess board averages 4.5 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Okidoke averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Simple chess board or Okidoke have ads?
Simple chess board shows ads; Okidoke does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple chess board or Okidoke?
Simple chess board ships an update every 10 months, and Okidoke every 3 weeks. Most recently, Simple chess board was updated on October 23, 2026 and Okidoke on October 24, 2026.

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