Comparison

Chess!! vs Chess TV!

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
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).

About

Chess TV!

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Play chess and solve chess puzzles right on your TV. Chess TV! is an expert strength chess program with an interface designed specifically for your TV. It also includes hundreds of chess puzzles from famous chess books for you to solve. Features: - Play against an expert strength chess engine on your TV - Three different levels of difficulty - Undo/Redo - Play against another human with a single remote - Solve hundreds of chess puzzles from famous chess books - Sound effects - Indicates legal moves when a piece is selected to make play easy for beginners - Multiple board patterns to choose from Chess TV! is the best way to play chess and solve chess puzzles on your TV. And more great features are coming soon!

Screenshots

Chess!!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Chess!! at Free against Chess TV!'s $0.99. Chess!! also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 25 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Chess TV!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Chess!! is free to download; Chess TV! costs $0.99 up front. Chess!! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chess TV! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess!! ships an update every 5 months, Chess TV! every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chess!! versus Chess TV!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess!!Chess TV!
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.0 (60 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings60 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 25 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betterApple TV
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUAB Target WorksOak Snow Consulting LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Chess!!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
None

Chess TV!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess!! free?
Chess!! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess TV! free?
Chess TV! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chess!! or Chess TV! have ads?
Chess!! shows ads; Chess TV! does not.
Which is updated more often, Chess!! or Chess TV!?
Chess!! ships an update every 5 months, and Chess TV! every 25 months. Most recently, Chess!! was updated on November 1, 2026 and Chess TV! on November 2, 2026.

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