Chess!! vs Real Go Board
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
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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).
Real Go Board
This application allows users to read Kifu (Go) game records stored in SGF files directly on the web. It provides a convenient way to access and review past games using search engine keywords.
- SGF file reader
- Web-based access
- Kifu game record viewer
- Search engine integration for SGF files
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This is a Kifu ( Go ) reader for SGF files on the Web. To find SGF files with search engines, using keywords, for example 'filetype:sgf shusaku'.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Real Go Board at 4.5 against Chess!!'s 4.0. Real Go Board also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Chess!!'s advantage is ratings volume (60 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Chess!! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Real Go Board sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Real Go Board holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess!! has 60 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Chess!!'s written reviews are positive against 82% of Real Go Board's.
Chess!! ships an update every 5 months, Real Go Board every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess!! | Real Go Board |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (60 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.0% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 6.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UAB Target Works | HiramekiLab Inc. |
Customer experience
Chess!!
Real Go Board
In-app purchases
Chess!!
- Remove Ads$4.99
Real Go Board
- Remove Ads$0.99
Questions
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