iTaiwan DarkChess vs For Science!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iTaiwan DarkChess
Engage in classic DarkChess with both online and offline modes. Play with friends or practice your skills against AI. Features include character updates and daily point refills.
- Online and offline two-player modes
- Unlimited offline version access
- One-click account creation
- Online play with PC users
- Single-player ranked records
- Regular character updates
Read full descriptionHide full description
iTaiwan DarkChess Games(Online + Offline) The most classic DarkChess game, allows you to play with your friends when you are online, and practice in the stand-alone version when offline. Game Features - Two-player game function - No restrictions on the use of the offline version - One-click account generation - Can play online with PC online players - The single-player version can also be ranked record - Characters have their own characteristics, and the characters are updated regularly - The account is applicable to all games in the Love Taiwan series - Refill points every day For more information, please refer to the official website of Love Taiwan Game City http://www.itaiwanmj.com.tw/
For Science!
Enhance your board game experience with this companion app. It provides immersive audio, sound effects, and voice acting to bring the game's theme to life. Customize game length and difficulty for a personalized challenge.
- Real-time timer
- Thematic music
- Sound effects
- Voice acting
- Customizable difficulty
- Adjustable game length
Read full descriptionHide full description
For Science!" is a real time board game about saving the world from disease. This companion app provides a timer, music, sound effects, and voice acting to immerse you in the theme of the "For Science!" and allows you to customize your preferred difficulty by adjusting the frequency of Events and the length of the game to your liking. This companion app is not a game and must be used with a physical copy of the "For Science" board game - published by Grey Fox Games.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: For Science! at 3.0 against iTaiwan DarkChess's 1.0. For Science! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 15) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. iTaiwan DarkChess sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. For Science! asks for nothing beyond the download.
For Science! holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of iTaiwan DarkChess's written reviews are positive against 50% of For Science!'s.
iTaiwan DarkChess ships an update every 4 weeks, For Science! every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iTaiwan DarkChess | For Science! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.6% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 386 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | AVECTOR TECH CO., LTD. | Grey Fox Games |
Customer experience
iTaiwan DarkChess
For Science!
In-app purchases
iTaiwan DarkChess
- 60 rounds game ad-free mode$0.99
- 60 rounds double the multiplier$0.99
- 60 rounds counter attack$0.99
Show 12 moreShow fewer
- 60 rounds annihilation bonus$0.99
- 1 iTW Gold Coins$1.99
- 30 days ad-free mode$1.99
- 30 days double points multiplier$1.99
- 30 days starts with counter attack$1.99
- 30 days double annihilation bonus$1.99
- 5 iTW Gold Coins$9.99
- 6 iTW Gold Coins$12.99
- 11 iTW Gold Coins$19.99
- 20 iTW Gold Coins$35.99
- 40 iTW Gold Coins$69.99
- 60 iTW Gold Coins$99.99
For Science!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is iTaiwan DarkChess free?
Is For Science! free?
Which has better reviews, iTaiwan DarkChess or For Science!?
Do iTaiwan DarkChess or For Science! have ads?
Which is updated more often, iTaiwan DarkChess or For Science!?
Other comparisons
