BlueChess vs Speller Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlueChess
Engage in strategic gameplay with powerful chess engines. Choose between the BlueChess engine or the highly-rated Stockfish engine for your matches.
- Play against BlueChess engine
- Play against Stockfish engine
- Strategic gameplay
- Free to play
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Play a game of chess against the BlueChess engine or the Stockfish engine.
Speller Chess
This game offers a simplified chess experience for two players on a single device, designed for individuals with fine motor challenges. It minimizes distractions to enhance focus on gameplay, with a straightforward move system and a manual reset for game completion.
- Large board for two players on one device
- Minimal distractions for focus
- Simple click-to-move piece selection
- Manual game reset option
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Speller Chess is an app designed for people who have fine motor difficulties. It features a large board for two players, so two people can play at the same time on one device. It is also designed to have as few distractions as possible, so that players can focus on the game. To move pieces, click on the piece you want to move, then click on the square you want to move that piece to. To unselect a piece, simply click it again. As of now, there is no check or checkmate added, so click the "reset game" button when one player wins.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Speller Chess at fortnightly against BlueChess's every 4 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BlueChess against 5.0 for Speller Chess. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
BlueChess ships an update every 4 months, Speller Chess fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlueChess | Speller Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GreenChess.com | Yanling Wang |
Customer experience
BlueChess
Speller Chess
In-app purchases
BlueChess
No in-app purchases
Speller Chess
No in-app purchases
