BlueChess vs Chess Royal
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.
Chess Royal
Experience classic chess with a magical twist. Pieces come alive in cinematic combat, adding visual spectacle to strategic gameplay. Perfect for those who enjoy intellectual challenges and fantasy themes.
- Cinematic combat animations
- Pure chess logic preserved
- Fantasy atmosphere
- Intellectual challenge
- Visual spectacle
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Every move is more than a calculation — it is a clash. Your pieces awaken, attack, and shatter in cinematic combat while preserving the pure logic of chess. Wizard Chess is designed for players who: Love strategy and intellectual challenge Want deeper emotion from classic chess Enjoy fantasy atmosphere and visual spectacle Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BlueChess at 50% against Chess Royal's 0%. BlueChess also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (5.0 vs 2.0). Chess Royal's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months) and chart position (#193 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads 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
BlueChess is free to download; Chess Royal costs $4.99 up front. Chess Royal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. BlueChess asks for nothing beyond the download.
BlueChess holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of BlueChess's written reviews are positive against 0% of Chess Royal's.
BlueChess ships an update every 4 months, Chess Royal every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlueChess | Chess Royal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | — | #193 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GreenChess.com | Yerkinbekov Nurdaulet |
Customer experience
BlueChess
Chess Royal
In-app purchases
BlueChess
No in-app purchases
Chess Royal
- Premium Monthly1 Month trial$8.991 Month
- Premium Yearly1 Year trial$19.991 Year
