BlueChess vs Chess Offline
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 Offline
Enjoy a distraction-free chess experience with offline play, local pass-and-play, and peer-to-peer multiplayer. Challenge friends or play solo without an internet connection.
- Offline gameplay
- Local pass-and-play mode
- Peer-to-peer multiplayer
- Clean interface
- Fast play
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Chess Offline is a clean, focused chess experience built for fast play and zero distractions. Play complete chess games without internet, challenge a friend in local pass-and-play mode, or connect nearby devices with peer-to-peer multiplayer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BlueChess at 50% against Chess Offline's 0%. BlueChess also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.5). Chess Offline's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
BlueChess holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of BlueChess's written reviews are positive against 0% of Chess Offline's.
BlueChess ships an update every 4 months, Chess Offline every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 19, 2026.
| Parameter | BlueChess | Chess Offline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GreenChess.com | Sandip Patel |
Customer experience
BlueChess
Chess Offline
In-app purchases
BlueChess
No in-app purchases
Chess Offline
No in-app purchases
