Comparison

BlueChess vs CherryChess

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BlueChess

Engage in strategic gameplay with powerful chess engines. Choose between the BlueChess engine or the highly-rated Stockfish engine for your matches.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

CherryChess

Features
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Cherry Chess is a beautifully simple chess app that helps you actually get better. Play against the computer or a friend, then let a full-strength Stockfish engine show you exactly where the game was won or lost — all on your device, no account, no internet required. PLAY YOUR WAY • Challenge the bot at your level, from beginner-friendly to full engine strength • Pass-and-play games against a friend on one device • Clean, distraction-free board with smooth animations and haptic feedback UNDERSTAND EVERY MOVE • Full game analysis powered by Stockfish, right on your iPhone • Every move classified: Brilliant, Great, Best, Excellent, Good, Inaccuracy, Mistake, Blunder, or Missed • Live evaluation bar and a running Elo estimate of your play • Step through your game move by move and see what the engine would have played • Analyze any position and play out lines for both sides TRAIN LIKE YOU MEAN IT • Opening trainer: learn and drill classic openings move by move • Checkmate training: finish real mate-in-N positions against a bot playing at full strength — one slip and it's a draw • Coordinate training: learn to read the board at a glance TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • Complete game history with replay for every game • Profile with your stats, accuracy, and improvement over time PRIVATE BY DESIGN • 100% offline — the engine runs entirely on your device • No account, no sign-up, no data leaves your phone Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, and Chinese. Whether you're learning the moves or chasing your next rating milestone, Cherry Chess gives you a grandmaster-strength coach in your pocket.

Screenshots

BlueChess4 screens
CherryChess4 screens

Verdict

The call

BlueChess and CherryChess are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
BlueChess versus CherryChess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlueChessCherryChess
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGreenChess.comMilan Swillus

In-app purchases

None

BlueChess

No in-app purchases

None

CherryChess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BlueChess free?
BlueChess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CherryChess free?
CherryChess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BlueChess or CherryChess have ads?
Neither BlueChess nor CherryChess shows ads.

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