Comparison

Chess Prime vs Real Chess 3D

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

Head to head
About

Chess Prime

This app offers a challenging chess experience for players of all levels. It features a versatile AI engine, customizable game modes, and helpful tools for beginners. Save your progress and replay games to improve your skills.

Highlights
  • One player and two player modes
  • Challenging AI with flexible difficulty
  • Start from any position
  • Save and load games
  • Show legal moves for beginners
  • Undo and redo moves
Features
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- Importance of chess - Chess is one of the ancient games in the world. Chess has become so increasingly popular that there was a time when chess was considered "Royal Game", but is now a common source of entertainment for a common man. In many parts of the world (in schools) chess has been introduced as major part of the curriculum, because chess increases the mathematical and scientific skills of the students. Chess also increases the problem solving skills, a sense of confidence, a self-worth and the communication skills. ••• Why Chess Prime? ••• Chess Prime is one of the best designed chess games for the iPad / iPhone (1,000,000+ downloads so far). It provides learning support for novice players, a real challenge for the experienced players and fun. Chess Prime supports both ‘one player’ and ‘two player’ game play, so you can play against your friends or against a challenging computer opponent. You can even start your game from different position that allows you to test your skills in different game phases, common positions, solve chess puzzles, etc. Also you can save your game and then re-load it anytime you want. If you are novice player you may take advantage of the feature that shows all legal moves for current piece. -The full list of features:- • Excellent graphics, sound effects and music • Configurable player names • Great AI engine with a flexible difficulty level that suits both novice players and experts • Versatile openings: Chess Prime AI engine plays like a human, not as a computer that always chooses the same move at the same position. It gives you opportunity to play different famous openings to gain extensive experience in chess. This feature is activated automatically in the game with high difficulty level. • SETUP game: Start the game from any desirable position with any number of pieces • UNDO function if you accidentally hit wrong piece or square. It works even if your king is checkmated. • REDO function if you missed the opponent’s move. Just press EYE button and Chess Prime will show you the last opponent’s move. • SAVE / LOAD feature gives you an opportunity to finish the game later or to play the chess puzzle which you can setup in the “Setup Game” module. • Option to show the LEGAL MOVES for current piece (very useful for novice players) • Option to ROTATE the board in ‘two player’ mode. • Option to limit ‘think time’ in ‘one player’ mode to 5, 15 or 30 seconds • Option to switch on / off sound effects and / or music • Automatically saves the current state of the game, so the game state would be automatically restored if you quit the application • Universal app (supports iPad / iPod touch / iPhone) If you love playing chess in landscape mode and in 3D, then download and try out our new Chess Prime 3D app! Enjoy!

About

Real Chess 3D

Experience chess in stunning 3D graphics. Play against friends or the CPU with adjustable difficulty. Learn new strategies with interactive tutorials and customize your game's appearance. Save your progress and undo moves for a seamless experience.

Highlights
  • 3D graphics
  • Single player vs CPU
  • Pass n Play with friends
  • 4 difficulty levels
  • Customizable board and pieces
  • Interactive tutorials
  • Undo last move
Features
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Play Chess in immersive 3D graphics. Challenge your friends in Pass n Play mode or play against the CPU. Learn Chess with interactive tutorials that teach you various moves and strategies. Customize the look and feel of your game by choosing the chessboard, pieces, checkers, and table. Tap on a piece to select it, then tap on the desired target square to make your move. FEATURES: • Single Player vs CPU • Pass n Play with friends • 4 difficulty levels • Customizable board and pieces • Relaxing music • Learn Chess section • Undo last move • 3 save slots Simple to play, hard to master, challenge your skills and have endless fun! So what are you waiting for? Download now for Free! Find out more about EivaaGames: https://www.eivaagames.com A big THANK YOU to everyone who’s played Real Chess 3D!

Screenshots

Chess Prime4 screens
Real Chess 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chess Prime at none against Real Chess 3D's 1. Chess Prime also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). Real Chess 3D's advantage is ratings volume (162K vs 71) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Real Chess 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chess Prime asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Real Chess 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Real Chess 3D has 162K ratings behind it against 71, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Chess Prime's written reviews are positive against 74% of Real Chess 3D's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess Prime ships an update every 2 weeks, Real Chess 3D every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Chess Prime versus Real Chess 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess PrimeReal Chess 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (71 ratings)4.7 (162K ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.6% of reviews — better73.7% of reviews
Number of ratings71162K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#128 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVinta GamesSailendu Behera

Customer experience

Chess Prime

All ratings71 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral7.0%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive83.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative7.3%

Real Chess 3D

All ratings159,465 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews1,676 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral8.7%
Negative17.6%

Bugs and requests

Chess Prime

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Real Chess 3D

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Pieces not moving as per chess rules
  • Game freezes or crashes unexpectedly
  • Incorrect stalemate/draw conditions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • More gradual difficulty curve
  • Customizable time controls
  • Ability to save and review past games
  • Wider selection of board/piece themes

In-app purchases

None

Chess Prime

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Real Chess 3D

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Chess Prime free?
Chess Prime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Real Chess 3D free?
Real Chess 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chess Prime or Real Chess 3D?
Real Chess 3D is rated higher. Chess Prime averages 4.4 out of 5 from 71 ratings, while Real Chess 3D averages 4.7 from 162K ratings.
Do Chess Prime or Real Chess 3D have ads?
Real Chess 3D shows ads; Chess Prime does not.
Which is updated more often, Chess Prime or Real Chess 3D?
Chess Prime ships an update every 2 weeks, and Real Chess 3D every 7 months. Most recently, Chess Prime was updated on October 23, 2026 and Real Chess 3D on October 25, 2026.

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