Starchess vs Blink Land
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Starchess
Experience chess with a unique twist on a three-dimensional board. Pieces gain new movement capabilities, allowing for strategic plays in up, down, and diagonal directions. Enjoy a fresh challenge to your chess skills.
- Three-dimensional chess board
- Traditional chess rules
- Expanded piece movement (up, down, diagonal)
- Unique strategic gameplay
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Starchess has all of the same rules as traditional chess but now on a three-dimensional board. Pieces can move up, down and diagonally.
Blink Land
Embark on a digital quest to improve eye health through engaging mini-games and trivia. Learn to manage screen time and reduce eye strain while having fun. Discover practical tips for keeping your eyes healthy on and off screen.
- Interactive mini-games for eye health
- Trivia and fun facts
- Screen time management guidance
- Eye strain reduction exercises
- Focus and distance adjustment games
- Blinking exercises
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Meet Blink, your whimsical guide in this all-new digital quest. Follow them as you score points and learn what it takes to keep your eyes at the top of their game, on and off screen. Master trivia, enjoy fun facts, and play mini games to score points. Bonus: You’ll learn how to keep your eyes at the top of their game along the way. Ready to roll the die? FEATURED MINI GAMES Moistur-Eyes - Stop Blink’s eye from getting dry by catching all the eye drops before they hit the ground. Eye-Xercise - Blink says: Move your eyes to the right! Follow along as you learn to minimize eye strain. Space It Out - Guess the correct distance Blink should be from these screens before time runs out. Focus On Me - Does Blink look blurry to you? Adjust the focus of the lens to sharpen your sight. Screen Dodger - It’s a race to the finish line. Just remember to jump over all the screens that stand in your way. Red, Set, Blink! - Help Blink avoid the dreaded dry eye by blinking as many times as possible before the light changes. Prolonged screen time can lead to tired eyes. So, learn how to keep them healthy with Blink Land. Brought to you by the American Optometric Association. Developed by Midnight Hour Games LLC. Find an AOA doctor near you: aoa.org Follow AOA on Instagram: @americanoptometricassociation
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Blink Land at 8 against Starchess's 1. On price, rating, review sentiment 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 Starchess against 4.9 for Blink Land. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blink Land has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Starchess | Blink Land |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 381 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nathan Lane | AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION |
Customer experience
Starchess
Blink Land
In-app purchases
Starchess
No in-app purchases
Blink Land
No in-app purchases
