Starchess vs LEVEL FIELD
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.
LEVEL FIELD
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Blocks of different heights stand on a sheet. Make every square the same height and the plate is done. Any height will do. Tap a square and it rises by one, while the four squares beside it drop by one. Heights wrap at three: a square pushed past the top falls all the way to zero. That is the whole rule. Everything after it is deciding where to press, and in what order. • 108 plates, growing from 2x2 to 5x5 • Every plate has a par. How close you came is kept on a scorecard, read like golf • A new puzzle arrives each day • Turn the sheet to see behind a block • Solved plates are kept, with the board and the moves you made Quiet by design. It honours the silent switch, and there is nothing to sign up for. No advertising. Stages 21 to 108 open with a single purchase. No subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Starchess at none against LEVEL FIELD's 1. Starchess also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). LEVEL FIELD's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). On price 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. LEVEL FIELD sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Starchess asks for nothing beyond the download.
Starchess ships an update every 4 months, LEVEL FIELD every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Starchess | LEVEL FIELD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nathan Lane | Takayuki Hamuro |
In-app purchases
Starchess
No in-app purchases
LEVEL FIELD
- LEVEL FIELD Pro$3.99
