Comparison

3playerDown vs Stupid Hard Chess

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

Head to head
About

3playerDown

Control three characters simultaneously in this stylish puzzle game. Navigate treacherous worlds, solve tricky puzzles using unique mechanics like teleporters and gravity, and enjoy a haunting soundtrack across 100 levels.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous player control
  • Unique game mechanics (teleporters, elevators, gravity)
  • 100 challenging levels
  • 6 distinct worlds to explore
  • Visually stunning art
  • Haunting soundtrack
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3playerDown is an exciting and stylish puzzle game with fresh gameplay mechanics, visually stunning art and a haunting soundtrack. Take control of the players moving left-right simultaneously. Use the environment and interactive objects and very carefully plan your path to victory! Move as a team through treacherous worlds filled with mysterious landscapes and solve tricky puzzles. Always facing new challenges. An innovative puzzle game. Play with 3player simultaneously. Unique game mechanics such as teleporters, elevators, gravity and more. Explore 6 worlds full of challenges. Enjoy 100 levels with tricky puzzles. Each world with a haunting soundtrack.

About

Stupid Hard Chess

Experience chess with a unique twist where some of your pieces are hidden, forcing you to rely on memory and visualization. Test your skills across various difficulty levels and blindfold modes, with stakes determined before each game.

Highlights
  • Hidden piece gameplay
  • Multiple blindfold modes
  • Real chess engine
  • Adjustable difficulty tiers
  • Stakes-based scoring
  • Daily streak challenges
  • Limited board reveals
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Chess, but stupid hard. You play real chess against a real engine. One catch: some of YOUR pieces are hidden — they render as identical dots, and it's on you to remember which dot is the rook. That's the whole game. Hold the board in your head while an engine tries to take it apart. HOW BLIND DO YOU WANT TO BE? - Full Blind — every one of your pieces is a dot. Good luck. - Minor Blind — knights and bishops vanish. A reasonable place to start. - Semi Blind — half your army, hidden. - Random Blind — the app decides. You find out when you sit down. Every game is real chess with full rules, powered by a genuine engine running entirely on your phone. Four difficulty tiers, from "warming up" to Expert. No internet required to play. STAKES YOU AGREE TO UP FRONT Before every game, you see exactly what a win, draw, or loss is worth — and the harder your setup, the bigger the swing. That number is your Stupid Score. It goes up when you earn it and down when you don't. There's no hiding from it, and honestly, that's the point. Play daily to build your Stupid Streak. Break it and start over. We won't judge (the number will). WHEN YOUR MEMORY FAILS It will. You get a limited number of Board Reveals per game — a scan sweeps the board, shows you the truth for ten seconds, then takes it back. Auto-Peek can flash the board periodically if you want the training wheels. Move hints exist too, but they cost you score. Everything has a price here. STUPID HARD PRO - Build your own nightmare: hide exactly the pieces you choose, yours or the engine's, with full per-piece control - Advanced stats: win rates by setup, score history, records - 4 board reveals every game, no ads, nothing between you and the board Pro is a subscription ($4.99/month or $39.99/year) with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Built for chess players who want to train visualization the honest way: by needing it. Privacy Policy: https://stupidhardchess.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://stupidhardchess.com/terms

Screenshots

3playerDown4 screens
Stupid Hard Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 3playerDown at 5.0 against Stupid Hard Chess's 3.7. 3playerDown also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Stupid Hard Chess's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). 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. Stupid Hard Chess sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. 3playerDown asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

3playerDown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
3playerDown versus Stupid Hard Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3playerDownStupid Hard Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB140 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerpeter baederYazid Masri

Customer experience

3playerDown

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stupid Hard Chess

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

3playerDown

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Stupid Hard Chess

Subscriptions2
  • Stupid Hard Chess Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Stupid Hard Chess Pro - Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is 3playerDown free?
3playerDown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stupid Hard Chess free?
Stupid Hard Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 3playerDown or Stupid Hard Chess?
3playerDown is rated higher. 3playerDown averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Stupid Hard Chess averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do 3playerDown or Stupid Hard Chess have ads?
Stupid Hard Chess shows ads; 3playerDown does not.

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