Chess960 ™ vs Glyphe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess960 ™
Experience a unique chess variant where the starting position of pieces changes with each game. Test your strategic thinking with fresh challenges and play against AI or friends. Customize your game with different themes and join a growing community.
- Randomized starting positions
- Play against AI or friends
- Progress from beginner to pro
- Customizable pieces and boards
- Community sharing and leaderboards
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Welcome to Chess960: Fresh Moves, a new twist on the classic chess game you can play on your phone. This game changes up the starting line-up of the chess pieces, making every match different and exciting. Bobby Fischer, a famous chess player, came up with Chess960 in the late 1990s. He wanted to make chess fun again by mixing up where the pieces start. This means players need to think of new strategies every time they play, not just remember old moves. What's Cool About Chess960: Fresh Moves? New Challenges: Every game feels like a new puzzle because the pieces start in different spots. Play Your Way: Battle against the game or play with friends and family. Climb from beginner to pro by winning games. Make It Yours: Pick your favorite chess pieces and boards. Change the game's look and sounds to match what you like. Join the Crowd: Share your wins and join a community of Chess960 fans. See how you stack up against others. Chess960: Fresh Moves is all about discovering new ways to play and have fun with chess. Download it now and start exploring a whole new chess world!
Glyphe
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A secret code of 4 glyphs. Five guesses. One puzzle a day, the same for everyone. Glyphe is a game of pure logic and deduction: no luck, no vocabulary, no trivia. Only what you can work out — in three minutes, offline, with no sign-up. NEW IN VERSION 2.1 • The Order, a second puzzle every day: place the six glyphs on a line so that every relation holds ("touch", "left of", "2 cells between"…). Three checks, not one more. • Competition: a daily leaderboard (Code + Order, ties broken by time), a weekly one since Monday, and the Masters, your 30-day average. • Rebuilt game screens: drag and drop glyphs, illustrated clues, help always one tap away. • Daily and weekly Game Center leaderboards. • Redesigned layout on iPad. HOW TO PLAY Six glyphs exist: circle, diamond, triangle, star, hexagon, drop. Four of them make up the code of the day. After each attempt, the grid answers you: • gold — right glyph, right place • teal — the glyph is in the code, but elsewhere • grey — that glyph is not in it Two logical clues are given up front: the structure of the code, and a positional relation between two glyphs. Cross-reference them. No guessing, only deduction. PROGRESS • Streak: how many days in a row can you hold? • A score that follows the day's target: beat par and you gain, exceed it and you lose • Daily, weekly and Masters leaderboards • Game Center supported COMFORT • Light and dark themes, or automatic system matching • Colour-blind mode: every cell carries a symbol as well as a colour • Clean interface, fully vector, no emoji, no clutter • Offline: the daily puzzle plays without a connection • Spoiler-free sharing: friends see your performance, never the answer PRICING, PLAINLY Glyphe is free with no subscription: the daily puzzle, unlimited practice, the hints, the leaderboard and the streaks are open to everyone. The game is funded by advertising, never while you are thinking: one interstitial at the end of a game, and an optional video if you want one more hint. Glyphe+ is a single purchase, never a subscription: it removes all advertising and unlocks unlimited hints, for good. The code of the day is waiting. You have five guesses.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Chess960 ™ at none against Glyphe's shown. Chess960 ™ also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Glyphe's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Chess960 ™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Glyphe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Chess960 ™ ships an update every 10 months, Glyphe every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess960 ™ | Glyphe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (64 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VM Mobile Team | Nicolas Zanette |
In-app purchases
Chess960 ™
- Premium$3.99
Glyphe
- Glyphe+$3.99









