Comparison

ChessHut vs Chess Camelot

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

Head to head
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ChessHut

Features
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Chess for everyone. No account, no ads, no internet needed. ChessHut is a complete chess game that runs entirely on your device. Pick an opponent, choose a clock, and play. Every game, puzzle and rating stays private on your phone. EIGHT OPPONENTS WITH CHARACTER Face Pip the Hatchling (rated 400) through to Ember, the Hut Master (1900). Each one plays in its own style — attacking, defensive or unpredictable — and has plenty to say about your moves. A COACH THAT WATCHES EVERY MOVE After each of your moves you get instant feedback: Best move, Great, Good, Not the best, Mistake or Blunder, plus the move that would have been stronger. Finish a game to see your accuracy and a breakdown of how you played. 3,700+ PUZZLES THAT MATCH YOUR LEVEL Rated puzzles from the Lichess open database, from beginner to master. Your puzzle rating adjusts as you solve, so the puzzles keep pace with you. Choose Easier, My level, Harder or Hardest, practise a single idea (forks, pins, sacrifices, discovered attacks, endgames, defence) or solve today's puzzle to build a streak. CHESS JOURNEY Beat the eight opponents in order to unlock the next. Win without take-backs or hints to earn all three crowns. EVERYTHING ELSE - Full rules: castling, en passant, promotion with your choice of piece, stalemate, repetition, the 50-move rule and insufficient material - Rating, rank titles, win streaks and 13 achievements - Hints, take-backs and a move list, in every game - Clocks from 3-minute blitz to 30-minute classical, including added time per move - Drag or tap to move, with smooth animation, sound and vibration - Two-player mode on one device - Four app themes, including a light one, and five board styles - Continue an unfinished game whenever you come back - iPhone and iPad, with VoiceOver support No sign-in. No ads. No tracking. No data ever leaves your device. Puzzles come from the Lichess.org open puzzle database, released into the public domain. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Chess Camelot

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Chess Camelot turns chess into a game for the whole table. From 2 to 99 players share one phone or tablet, take turns in pairs and score points for every piece they capture. HOW IT WORKS • Players sit around the table. One plays White, the player opposite plays Black. • After both have moved, the phone goes to the next pair, so everyone plays both colours. • Every capture scores for the player who made it: pawn 1, knight 3, bishop 3, rook 5, queen 9. Points for captured White and Black pieces are kept separately. • Checkmate ends the game: only the pieces of the losing side count, and the player who delivered mate gets 5 bonus points. In a draw, every capture counts. • The highest total wins, so grabbing the queen is not always the smart move! FEATURES • 2 to 99 players (4 to 6 is the sweet spot) • Player names, a clear "Your move" marker and live points under each name • Move hints: tap a piece to see where it can go • Statistics: who captured what, at any moment • Results screen with places and the points that count • Built-in rules with examples • Full chess rules: castling, en passant, promotion, stalemate and draws • No ads, no accounts, no data collection. Works offline. PERFECT FOR Family game nights, parties, classrooms and chess clubs looking for a fresh challenge. Gather your friends, pass the phone and find out who really wins.

Screenshots

ChessHut4 screens
Chess Camelot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chess Camelot at none against ChessHut's 1. Chess Camelot also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). ChessHut's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 18 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. ChessHut sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chess Camelot asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChessHut ships an update every 3 weeks, Chess Camelot every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
ChessHut versus Chess Camelot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessHutChess Camelot
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 18 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDharmaraju PilliVladimir Shirokun

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ChessHut

One-time1
  • ChessHut Pro$9.99
None

Chess Camelot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChessHut free?
ChessHut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess Camelot free?
Chess Camelot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ChessHut or Chess Camelot have ads?
Neither ChessHut nor Chess Camelot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChessHut or Chess Camelot?
ChessHut ships an update every 3 weeks, and Chess Camelot every 18 months. Most recently, ChessHut was updated on October 27, 2026 and Chess Camelot on October 23, 2026.

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