Comparison

ChessHut vs RoyalChess

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

Head to head
About

ChessHut

Features
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Chess for everyone. No account, no ads, and it works offline. PLAY THE COMPUTER Eight opponents with their own personalities, from a gentle beginner to the toughest boss. Beat one to unlock the next, and win without hints or take-backs to earn all three stars. Take-backs never run out, and you get 3 hints every game. 300 PUZZLE LEVELS Start easy and climb through 300 levels, from first checkmates to master tactics, earning up to three stars on each. A new daily puzzle every day, from over 8,000 puzzles in the Lichess open database. LEARN FROM EVERY GAME After each game, see your key mistake explained in plain words, step through it on the board and practice the idea with a puzzle. PLAY A FRIEND Two players on one device, with an optional clock from 3 to 30 minutes. MAKE IT YOURS App themes including a dark mode, board styles and piece sets. In 14 languages, on iPhone and iPad. CHESSHUT PRO: ONE PAYMENT, NO SUBSCRIPTION - Unlimited puzzles (free players get 5 a day, plus the daily puzzle) - Unlimited hints, each with the idea behind the move - Beat the Clock: solve as many puzzles as you can in three minutes - Every puzzle theme: forks, pins, sacrifices, endgames and more - Live coaching that rates every move you make - Every theme, board and piece set Your games and progress stay on your device. ChessHut collects only anonymous usage statistics, never your moves or personal details. 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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RoyalChess

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Royal Chess — كل نقلة بداية لتحدٍّ جديد. استمتع بالشطرنج وطوّر مهاراتك من خلال اللعب والتدريب ومراحل متدرجة. سواء كنت تتعلّم الأساسيات أو تبحث عن تحديات أعمق، اختر مسارك وتابع تقدّمك على الرقعة. مميزات التطبيق: • اللعب ضد الكمبيوتر اختبر استراتيجياتك، وتدرّب على الهجوم والدفاع، وراجع نقلات المباراة. • اللعب مع الأصدقاء عبر الإنترنت أنشئ غرفة خاصة أو انضم باستخدام رمز المباراة. • مراحل وتحديات متدرجة تقدّم عبر 24 مرحلة تساعدك على ممارسة مهارات الشطرنج والتفكير في كل نقلة. • محتوى تعليمي تعرّف على أساسيات اللعبة ومفاهيمها، ثم طبّق ما تتعلّمه أثناء اللعب. • ملف شخصي ومتابعة التقدّم اختر صورتك الرمزية ومسارك، وتابع مراحلِك المكتملة ونقاط خبرتك. • آراء اللاعبين شارك تجربتك واطّلع على آراء مجتمع Royal Chess. • أخبار الشطرنج تابع موجز أخبار البطولات من مصادر متعددة داخل التطبيق. • دعم اللغات استخدم التطبيق بالعربية أو الإنجليزية أو الإسبانية. • النقاط والمشتريات تابع رصيد نقاطك وسجل مشترياتك. يتضمن التطبيق مشتريات اختيارية تُعالج عبر Apple App Store، مع سياسات الدفع والاسترداد داخل التطبيق. تتطلب الميزات المتصلة بالإنترنت اتصالًا بالشبكة، وقد تتطلب تسجيل الدخول. تصنيفات التقدّم داخل التطبيق لا تمثّل تصنيفًا رسميًا صادرًا عن الاتحاد الدولي للشطرنج. ابدأ رحلتك مع Royal Chess، واجعل لكل نقلة هدفًا.

Screenshots

ChessHut4 screens
RoyalChess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ChessHut at none against RoyalChess's shown. RoyalChess's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. ChessHut sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and RoyalChess sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChessHut ships an update weekly, RoyalChess daily. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
ChessHut versus RoyalChess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessHutRoyalChess
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDharmaraju PilliALI ALQARNI

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ChessHut

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Big Tip$4.99
  • ChessHut Pro$9.99
4 purchases

RoyalChess

One-time4
  • RoyalChess$0.49
  • RoyalChess$0.99
  • RoyalChess$1.99
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  • Royal Chess 10000 Points$2.99

Questions

Is ChessHut free?
ChessHut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RoyalChess free?
RoyalChess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ChessHut or RoyalChess have ads?
RoyalChess shows ads; ChessHut does not.
Which is updated more often, ChessHut or RoyalChess?
ChessHut ships an update weekly, and RoyalChess daily. Most recently, ChessHut was updated on November 12, 2026 and RoyalChess on November 6, 2026.

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