Comparison

OpenChess vs A Chess Game

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

Head to head
About

OpenChess

Master chess openings by playing against a specialized AI. Explore specific defenses or move sequences, and gain insights into positional advantages and piece values. Improve your game from the very first moves.

Highlights
  • Learn specific chess openings
  • Play against AI focused on opening lines
  • Analyze positional advantages
  • Evaluate piece values and mobility
  • Understand pawn structure
  • Track defended and attacked pieces
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Learn chess openings with OpenChess: An Opening Explorer. Play against the computer, or play as both sides, and be shown the lines that are within any opening that you are interested in learning. Want to learn the Sicilian Defense or the Queen’s Gambit? Choose that category and play against that a computer that only follows lines within that opening category. Wany to focus on learning all of the openings that start with a specific move, such as pawn to “e4”? This category can also be selected, and you can play against a computer that only plays lines that start with “e4”. The chess engine in this app is not Stockfish, and it does not look very far ahead. It is meant to provide a decent base evaluation and allow the majority of the reason behind the evaluation of the current position to be shown to the user. The following information can be shown to the user: • Positional advantages for each piece type (pawn, knight, bishop, rook, queen and king) • Piece value advantages for each color • Mobility scores for each piece where mobility plays a big role (bishop, rook, queen, king) • Pawn advantages and disadvantages (passed pawns, isolated pawns, backwards pawns, doubled pawns) • Total value of pieces attacked by each color as well as total value of pieces defended by each color A lot of chess games are won and lost within the opening moves, this app was designed to help players learn solid openings that either help them gain a winning advantage out of the opening, or at the very least help them not lose due to the opening moves played. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

A Chess Game

Engage in online multiplayer chess battles, even featuring dragons. Offers a unique text message chess mode with a resign option for convenient play. Enjoy a comprehensive chess experience.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer chess
  • Text message chess
  • Dragon-themed gameplay
  • Resign button
  • Cross-device play
Features
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An online multiplayer chess platform with dragons. Also, text message chess with a Resign button. We have it all !

Screenshots

OpenChess4 screens
A Chess Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: OpenChess at 12.0 against A Chess Game's 26.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. OpenChess sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and A Chess Game sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for OpenChess against 5.0 for A Chess Game. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpenChess ships an update fortnightly, A Chess Game every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
OpenChess versus A Chess Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenChessA Chess Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB62 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDavid BryantMatthew Schorr

Customer experience

OpenChess

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

A Chess Game

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

In-app purchases

10 purchases

OpenChess

One-time10
  • Tarrasch Defense Opening$0.99
  • Trompowsky Attack Opening$0.99
  • Scandinavian Defense Opening$0.99
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  • Three Knights Opening$0.99
  • Zukertort Opening$0.99
  • Van't Kruijs Opening$0.99
  • Vienna Game Opening$0.99
  • Ware Opening$0.99
  • Opening Explorer$4.99
  • OpenChess Premium$19.99
2 purchases

A Chess Game

One-time2
  • Jumping Coins$2.99
  • A Friend !$4.99

Questions

Is OpenChess free?
OpenChess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is A Chess Game free?
A Chess Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OpenChess or A Chess Game?
OpenChess and A Chess Game are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do OpenChess or A Chess Game have ads?
Neither OpenChess nor A Chess Game shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OpenChess or A Chess Game?
OpenChess ships an update fortnightly, and A Chess Game every 10 days. Most recently, OpenChess was updated on October 30, 2026 and A Chess Game on November 5, 2026.

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