Flow Free vs CheckerChess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flow Free
Connect matching colored pipes to fill the board and solve puzzles. Avoid crossing pipes to complete each level. Offers hundreds of free puzzles with varying difficulty, plus daily challenges and a timed mode.
- Connect matching colors
- Cover the entire board
- Hundreds of shaped puzzles
- Daily new levels
- Time Trial mode
- Game Center achievements
- Cloud sync
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Flow Free® reimagined: Infinite possibilities! If you like Flow Free, you'll love Flow Free: Shapes! Connect matching colors with pipe to create a Flow®. Pair all colors, and cover the entire board to solve each puzzle. But watch out, pipes will break if they cross or overlap! Free play through hundreds of levels, or race against the clock in Time Trial mode. Gameplay ranges from simple and relaxed, to challenging and frenetic, and everywhere in between. How you play is up to you. So, give Flow Free: Shapes a try, and experience "mind like water"! Flow Free: Shapes features: * Over 4,000 free, shaped puzzles! * Daily puzzles: new levels every day, never run out * Carefully crafted, high-quality puzzles ranging from easy to extreme! * Optimized touch controls for smooth, satisfying play * Game Center achievements and cloud sync of your progress * Clean, colorful graphics and fun sound effects Enjoy!
CheckerChess
This two-player strategy game blends the tactical depth of chess with hidden roles and bluffing. Players secretly assign powerful pieces like a General and Snipers to their army, adding psychological warfare and deduction to every move. Win by capturing the enemy General or advancing your own.
- Hidden role selection
- Real-time online multiplayer
- Private rooms for friends
- Dice-based ranged combat
- Chain jumping mechanics
- Intuitive interface
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CHECKERCHESS - WHERE DECEPTION MEETS STRATEGY The psychological depth of chess, the movement of checkers, and one idea of its own: your most powerful pieces are hidden in plain sight. CheckerChess is a two-player strategy game where bluffing and deduction matter as much as tactical skill. THE HIDDEN ARMY CONCEPT Before battle begins, secretly choose your special pieces: 1 GENERAL hidden among 3 Commanders (lettered pieces) 2 SNIPERS hidden among 15 Soldiers (numbered pieces) Your opponent faces the same dilemma. Which of their pieces are truly dangerous? Every move reveals information. Every capture changes the game. One wrong guess could cost you the match! BLIND WARFARE Your opponent cannot see which pieces you designated until they are revealed through gameplay. Protect your General while hunting for theirs. Is that advancing piece their General, or bait? Every move is evidence. HOW TO PLAY Movement: SLIDE: Move one space in any direction JUMP: Leap over any piece (yours or your opponent's) CHAIN JUMPS: Keep jumping multiple times and tap your piece when done Sniper Combat: Select your Sniper and target an enemy piece Roll dice to determine range Roll greater than or equal to Distance = Direct hit! Capture and move there Roll less than Distance = Move partially toward target Important: Using your Sniper's special ability REVEALS it to your opponent! Choose wisely when to expose your secret weapons. WIN CONDITIONS Eliminate the enemy General (once you find it!) Move your General into enemy territory OPTIONAL RULES Tap FEATURES before you create a room to switch either rule on. Whoever hosts the game sets the rules for both players. SNIPER TRANSPORT: Sacrifice one of your own Soldiers to teleport a Sniper onto its square, along any clear straight or diagonal line. It costs a piece, reveals the Sniper, and skips your shot that turn - but it puts a gun where your opponent is not looking. LAST STAND: Reaching the enemy End Zone no longer wins on the spot. Your Commander declares INFILTRATION and the defender gets one turn to answer. Survive with your real General and you win. Send a decoy and the bluff is spent - it stays exposed for the rest of the game, and play continues. WATCH LIVE MATCHES Open SPECTATE from the menu to see every game in progress and drop into any of them. The board updates move by move while both players' hidden roles stay secret - ideal for tournaments, teaching a friend the rules, or studying an opponent before you face them. STRATEGIC DEPTH The hidden roles create endless mind games: Sacrifice a Commander to protect your real General? Reveal a Sniper early for a crucial shot, or keep them hidden? Is your opponent's aggressive piece their General, or a decoy? Burn a Soldier to Transport a Sniper into firing position? March a decoy into the End Zone just to force out their answer? KEY FEATURES Hidden role selection where your General and Snipers stay secret until revealed Real-time online multiplayer Private rooms where you can play with friends using room codes Quick Match to find opponents instantly Spectator mode to watch any live game from the menu Optional rules - Sniper Transport and Last Stand, chosen by the host PEEK button to check your own General and Snipers at any time Dice-based ranged combat system Chain jumping mechanics Sound effects and a clean, intuitive interface Ad-free experience to keep you focused on your strategy PERFECT FOR Poker players who love bluffing and reading opponents Strategy enthusiasts seeking deep, chess-like psychological warfare Fans of hidden-information and deduction board games Strategy gamers looking for something fresh The game where your poker face matters as much as your tactical skill. Play it safe, or play the bluff. The choice is yours. Download CheckerChess today and master the art of tactical deception!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Flow Free at Free against CheckerChess's $2.99. Flow Free also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.1). CheckerChess's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On rating 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
Flow Free is free to download; CheckerChess costs $2.99 up front. Flow Free sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. CheckerChess asks for nothing beyond the download.
CheckerChess holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flow Free has 14K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Flow Free's written reviews are positive against 100% of CheckerChess's.
Flow Free ships an update every 10 months, CheckerChess every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flow Free | CheckerChess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (14K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #199 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Big Duck Games LLC | Victor Joseph |
Customer experience
Flow Free
CheckerChess
Bugs and requests
Flow Free
Reported bugs
2 issues- Accidental hint usage due to button placement
- Visibility issues with overlapping paths in 3D levels
Requested features
3 requests- Restore original UI layout from previous Flow Free games
- Option to disable in-app purchase prompts
- Forward/backward level navigation
CheckerChess
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flow Free
- 5 Hints$0.99
- Fall Harvest Colors$0.99
- Pastel Colors$0.99
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- Neon Rainbow Colors$0.99
- Winter Chill Colors$0.99
- Starter Bundle$1.99
- Unlock All Themes$1.99
- 20 Hints$2.99
- Unlock All Packs & Remove Ads$4.99
- 100 Hints$9.99
CheckerChess
No in-app purchases







