Comparison

Chness vs Chessmax

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

Head to head
About

Chness

Engage in unique chess experiences with a novel multiplayer chess variant and other board customizations. Play with any number of participants in these innovative chess games.

Highlights
  • Novel many-player chess generalization
  • Circle chess variant
  • Other board variants
  • Play with any number of people
  • Unique chess experiences
Features
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Chness allows you to play chess variants with any number of people. It includes a novel many-player generalization of chess as well as circle chess and other board variants.

About

Chessmax

Features
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Chessmax is an immersive 3D online chess platform built for both competitive players and casual fans. Whether you want intense ranked matches, relaxed custom games, or single-player AI challenges, Chessmax delivers a polished, social and highly customizable chess experience. Core features - Real-time 3D matches: Smooth camera controls and crisp visuals put you at the center of every game. - Deep customization: Personalize your profile with customizable pieces, boards, profile icons and emotes. Build a signature look and bring personality to the board. - Multiple modes: Play Ranked, Custom, or against AI (Easy / Medium / Hard). We’re constantly expanding modes and game types. - Tournaments & leaderboards: Join live tournaments, track standings and compete for prizes. Our Redis-backed leaderboards and tournament caching keep results fast and consistent. - Loadout & Randomize: Equip your favorite pieces, boards, icons and emotes in Loadout. Randomize is being expanded to include emotes and icons for fresh combinations and discovery. - Secure purchases: In-app purchases are verified and hardened to ensure reliable, secure transactions. Polish, performance & reliability This update brings a major profile and UI refresh, reduced build size through asset cleanup, and many behind-the-scenes improvements to server performance and caching. Profile loading, match history, and tournament queries are faster thanks to Redis-driven optimizations. We also improved IAP validation flows and version sync for more dependable updates. Why players love Chessmax - Express yourself with unique piece sets, boards and emotes. - Climb the ranks in competitive play or try new strategies against AI opponents. - Compete in well-managed tournaments with fast leaderboards and responsive matchmaking. - Regular updates, performance optimizations and active bug-fix cycles keep the game evolving. Get involved Join the Chessmax community: customize your loadout, climb leaderboards, and test new modes. If you find an issue, use the in-game Bug Report to help us improve. We read everything and push updates frequently. Download the update and step into Chessmax — the next level of 3D online chess awaits.

Screenshots

Chness3 screens
Chessmax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chness at none against Chessmax's 6. Chness also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chessmax sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Chness asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Chness versus Chessmax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChnessChessmax
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB259 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEmma WeaverZOIHUB LLC

In-app purchases

None

Chness

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Chessmax

One-time6
  • 64 Zoi Coins$0.99
  • 192 Zoi Coins$2.99
  • 320 Zoi Coins$4.99
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  • 640 Zoi Coins$9.99
  • 1280 Zoi Coins$19.99
  • 2560 Zoi Coins$39.99

Questions

Is Chness free?
Chness is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chessmax free?
Chessmax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chness or Chessmax have ads?
Neither Chness nor Chessmax shows ads.

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