Comparison

Chess Set vs Weird Chess

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

Head to head
About

Chess Set

Features
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Just a chess board and pieces.

About

Weird Chess

Features
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Check out Weird Chess! Like using tapatillo instead of ketchup, but for chess. Choose from 12+ variants across two board sizes โ€” and more on the way. Each variant with its own rules, strategy, and personality. 8ร—8 Variants Standard Chess โ€” classic rules, plus an attacking pigeon that randomly moves your or your opponent's pieces. Atomic Chess โ€” where pieces trying to capture each other create mutually assured destruction. Chess960 โ€” 960 different randomised starting positions for all pieces. 3-Check โ€” one checkmate not enough? With this variant, you need 3 checks to win. King of the Hill โ€” race your king to the centre and declare yourself lord of all you see. Horde Chess โ€” face the barbarian horde - or be it! 36 white pawns vs a standard black army Fog of War โ€” you can only see the squares your pieces attack. 10ร—10 Variants Grand Chess โ€” the pomp and circumstance of war, with a Marshal and a Cardinal in the royal courtly mix. Omega Chess โ€” go to war with an additional champion and a wizard. One does not simply walk! Decimal Chess โ€” a falcon and a hunter make your game a little stranger. Hyderabad Chess โ€” one of the earliest historic forms of actual ancient chess. Jetan Chess โ€” a form of chess created for the science fantasy classic Chessman of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Every move is narrated by an AI commentator with a unique personality โ€” from the composed Classical analyst to the chaos-loving Random Pigeon. Find your way and shake up your chess habits with some different kinds of play.

Screenshots

Chess Set1 screens
Weird Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Chess Set at 12.0 against Weird Chess's 16.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Chess Set versus Weird Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess SetWeird Chess
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size26 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLee CooperJames Beach

In-app purchases

None

Chess Set

No in-app purchases

None

Weird Chess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess Set free?
Chess Set is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Weird Chess free?
Weird Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chess Set or Weird Chess have ads?
Neither Chess Set nor Weird Chess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess Set or Weird Chess?
Chess Set ships an update fortnightly, and Weird Chess fortnightly. Most recently, Chess Set was updated on October 3, 2026 and Weird Chess on October 7, 2026.

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