Solitaire vs Heretic Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Solitaire
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Solitaire Chess is a single-player siege puzzle played on a hexagonal honeycomb board. Pick your side and outwit a sharp AI ā every move is a plan. [How it plays] ā§ Two sides, two strategies: as the Attacker, break out from the center and thread along the honeycomb paths to land on any red goal node on the rim; as the Defender, wall the attacker in before it can escape. ā§ A real AI opponent, powered by Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS), with Relaxed and Standard strengths ā it never plays soft. ā§ Adjustable board size: radius 10ā20 ā the larger the board, the deeper the play. ā§ A rule with depth: the Defender can leap diagonally across a complete hexagon. ā§ Multiple board themes you can switch instantly, mid-game. ā§ Touch-mode toggle: "Place" and "Move board" are separate, so panning and zooming never drops a stone by accident. ā§ Stats: win rate and match history at a glance. [Who it's for] ā§ Fans of abstract strategy ā chess, Go, and tactics games ā§ Anyone who wants to sharpen logic and spatial thinking in a single match ā§ A quick brain workout for your commute or lunch break [Privacy & offline] ā§ Fully offline ā no account, no network required ā§ No ads, no tracking, no personal data collected ā§ All records stay on your device only ā§ Independently built by Intoxicated Child Studio [Free to play, Pro to unlock] The game is free to play. A one-time Pro unlock (non-consumable, yours forever) opens up larger boards, the Standard AI, full stats history, and every theme. Customers who bought the earlier paid version are granted Pro automatically ā no repurchase needed. Set your siege on the honeycomb
Heretic Chess
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Chess, but you build your own army. Start with normal pieces. Lose. Earn coins. Buy modifier cards that give your pieces new movement abilities - a Rook that leaps like a Knight becomes a Chancellor. A Bishop that slides like a Rook becomes a Queen. Stack enough upgrades and your pieces become monsters the AI never saw coming. PLAY ā EARN ā UPGRADE ā RETRY Every game earns currency, win or lose. Losing is part of the plan. Spend coins on modifier cards between games, equip them on up to 5 pieces, and go again with a stronger army. The loop is addictive. The power fantasy is real. 10 MODIFIER CARDS ⢠+Knight - give any piece the Knight's L-shaped leap ⢠+Bishop - add diagonal sliding to a Rook or Knight ⢠+Rook - add straight-line power to a Bishop or Knight ⢠+Camel - the Knight's weird cousin: a (3,1) leap ⢠+Knight & Bishop - create an Archbishop ⢠+Knight & Rook - create a Chancellor ⢠+Rook & Bishop - create a Queen from scratch ⢠And more. Stack them. Break things. FAIRY CHESS PIECES Chancellor. Archbishop. Amazon. Centaur. Names you've seen on Wikipedia at 2am. Now they're in your army, doing absurd things on an 8Ć8 board. Every upgrade is a real fairy chess piece with movement rules that have existed for centuries, we just put them in your hands. NO ADS. NO WAIT TIMERS. NO ENERGY SYSTEM. Play as much as you want. Progress is real. Every coin you earn stays. Every card you buy is permanent on your save slot. Built with a custom fairy chess engine. Runs entirely on-device. No internet required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Solitaire at none against Heretic Chess's 1. Heretic Chess's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Heretic Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Solitaire asks for nothing beyond the download.
Solitaire ships an update every 9 months, Heretic Chess weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solitaire | Heretic Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Weekly ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kuo-Tsun Huang | Fatma Esra Ugurca |
In-app purchases
Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Heretic Chess
- Supporter Pack$4.99









