Big Chess vs Coverage Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Chess
Experience chess on a larger 10x10 board with new pieces and expanded strategic depth. Challenge players worldwide, play with friends, solve puzzles, and explore numerous chess variants.
- 10x10 board expansion
- Online multiplayer with ELO matchmaking
- Play with friends and watch live games
- Offline AI opponent with 7 difficulty levels
- Hundreds of chess puzzles
- 9 unique chess variants
- Deep customization options
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Big Chess takes classic chess to a larger 10×10 board with new pieces and deeper strategy. Play online with ELO matchmaking, challenge friends, train against AI at 7 levels, play two players on one device, solve hundreds of puzzles, and review your game history. All 9 variants work in every mode (online, with friends, against AI and two players on one device): Big Chess, Grand Chess, Capablanca Chess, Chess 960, Duck Chess, Makruk, Crazyhouse, Atomic Chess, and Fog of War. Puzzles cover all 9 variants. Customize time controls, boards, hints, sound and more. Track ratings and statistics, climb the leaderboard, and export games as PGN. Free: online play, friend challenges and two players on one device in every variant; AI levels 0–4; 3 puzzles a day plus the daily puzzle; 3 hints and 3 undos per game against AI; 1 engine game analysis a day; basic statistics and game archive; standard boards and pieces. Big Chess Premium (optional) adds AI levels 5–6, unlimited puzzles, hints, undos and game analysis, advanced statistics for every variant (rating history and openings), and premium board themes and piece sets. Plans: a monthly or yearly subscription (the yearly plan has a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app and vary by country. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Coverage Chess
This app visualizes chess board control and threats, highlighting squares and pieces based on coverage. It offers features like auto-save, move undo, and game import/export for a comprehensive chess experience.
- Visualized board coverage indicators
- Active and passive coverage display
- Piece control highlighting
- Capture alerts
- Auto-save functionality
- Undo moves
- Game import/export
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*Core Features* • Auto Save after every turn (protects against crashes, battery loss, etc.) • Game Export to save/share games • Game Import to load previous/shared games • Undo Moves to step back to any earlier move • View Score to see full move list *Coverage Indicators* Passive Coverage • Squares show red (opponent), green (you), or a yellow/orange if both cover • The more pieces you have covering a square the darker it will be (likewise for your opponent) Active Coverage • Tap empty square to see all pieces covering it • Double-tap occupied square to view coverage instead of moves Piece Coverage • Tap piece to highlights everything it controls *Alerts* • Green Alert on your piece that have a capture available • Red Alert on your opponent’s piece which are vulnerable to capture
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Coverage Chess at none against Big Chess's 3. Coverage Chess also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Big Chess's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Big Chess sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Coverage Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.
Coverage Chess holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Chess has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Big Chess | Coverage Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Big Chess | Eric Garside |
Customer experience
Big Chess
Coverage Chess
In-app purchases
Big Chess
- Premium Plan – All Features3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Premium Plan – All Features7 Days trial$2.996 Months
- Premium Plan – All Features7 Days trial$3.991 Year
Coverage Chess
No in-app purchases
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