Comparison

MonoRook vs Heretic Chess

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

Head to head
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MonoRook

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Control your rook, defeat white pieces, and collect points! Unlock powerful skills, plan your moves, and climb the leaderboard. Every move counts—outsmart your opponents and become the ultimate rook master!

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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 → EARN → UPGRADE → 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 8×8 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.

Screenshots

MonoRook4 screens
Heretic Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MonoRook at none against Heretic Chess's 1. MonoRook also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Heretic Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MonoRook asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
MonoRook versus Heretic Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonoRookHeretic Chess
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEren KiranatliFatma Esra Ugurca

In-app purchases

None

MonoRook

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Heretic Chess

One-time1
  • Supporter Pack$4.99

Questions

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

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