SmallFish Chess for Stockfish vs Gambit Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmallFish Chess for Stockfish
This app leverages the powerful Stockfish chess engine to help you improve your game. Analyze your matches with detailed comments, study the engine's thought process, and track your progress. It offers advanced features like blunder checking and graphical evaluations without any ads or in-app purchases.
- Blunder checking
- Multiple line analysis
- Graphical game evaluation
- Game previews
- Dark mode support
- Endgame tablebase
- Opening books
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SmallFish is a project based on the Stockfish chess engine. It uses the latest Stockfish chess engine (Stockfish 19), rated about Elo 3600+ and is the strongest chess app on the App Store. SmallFish offers you three distinct ways to improve your game. You can review your game with comments, or study how Stockfish thinks, or track your progress. No in-app purchase, no ads, no data tracking. SmallFish is simply amazing. It's small but powerful, you'll be surprised. Features --------- - Blunder checking - Multiple line analysis - Graphical evaluation of your game - Game previews - Dark mode support - Endgame tablebase - Opening books Why not just download and try it yourself?
Gambit Chess
Engage in challenging chess matches against players globally. Experience the classic game with a fresh perspective and test your strategic abilities.
- Global player challenges
- Skill-based gameplay
- Competitive matches
- Modern chess experience
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Put your skills to the test and experience chess like you've never seen it before. Challenge other players from around the world!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SmallFish Chess for Stockfish at 79% against Gambit Chess's 0%. SmallFish Chess for Stockfish also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.7) and ads (none vs shown). Gambit Chess's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Gambit Chess is free to download; SmallFish Chess for Stockfish costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SmallFish Chess for Stockfish holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmallFish Chess for Stockfish has 4.5K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of SmallFish Chess for Stockfish's written reviews are positive against 0% of Gambit Chess's.
SmallFish Chess for Stockfish ships an update every 8 days, Gambit Chess every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmallFish Chess for Stockfish | Gambit Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.5K ratings) — better | 1.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.5K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #15 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 14.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ted Wong | Gambit Technologies AB |
Customer experience
SmallFish Chess for Stockfish
Gambit Chess
Bugs and requests
SmallFish Chess for Stockfish
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when setting up positions
- Incorrect move suggestions and engine evaluations
- Freezing and unresponsiveness during gameplay
- Issues with board and coordinate display alignment
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for variations and multiple analysis lines
- Implement a two-player mode with piece flipping
- Add PGN file sorting, searching, and folder support
- Provide an option to hide the board and show captured pieces
- Integrate with chess.com and other platforms
Gambit Chess
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SmallFish Chess for Stockfish
No in-app purchases
Gambit Chess
No in-app purchases
Questions
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