SmallFish Chess for Stockfish vs Button Run
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 18.0), 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?
Button Run
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Button Run is a one-button timing game about nerve, rhythm, and clean escapes. Your runner moves automatically. You get a tiny phase window. Tap at the right moment to pass through lasers, crushers, gates, and risky token routes without breaking stride. Every room is short, readable, and built around one clear decision: wait, trust the timing, and press. Features: - One-tap arcade timing with instant restarts - Fast handcrafted rooms plus a long deterministic campaign - Phase routes, risk tokens, perfect clears, and medal goals - Clean neon lab visuals with readable hazards and a tactile phase button - Offline single-player play with no account, ads, or tracking Button Run is built for players who want compact skill tests, satisfying retries, and one-more-room momentum.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Button Run at Free against SmallFish Chess for Stockfish's $4.99. SmallFish Chess for Stockfish's advantage is chart position (#16 vs unranked). On ads, 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
Button Run 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.
| Parameter | SmallFish Chess for Stockfish | Button Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 79.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #16 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 208 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ted Wong | Adem Guclu |
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
Button Run
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SmallFish Chess for Stockfish
No in-app purchases
Button Run
No in-app purchases
Questions
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