A Chess Game vs dotChess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A Chess Game
Engage in online multiplayer chess battles, even featuring dragons. Offers a unique text message chess mode with a resign option for convenient play. Enjoy a comprehensive chess experience.
- Online multiplayer chess
- Text message chess
- Dragon-themed gameplay
- Resign button
- Cross-device play
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An online multiplayer chess platform with dragons. Also, text message chess with a Resign button. We have it all !
dotChess
Engage in classic chess matches with friends, AI opponents, or players globally. This modern application allows you to track your statistics, communicate during games, and resume play across multiple devices.
- Play live games with friends
- Challenge AI bots
- Global matchmaking
- Account creation and stat tracking
- In-game chat
- Cross-device play
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dotChess is a modern chess app built for playing with real people. Play live games with friends, challenge AI bots, or get matched with players worldwide. Create an account, track your stats, chat during games, and pick up where you left off on any device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: dotChess at none against A Chess Game's 2. dotChess also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. A Chess Game sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. dotChess asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for A Chess Game against 5.0 for dotChess. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
A Chess Game ships an update every 10 days, dotChess every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A Chess Game | dotChess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Schorr | Thomas Baric |
Customer experience
A Chess Game
dotChess
In-app purchases
A Chess Game
- Jumping Coins$2.99
- A Friend !$4.99
dotChess
No in-app purchases
