Comparison

A Chess Game vs Weird Chess

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer chess
  • Text message chess
  • Dragon-themed gameplay
  • Resign button
  • Cross-device play
Features
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An online multiplayer chess platform with dragons. Also, text message chess with a Resign button. We have it all !

About

Weird Chess

Features
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Check out Weird Chess! Like using tapatillo instead of ketchup, but for chess. Choose from 12+ variants across two board sizes — and more on the way. Each variant with its own rules, strategy, and personality. 8×8 Variants Standard Chess — classic rules, plus an attacking pigeon that randomly moves your or your opponent's pieces. Atomic Chess — where pieces trying to capture each other create mutually assured destruction. Chess960 — 960 different randomised starting positions for all pieces. 3-Check — one checkmate not enough? With this variant, you need 3 checks to win. King of the Hill — race your king to the centre and declare yourself lord of all you see. Horde Chess — face the barbarian horde - or be it! 36 white pawns vs a standard black army Fog of War — you can only see the squares your pieces attack. 10×10 Variants Grand Chess — the pomp and circumstance of war, with a Marshal and a Cardinal in the royal courtly mix. Omega Chess — go to war with an additional champion and a wizard. One does not simply walk! Decimal Chess — a falcon and a hunter make your game a little stranger. Hyderabad Chess — one of the earliest historic forms of actual ancient chess. Jetan Chess — a form of chess created for the science fantasy classic Chessman of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Every move is narrated by an AI commentator with a unique personality — from the composed Classical analyst to the chaos-loving Random Pigeon. Find your way and shake up your chess habits with some different kinds of play.

Screenshots

A Chess Game4 screens
Weird Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Weird Chess at none against A Chess Game's 2. Weird Chess also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. A Chess Game sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Weird Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A Chess Game ships an update every 10 days, Weird Chess fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
A Chess Game versus Weird Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA Chess GameWeird Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB21 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMatthew SchorrJames Beach

In-app purchases

2 purchases

A Chess Game

One-time2
  • Jumping Coins$2.99
  • A Friend !$4.99
None

Weird Chess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A Chess Game free?
A Chess Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weird Chess free?
Weird Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do A Chess Game or Weird Chess have ads?
Neither A Chess Game nor Weird Chess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A Chess Game or Weird Chess?
A Chess Game ships an update every 10 days, and Weird Chess fortnightly. Most recently, A Chess Game was updated on November 5, 2026 and Weird Chess on October 31, 2026.

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