Comparison

7Sec Chess vs Serene Chess

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

Head to head
About

7Sec Chess

Features
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Get ready for the most intense chess experience ever! In 7Sec Chess, every move must be made within 7 seconds — test your focus, speed, and strategy like never before. Play online with real players or offline against AI, and prove your mastery in lightning-fast matches! Features: • Classic chess with a 7-second move timer • 20.000+ more Mate in One Move Challenges • Online multiplayer with ranked matches • Real-time check and checkmate animations • Smooth, modern board design with realistic pieces • Local statistics tracking (Wins, Losses, Streaks, Win %) Can you stay calm when the clock is ticking? Challenge your mind and climb the ranks to become the fastest chess master!

About

Serene Chess

Engage in deep chess play with a powerful engine and thousands of tactics puzzles. Analyze your games with detailed reviews and practice specific chess concepts. Enjoy a calm, offline experience with no ads or data collection.

Highlights
  • Tunable chess engine opponent
  • Thousands of tactics puzzles
  • Detailed game review and analysis
  • Offline play with no account required
  • Practice specific chess tactics
  • Calm and distraction-free interface
Features
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Serene Chess is a calm space for deep play: a strong engine, four thousand tactics puzzles, and a review that shows you where the game actually turned. Everything works offline, with no account, no ads, and no data collected. PLAY • A tunable opponent, from a gentle club player to full strength • Three playing styles: Defender, Balanced, Aggressor • Hints, takebacks, draw offers, resignation, and PGN sharing • Your opening named as you play it, from the standard ECO tables PUZZLES • 4,000 tactics puzzles bundled in the app and playable anywhere • Four difficulty bands, from Gentle to Severe • Choose the idea you want to practise: forks, pins, skewers, deflection, back-rank mates, endgames • A new puzzle every day, with streaks and honest progress REVIEW • The engine walks back through your finished game, move by move • Accuracy for both sides, and the moments that decided the result • See what the engine would have played instead • Tap any moment to jump straight to that position on the board QUIET BY DESIGN Soft wood tones, an evaluation bar you can switch off, gentle haptics, and a dark mode that stays dark. Nothing flashes, nothing nags, nothing is sold to you. Stockfish runs entirely on your device. No account, no network, no analytics: your games never leave your phone.

Screenshots

7Sec Chess4 screens
Serene Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Serene Chess at none against 7Sec Chess's shown. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
7Sec Chess versus Serene Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter7Sec ChessSerene Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSalih EksiogluWilliam Alston

In-app purchases

None

7Sec Chess

No in-app purchases

None

Serene Chess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 7Sec Chess free?
7Sec Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Serene Chess free?
Serene Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 7Sec Chess or Serene Chess have ads?
7Sec Chess shows ads; Serene Chess does not.

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