Comparison

Checkmate vs Beast Chess

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

Head to head
About

Checkmate

Sharpen your chess tactics with a daily "Mate in X" puzzle. Each challenge is drawn from real games and offers instant feedback on your moves. Perfect for quick daily practice or in-depth tactical training.

Highlights
  • Daily Mate in X challenges
  • Instant move feedback
  • AI Trainer for scenarios
  • Real chess positions
  • Tactical vision sharpening
Features
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One move. One idea. One checkmate. Every day. Train your chess skills with a Mate in X puzzle every day—drawn from real games and designed to be solved, not grinded. Level up your Endgame. Open the app and you’re immediately in the position. Tap a piece to reveal its possibilities, commit to your move, and discover whether you’ve seen the winning idea. Play the correct move and the board responds instantly, take any route you like as long as you stay within the limit. Why you’ll love it - A fresh daily Mate in X challenge - Instant feedback on every move - AI Trainer for different scenarios - Built from real, high-quality chess positions - Perfect for quick daily learning or deep focus and polishing your tactics Whether you’re warming up before a game or sharpening your tactical vision over time, this is chess distilled to its most decisive moments. Find the mate. Own the day.

About

Beast Chess

Engage in strategic turn-based combat on an 8x8 board, commanding mythical beasts with unique abilities. Infect and merge your pieces to create powerful units and outmaneuver opponents in various game modes, including online multiplayer and AI battles.

Highlights
  • Mythical beast abilities
  • Infect and merge pieces
  • Online matchmaking
  • AI practice modes
  • Tutorial mode
  • Real-time multiplayer
Features
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Command Mythical Beasts in Epic Strategic Battles! Beast Chess combines classic board game strategy with unique mythical beast abilities. Choose from four legendary creatures - Azure Dragon, White Tiger,Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise - each with special powers that can turn the tide of battle. GAME FEATURES Four Legendary Beasts - Azure Dragon: Resist infections with life force - White Tiger: Eliminate enemies with killing instinct - Vermilion Bird: Resurrect from defeat like a phoenix - Black Tortoise: Redirect infections to other factions Multiple Game Modes - Tutorial Mode: Learn with interactive guidance - Online Matchmaking: Battle players worldwide - Private Rooms: Play with friends using room codes - Smart AI: Practice against intelligent bots Strategic Gameplay - Infect enemy pieces to convert them to your side - Merge pieces to create powerful enhanced units - Unique passive abilities trigger automatically - Turn-based tactical combat on 8x8 board KEY HIGHLIGHTS - Real-time multiplayer with smooth synchronization - Beautiful mythical beast artwork and animations - Quick matchmaking with automatic bot filling - Skill-based competition - no pay-to-win - Multiple language support (English & Chinese) - Free to play with optional ads HOW TO PLAY 1. Choose your mythical beast 2. Move pieces to adjacent tiles or jump with enhanced pieces 3. Infect enemies by landing next to them 4. Merge two pieces to create enhanced units 5. Dominate the board and eliminate opponents OPTIMIZED FOR iOS - Designed for iPhone and iPad - Smooth 60 FPS gameplay - Works on iOS 15.0 and later - Low battery consumption Download now and unleash the power of mythical beasts!

Screenshots

Checkmate1 screens
Beast Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beast Chess at none against Checkmate's 4. Beast Chess also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). Checkmate's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Checkmate sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Beast Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checkmate ships an update fortnightly, Beast Chess daily. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Checkmate versus Beast Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckmateBeast Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmotion Computer尚森 李

Customer experience

Checkmate

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Beast Chess

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Checkmate

One-time4
  • Coin Bundle Small$2.99
  • Coin Bundle Medium$4.99
  • Coin Bundle Large$9.99
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  • Coin Bundle Extreme$19.99
None

Beast Chess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Checkmate free?
Checkmate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beast Chess free?
Beast Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Checkmate or Beast Chess have ads?
Beast Chess shows ads; Checkmate does not.
Which is updated more often, Checkmate or Beast Chess?
Checkmate ships an update fortnightly, and Beast Chess daily. Most recently, Checkmate was updated on October 24, 2026 and Beast Chess on October 24, 2026.

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