Checkmate Master vs Doctor Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Checkmate Master
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Sharpen your tactical vision with Checkmate Master! Solve checkmate puzzles of increasing difficulty โ from quick mate-in-one challenges to deep multi-move combinations โ and test your skills against a smart AI opponent. KEY FEATURES: โข Checkmate puzzles for every level โ from 1-move checkmates to multi-move combinations โข Smart AI engine โ play against a native engine that defends to the last โข Star ratings โ earn stars by solving puzzles in the optimal number of moves โข Puzzle browser โ explore puzzles by difficulty and track your progress โข Game modes โ human vs human, human vs AI, or AI vs AI โข Beautiful themes โ a variety of board and piece themes โข Sound effects โ immersive move and capture sounds โข Supports 8 languages Whether you have a minute or an hour, Checkmate Master trains your checkmate instincts one puzzle at a time. Download now and start solving! The images of chess pieces and the chess board are from https://github.com/Kadagaden/chess-pieces and are used under the CC-BY-4.0 license (https://github.com/Kadagaden/chess-pieces?tab=CC-BY-4.0-1-ov-file#readme).
Doctor Chess
This app offers a comprehensive chess experience adhering to official FIDE rules, including special moves and draw conditions. Play against AI at various skill levels or challenge friends online without any sign-up or ads.
- Full FIDE rule set enforcement
- Five AI difficulty tiers
- Online 1v1 matches via Game Center
- No sign-up required
- Ad-free and tracking-free
- 40 language support
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Doctor Chess brings the full FIDE rule set to your phone and tablet โ castling, en passant, promotion, threefold repetition, the 50-move rule, and insufficient material draws are all enforced. โข Single player โ local pass-and-play plus five AI tiers (Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced / Expert / Master) โข Master tier uses iterative-deepening alpha-beta search with quiescence, null-move pruning and late-move reduction โข Online 1v1 โ turn-based matches via Apple Game Center, no sign-up required โข Friend invites through the system Game Center picker โข OS-native leaderboards and achievements โข 40 languages โ Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Vietnamese, and many more โข Tap or drag to move, automatic promotion dialog, last-move highlight, legal-move dots No sign-up. No ads. No tracking. No in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Checkmate Master at every 2 weeks against Doctor Chess's every 5 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Checkmate Master ships an update every 2 weeks, Doctor Chess every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Checkmate Master | Doctor Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | โ | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks โ better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | โ | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TB SOFT(SK) | Lim Sangjin |
In-app purchases
Checkmate Master
No in-app purchases
Doctor Chess
No in-app purchases
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