Comparison

ChessRocket vs Chess

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

Head to head
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ChessRocket

Features
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Master chessboard coordinates with fun, fast-paced training modes. Improve your board vision, speed, accuracy, and tactical awareness. • Against-the-Clock Mode — score as many correct squares as possible in 60 seconds • Survival Mode — make one mistake or run out of time and the game ends • Multiple difficulties — Easy, Medium, Hard, and Impossible • Orientation training — play as White, Black, or alternate each round • Score history — track your progress and improve over time Perfect for beginners, students, and chess players looking to sharpen their board vision.

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Chess

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Chess with one capture rule changed — and that one change rewires how you think. THE RULE Pieces can only capture the same type. • Pawns capture pawns • Knights capture knights • Queens capture queens • Kings still capture anything (like normal chess) Everything else is normal: check, checkmate, castling, en passant, promotion. WHY PLAY THIS Regular chess rewards muscle memory. Openings on autopilot. Patterns you stop questioning. Here, every capture is a decision. Positions that look like blunders aren’t. Safe-looking pieces suddenly aren’t. It’s a workout for calculation — the kind that transfers back when you return to standard chess. FEATURES • Full games vs CPU (multiple strengths) or pass-and-play • Offline — no account required • Weird-rule mate puzzles built for this capture rule • Themes and piece sets • Optional clocks If you’re stuck in the same games, try a rule that won’t let your hands play for you.

Screenshots

ChessRocket3 screens
Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChessRocket at none against Chess's 1. ChessRocket also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ChessRocket asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
ChessRocket versus Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessRocketChess
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBastien BotellaDavid Medawar

In-app purchases

None

ChessRocket

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Chess

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$1.99

Questions

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

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