Chessbits vs Chessplosion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Chessbits
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Fetch and play along with interesting game bits from the cloud See color coded game notation to identify good moves, blunders and transpositions Show or hide the game evaluation at any time Hide the pieces at any time to play blindfold Change any of your moves as often as you wish Flip the board and switch sides at any moment to see if you can win or draw from the Stockfish position Share your games to the clipboard and keep studying them anywhere Paste games and modify them by making your own moves from any position Create and play your own positions by choosing piece placement, side to move, castling rights and en passant target Choose any Chess960 starting position or let the app choose one randomly Choose to receive a warning if you are about to make a weak move Choose to announce draw by 50 move rule Choose to announce draw by repetition Use dark or light mode along with a selection of board colors
Chessplosion
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Capture a piece. Throw it back. One hit can change the whole board. Chessplosion is real 3D chess with a second way to play. In Classic mode, play by the rules: castling, en passant, promotion and draws. Face the AI at three levels, share a device, or challenge a friend online by turn. In Artillery mode, every capture can become a shot. Aim and throw the captured piece back onto the board in the same turn. Whatever it topples is captured too โ even your own pieces. Topple the king and the game ends. Easy shows the full flight path. Normal makes you time the power. Hard adds wind and scatter. Turn on debris and thrown pieces stay where they land, blocking squares. Play offline against AI or locally without an account. Balane Play is optional for turn-based games with friends and leaderboards. Invite a friend by code or link; each of you plays when ready. Save a match, replay finished games and see what each throw hit. No ads. No tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Chessplosion at 4 against Chessbits's 2. Chessplosion also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 27.2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Chessbits ships an update every 3 weeks, Chessplosion every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chessbits | Chessplosion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ better |
| Requires iOS | 27.2 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Sybert | Jonas Hoettler |
In-app purchases
Chessbits
No in-app purchases
Chessplosion
No in-app purchases









