TextingCheckers vs BattleFour
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TextingCheckers
Play Checkers and Draughts with friends via text message or on a local multiplayer mode. This app supports various international versions of the game, offering a global checkers experience.
- Play via text message
- Local multiplayer mode
- American Checkers
- International Draughts
- Global checkers variations
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Text your friends Checkers and Draughts games! Play over texting or local multiplayer! Everything from American Checkers to International Draughts, we have Checkers from around the world. You can play over text or in-person right on your phone.
BattleFour
This game offers a fresh twist on the classic four-in-a-row challenge. Earn special abilities like bombs by creating squares and strategically use them to change the game. Enjoy fast-paced local multiplayer or challenging offline solo play.
- Unique four-in-a-row mechanics
- Earn bombs by building 2x2 squares
- Manipulate full columns
- Fast local two-player matches
- Offline solo play with adjustable difficulty
- Trainer mode with hints and undo
- Stats, achievements, and leaderboards
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BattleFour starts with classic four-in-a-row, then gives every crowded board a second life. The goal is simple: connect four. The twist is what happens before you get there. Build a 2x2 square to earn a bomb, drop into full columns to shove the stack down, and turn blocked boards into sudden comebacks. It feels familiar on the first move, then keeps finding new ways to surprise you. Features: - A fresh take on four-in-a-row - Earn bombs by building 2x2 squares - Push down full columns to open new lines - Fast local two-player matches - Offline solo play with five difficulties - Trainer practice with hints, mistake review, and undo - Optional Full Trainer unlocks every practice difficulty and the full-strength Trainer Challenge - Stats, achievements, and Game Center leaderboards - Optional visual themes
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Verdict
TextingCheckers and BattleFour are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. TextingCheckers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BattleFour sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TextingCheckers against 5.0 for BattleFour. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
TextingCheckers ships an update every 5 days, BattleFour every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextingCheckers | BattleFour |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 338 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Matthew Schorr | John Mu |
Customer experience
TextingCheckers
BattleFour
In-app purchases
TextingCheckers
- Emote Pack$1.99
BattleFour
- Disco Bomb$0.99
- Gummy Bear Bomb$0.99
- Lightstick Bomb$0.99
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- UFO Bomb$0.99
- Banana Bomb$0.99
- Rubber Duck Bomb$0.99
- Lucky Cat Bomb$0.99
- Popcorn Bomb$0.99
- Potion Bomb$0.99
- Strategy Trainer$1.99
Questions
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