Comparison

Chess Run vs VERMILION

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

Head to head
About

Chess Run

Features
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Chess Run Master is a fast-paced strategy runner where every move matters. Think ahead, make smart choices, and outplay your opponents on the run. Blend classic chess logic with exciting endless-run gameplay. Upgrade your pieces, dodge obstacles, and dominate the board in motion. Perfect for players who love quick action with a smart twist.

About

VERMILION

Embark on an offline strategy RPG adventure set in the Three Kingdoms era. Collect over 100 generals, each with unique skills and stories, and forge your path to unify the land through branching endings. Enjoy a complete collection experience with no ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Offline gameplay
  • No ads or subscriptions
  • Collect over 100 generals
  • Unique general skills and biographies
  • Branching story endings
  • Train, awaken, and equip generals
  • Multiple game modes
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■ No ads. Generals earned through play. A complete collection RPG. The first 12 battlefields — up to Guandu — are free for everyone. Finish the prologue, and buy the full campaign once only if you liked it. No subscriptions and no rewarded ads. You never pay real money directly for a draw: recruiting (random) uses in-game currency, which optional bundles also provide. Optional bundles can speed up growth, but every general is obtainable through play alone. ■ Over 100 generals, each with a story Choose your allegiance — Cao Cao's dominion, Liu Bei's benevolence, or Sun Quan's Jiangdong — and gather over 100 generals including Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhou Yu and Sima Yi. Every general has a unique skill and a written biography, and generals bound by historical ties awaken hidden power when fielded together. ■ More than collecting · Raise — train, awaken and equip your generals · Battle — set formations and tactics, then cut through the field · One vs. Ten Thousand — a 2-minute-30-second action mode where a single general cuts through an endless army · Campaign — follow 50 battlefields across the era · Codex — collect and admire portraits and records ■ The ending you choose There is more than one road to unifying the land. Close the story with a branching ending shaped by your choices. ■ Offline, all the way through No internet connection required. No account, no login. Your data stays on your device — there is no server. Play on the subway, on a plane, anywhere.

Screenshots

Chess Run3 screens
VERMILION4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chess Run at none against VERMILION's 6. Chess Run also leads on device support (3 vs 1). VERMILION's advantage is update cadence (daily vs monthly). On price, ads 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. VERMILION sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Chess Run asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess Run ships an update monthly, VERMILION daily. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Chess Run versus VERMILION: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess RunVERMILION
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size320 MB99 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSight Intelligence Engineering CorporationKYOUNG HOON SONG

In-app purchases

None

Chess Run

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

VERMILION

One-time6
  • Supply — Ration Bundle$1.99
  • Supply — Army Supplies$3.99
  • The Road to Unification$4.99
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  • Supply — Grand Marshal's Chest$6.99
  • Supply — Chancellor's Chest$14.99
  • Supply — Emperor's Treasury$29.99

Questions

Is Chess Run free?
Chess Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VERMILION free?
VERMILION is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chess Run or VERMILION have ads?
Neither Chess Run nor VERMILION shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess Run or VERMILION?
Chess Run ships an update monthly, and VERMILION daily. Most recently, Chess Run was updated on November 9, 2026 and VERMILION on November 10, 2026.

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