Reversi Trio vs Chess Codex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reversi Trio
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Reversi Trio is a fresh take on Reversi with 3-player battles, Spectator Mode, and Mirror — the AI that learns your style. ■A Fresh 3-Player Twist on Reversi Three players compete for the board using blue, white, and red pieces. Perfect for friends and family gathered around a single iPhone or iPad. ■Spectator Mode Sit back and enjoy AI-vs-AI matches. Watch how different AIs think in both 2-player and 3-player battles. ■Mirror — An AI That Learns From You Unlock by beating Crank (Hard) 3 times. Mirror studies your game history using on-device machine learning and mimics your play style. Can you beat yourself? ■AI Characters to Challenge Distinct AI opponents await, each unlocked by defeating the previous: • Pip (Easy) — Great for beginners • Bolt (Normal) — Unlocked after 3 wins vs Easy • Crank (Hard) — Requires real strategy • Titan (Expert)— Uses iterative deepening search • Draco (Master)— The ultimate challenge ■Multiple Game Modes • 1 Player vs AI (choose black or white) • 2-Player local match • 3-Player battle (mix of humans and AIs) • Spectator mode — watch AIs battle each other (unlock after 3 Expert wins) ■4 Beautiful Themes Choose from France, Italy, and Germany tricolor themes, plus the soft Sakura theme (additional in-app purchase). New themes unlock as you rack up wins. ■Stats & Achievements Track wins, streaks, and best streaks per AI difficulty. Defeat stronger opponents to unlock new challengers. ■Free to Play Completely free to download and play. An optional one-time purchase removes all ads permanently. Perfect for: Reversi fans, board game lovers, anyone looking for a fun multiplayer game to enjoy with friends and family.
Chess Codex
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Chess Codex is a calm, beautiful place to get sharper at chess. 20000+ hand graded puzzles take you from your very first checkmate to tactics that will test a club player. Every puzzle is a real position with one best move to find. Spot the fork, land the pin, set up the mate. Play offline, anywhere. No account, no sign up, no clutter. Chess Codex is part of Penrose Park Puzzles, a family of premium puzzle games.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chess Codex at none against Reversi Trio's 3. Chess Codex also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.5). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Reversi Trio sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Chess Codex asks for nothing beyond the download.
Reversi Trio ships an update fortnightly, Chess Codex every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Reversi Trio | Chess Codex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Isao Yamaguchi | Vince Lubbers |
In-app purchases
Reversi Trio
- Sakura Theme$1.99
- Remove Ads2 variants$4.99
Chess Codex
No in-app purchases
Questions
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