Comparison

Heretic Chess vs Vigrid

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

Head to head
About

Heretic Chess

Features
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Chess, but you build your own army. Start with normal pieces. Lose. Earn coins. Buy modifier cards that give your pieces new movement abilities - a Rook that leaps like a Knight becomes a Chancellor. A Bishop that slides like a Rook becomes a Queen. Stack enough upgrades and your pieces become monsters the AI never saw coming. PLAY → EARN → UPGRADE → RETRY Every game earns currency, win or lose. Losing is part of the plan. Spend coins on modifier cards between games, equip them on up to 5 pieces, and go again with a stronger army. The loop is addictive. The power fantasy is real. 10 MODIFIER CARDS • +Knight - give any piece the Knight's L-shaped leap • +Bishop - add diagonal sliding to a Rook or Knight • +Rook - add straight-line power to a Bishop or Knight • +Camel - the Knight's weird cousin: a (3,1) leap • +Knight & Bishop - create an Archbishop • +Knight & Rook - create a Chancellor • +Rook & Bishop - create a Queen from scratch • And more. Stack them. Break things. FAIRY CHESS PIECES Chancellor. Archbishop. Amazon. Centaur. Names you've seen on Wikipedia at 2am. Now they're in your army, doing absurd things on an 8×8 board. Every upgrade is a real fairy chess piece with movement rules that have existed for centuries, we just put them in your hands. NO ADS. NO WAIT TIMERS. NO ENERGY SYSTEM. Play as much as you want. Progress is real. Every coin you earn stays. Every card you buy is permanent on your save slot. Built with a custom fairy chess engine. Runs entirely on-device. No internet required.

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Vigrid

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VIGRID — where the final battle of Norse legend is fought. Two factions clash on a sacred battlefield: the Aesir gods and the Jotnar giants. Each turn you play a movement card to advance your warriors — but the cards change every round, and your opponent sees them too. Every game deals a fresh hand from 19 mythological cards, so no two battles are alike. HOW TO PLAY Move one of your pieces using one of your two cards. Capture your opponent's Master — or march your own Master to their throne — to win. Games last 5–15 minutes. The rules fit on one screen; the strategy runs deep. 19 CARDS OF NORSE LEGEND Each card bears the name and movement pattern of a creature or force from the Eddas — Fenrir, Sleipnir, the Valkyrie, Jörmungandr, Huginn, and more. The card you play passes to your opponent, so every move reshapes both armies' options. FEATURES • Solo play against AI — four difficulty levels from Beginner to Hard • Pass & Play — two players, one device, two modes: pass the device between turns or play side by side • Interactive tutorial — learn in minutes • Full card gallery — browse all 19 cards with movement diagrams • Game replay — step through any completed game move by move • Undo support in solo play • Resign at any time • No ads. No in-app purchases. Free. DESIGNED FOR IPAD AND IPHONE Vigrid adapts to any screen — portrait or landscape, iPhone or iPad. The stone-textured board and hand-crafted card art bring the world of Norse mythology to life. Pure strategy — no luck beyond the opening deal.

Screenshots

Heretic Chess4 screens
Vigrid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vigrid at none against Heretic Chess's 1. Vigrid also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Heretic Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vigrid asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Heretic Chess ships an update weekly, Vigrid daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Heretic Chess versus Vigrid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeretic ChessVigrid
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFatma Esra UgurcaNATHAN EIDE

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Heretic Chess

One-time1
  • Supporter Pack$4.99
None

Vigrid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Heretic Chess free?
Heretic Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vigrid free?
Vigrid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Heretic Chess or Vigrid have ads?
Neither Heretic Chess nor Vigrid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Heretic Chess or Vigrid?
Heretic Chess ships an update weekly, and Vigrid daily. Most recently, Heretic Chess was updated on October 7, 2026 and Vigrid on October 8, 2026.

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