Heretic Chess vs Overboard!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Heretic Chess
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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 ā EARN ā UPGRADE ā 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 8Ć8 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.
Overboard!
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Two moves. One push. No mercy. Overboard! is a fast, brutal two-player abstract strategy game. Slide your pieces into position ā up to two moves per turn ā then shove. Force any one of your opponent's pieces off the board and you win on the spot. Simple rules, deep tactics: ⢠Squares move and push. Rounds only move ā but they block like champions. ⢠Every turn MUST end with a push. Run out of pushes and you lose. ⢠After you push, the anchor locks your piece in place: no immediate counter-shove. ⢠Rails guard the sides. The ends are open water. WAYS TO PLAY ⢠Pass & Play ā one phone, two players, zero setup ⢠Play a Friend ā Game Center invites, play at your own pace ⢠Ranked Lobby ā matched with strangers near your rating, with a full Elo system ⢠Match History ā replay any finished game move by move Learn it in two minutes with the built-in guide. Master it never.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Overboard! at none against Heretic Chess's 1. Heretic Chess's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Heretic Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Overboard! asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Heretic Chess | Overboard! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fatma Esra Ugurca | Sanketh Kamath |
In-app purchases
Heretic Chess
- Supporter Pack$4.99
Overboard!
No in-app purchases








