DWZ vs Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DWZ
This app facilitates classic chess matches between club players in Germany. Challenge opponents, schedule games, and digitally report results to track your progress. Improve your DWZ rating without attending tournaments.
- Challenge club players
- Schedule matches
- Digital result reporting
- Track game progress
- Improve DWZ rating
- No tournament participation needed
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DWZ-Match ist die App für klassische Schachpartien zwischen Vereinsspielern in Deutschland. Du forderst andere Spieler direkt heraus, vereinbarst ein Match, meldest Ergebnisse digital und behältst den gesamten Ablauf bis zur Einreichung klar im Blick. Verbessere so deine DWZ, ohne an Turnieren teilzunehmen.
Chess
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Chess Tracker is your companion for online chess ratings. • Follow favorites — track players on Chess.com and Lichess • Alerts — new peaks, milestones (e.g. crossing 2000), and rating drops • Leaderboard — top players by time control • Player profiles — rating history, openings, heatmap, recent games • Daily puzzle — straight from Chess.com • Compare & favorites ranking — who's ahead? • Your profile — set a rating goal and track progress • Widgets, Live Activity (Lichess), Siri, app icons, iCloud sync, German & English Not affiliated with Chess.com or Lichess. Data from their public APIs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Chess at weekly against DWZ's every 3 weeks. DWZ's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DWZ ships an update every 3 weeks, Chess weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DWZ | Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DWZ-Match UG (haftungsbeschränkt) | Dustin-Joel Eden |
In-app purchases
DWZ
No in-app purchases
Chess
No in-app purchases
