Comparison

Cold War Chess vs Grid Domination

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

Head to head
About

Cold War Chess

Experience chess with a twist in a fog of war setting. Strategize by building your army, concealing your intentions, and uncovering your opponent's hidden forces. Engage in 63 missions inspired by the Cold War era across six unique factions.

Highlights
  • Fog of war gameplay
  • Army building and customization
  • Six distinct factions
  • 63 strategic missions
  • Story campaign inspired by Cold War
  • Hidden enemy back rows
Features
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The board is set. But half of it is hidden. Cold War Chess takes the strategy of chess and throws it into the fog of war. The enemy's back two rows are concealed until your pieces are close enough to see them. You don't know what's coming. Neither does your opponent. Before the first move, you build your army. Spend your resources, place your pieces where you choose, keep your intentions secret. Misdirection is a weapon. Sometimes fewer pieces are more powerful. This isn't checkmate chess. Reduce the enemy to a lone king and the war is over. Any piece — including your own king — can walk into danger without knowing it. The Cold War plays by different rules. PICK YOUR SIDE USA. USSR. The Alliance. Iron Curtain. Third Way. Dead Hand. Six factions, each with distinct resource budgets and initiative traits. Your faction shapes how you fight before a single piece moves. 63 STRATEGIC MISSIONS Berlin. Cuba. The Pacific. Southeast Asia. Central Asia. Play through fictional flashpoints across a full story campaign inspired by the Cold War era. FOG OF WAR Scout your enemy. Find, fix, and finish their king. The fog lifts only when you're close enough to act. BUILD YOUR ARMY No fixed positions. Spend your budget. Set your trap. Surprise them before the opening move. Start free. Berlin is on us. Unlock the full Cold War when you're ready. Cold War Chess is inspired by historical events. Characters, factions, and dramatized scenarios are fictional. The game does not represent the views of any government, organization, or individual.

About

Grid Domination

Engage in fast-paced multiplayer strategy battles by capturing bases, connecting your empire, and crushing opponents. Choose between real-time action or simultaneous turns, and build specialized structures to enhance your war machine. Utilize devastating missiles and explore 13 unique maps for diverse gameplay experiences.

Highlights
  • Real-time and simultaneous turn-based combat
  • Base capture and empire building
  • Specialized structure upgrades
  • Missile attacks and interception
  • 13 unique handcrafted maps
  • 2-8 player online matches
  • Bot support and private rooms
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Сapture the grid. Outsmart your rivals. Dominate the map. Grid Domination is a fast-paced multiplayer strategy game. Every base on the map generates troops and energy — capture them, connect your empire and crush your opponents before they crush you. TWO WAYS TO FIGHT • Real-Time — send armies instantly and react in seconds • Simultaneous Turns — plan your routes, then watch every player's orders execute at once BUILD YOUR WAR MACHINE Transform captured bases into specialized structures: • Fortress — holds the line with stronger defenders • Command Node — boosts global production and unlocks missiles • Multiplier — supercharges outgoing armies • Scanner — reveals enemy plans through the fog of war • Generator — steady backbone of your economy MISSILES CHANGE EVERYTHING Spend energy to launch devastating strikes across the map — or intercept incoming missiles before they land. 13 HANDCRAFTED MAPS From tight 1v1 duels to chaotic 8-player brawls: rings without a center, island archipelagos, single-choke arenas, canyons and lattices. Every map plays differently. PLAY YOUR WAY • 2–8 players per match, online • Add bots to fill any lobby • Private rooms with passwords • Spectator mode — watch live matches with full map vision • Reconnect instantly if you drop — your match waits for you MADE FOR EVERYONE Available in English, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French and Turkish. No account required — pick a nickname and play. One map. Eight commanders. Only one will dominate the grid.

Screenshots

Cold War Chess4 screens
Grid Domination4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grid Domination at none against Cold War Chess's 1. Grid Domination also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Cold War Chess's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Cold War Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grid Domination asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cold War Chess against 5.0 for Grid Domination. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cold War Chess has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cold War Chess ships an update weekly, Grid Domination every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cold War Chess versus Grid Domination: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCold War ChessGrid Domination
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB95 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMICHAEL LAWRENCE STANLEYSK SST, OOO

Customer experience

Cold War Chess

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Grid Domination

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cold War Chess

One-time1
  • Full Deployment$4.99
None

Grid Domination

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cold War Chess free?
Cold War Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grid Domination free?
Grid Domination is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cold War Chess or Grid Domination?
Cold War Chess and Grid Domination are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Cold War Chess or Grid Domination have ads?
Neither Cold War Chess nor Grid Domination shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cold War Chess or Grid Domination?
Cold War Chess ships an update weekly, and Grid Domination every 11 days. Most recently, Cold War Chess was updated on October 5, 2026 and Grid Domination on October 11, 2026.

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