Comparison

Draftable vs Chess

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

Head to head
About

Draftable

Engage in live fantasy sports drafts with friends, each using their own device. Compete in various draft modes with real player stats and custom boards, or play solo in ranked matches. Offers a unique social gaming experience for sports enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Live drafts with up to 8 players
  • Real NFL, NBA, Premier League boards
  • Ranked Quick Match for solo play
  • Moneyball, Auction, and Classic draft modes
  • Daily Draft and Weekend events
  • Supports AirPlay to TV or laptop
Features
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The $20 draft, played live with your friends. Everyone on their own phone, in the same room, at the same time. WHAT YOU WON'T FIND ANYWHERE ELSE • Live with friends: up to 8 players, each on their own phone. No passing one phone around • Real NFL, NBA and Premier League boards, every name in its team's real colors, prices that follow current form • Judges and awards: three judges rule on every draft, then hand out Steal of the Draft and Overpaid • Ranked Quick Match: no friends free? Get a table in seconds and climb from Bronze to Champion • Bring a friend, you both get Pro for 24 hours. Nothing to pay, nothing to cancel • No ads HOW IT WORKS Everyone gets $20. Stars cost $7, bargains $1. Spend it on Mahomes, or build a deep squad of hidden gems. Then the group chat votes on who drafted best. THREE WAYS TO PLAY • MONEYBALL: the $20 budget draft. Sign stars, find bargains, spend every penny • AUCTION: put a name on the block and outbid your friends • CLASSIC: snake draft anything, type your picks and defend them ALWAYS SOMETHING ON • Daily Draft: one board for everyone. Beat the House, then send your team to friends • Weekend events with double XP for friends games • 55 boards: Premier League, football clubs, NFL, NBA, F1, UFC, darts, legends, desserts, drinks, cartoons, movie stars and more • Put the board on a TV with AirPlay or any laptop. Made for filming DRAFTABLE PRO Pick your Quick Match board, unlock every board, set your own prices, add pick timers and room leaderboards, and earn 2x XP. When a Pro member hosts, everyone in the room gets Pro. Weekly or yearly, auto-renews until canceled. Manage it anytime in your App Store settings. Terms: https://timestampgame.com/terms.html Privacy: https://timestampgame.com/privacy-draftable.html Start a room, text the link, and find out who really knows ball.

About

Chess

Features
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Chess with one capture rule changed — and that one change rewires how you think. THE RULE Pieces can only capture the same type. • Pawns capture pawns • Knights capture knights • Queens capture queens • Kings still capture anything (like normal chess) Everything else is normal: check, checkmate, castling, en passant, promotion. WHY PLAY THIS Regular chess rewards muscle memory. Openings on autopilot. Patterns you stop questioning. Here, every capture is a decision. Positions that look like blunders aren’t. Safe-looking pieces suddenly aren’t. It’s a workout for calculation — the kind that transfers back when you return to standard chess. FEATURES • Full games vs CPU (multiple strengths) or pass-and-play • Offline — no account required • Weird-rule mate puzzles built for this capture rule • Themes and piece sets • Optional clocks If you’re stuck in the same games, try a rule that won’t let your hands play for you.

Screenshots

Draftable4 screens
Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Draftable at none against Chess's shown. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Draftable sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Draftable ships an update every 3 days, Chess every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Draftable versus Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDraftableChess
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB13 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAndrew MaxwellDavid Medawar

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Draftable

Subscriptions2
  • Draftable Pro$1.997 Days
  • Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Chess

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$1.99

Questions

Is Draftable free?
Draftable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess free?
Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Draftable or Chess have ads?
Chess shows ads; Draftable does not.
Which is updated more often, Draftable or Chess?
Draftable ships an update every 3 days, and Chess every 5 days. Most recently, Draftable was updated on October 31, 2026 and Chess on October 25, 2026.

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