chess vs Notation Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
chess
Enhance your chess skills with this app offering 3D visualization and AI opponents. Analyze your games with powerful replay features to learn and improve. Save your progress and continue playing anytime.
- 3D visualization
- AI opponents
- Game replay analysis
- Save and continue progress
- Offline play
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Star Chess Play, Replay and Improve. Experience chess like never before with stunning 3D visualization, AI opponents, and powerful game replay features to analyze and improve your skills. Save & Continue. Replay to learn. Save & Continue. Replay to learn. Work on iPhone, iPad, and Mac (Designed for iPad).
Notation Chess
Practice chess visualization and play games using only standard notation, directly from your Apple Watch. This app offers adjustable difficulty and engine settings, with the ability to review moves and peek at the board when needed.
- Play chess on Apple Watch
- Practice with standard chess notation
- Adjustable difficulty and engine settings
- Review move history
- Peek at the board feature
- Undo moves
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Play notation-first chess on the go, directly from your Apple Watch. Notation Chess is designed for players who want to practice visualization and play without relying on a full board view. Choose your color and difficulty, select moves using standard chess notation, and review your move history as the game progresses. The app is powered by the lightweight Chal chess engine, with adjustable search depth and move variety settings. When you need a quick visual reference, use Peek at Board to check the current position. You can also undo moves and start a new game at any time. Features - Play chess on the go from Apple Watch - Practice using standard chess notation - Powered by the Chal chess engine - Choose your color and difficulty level - Review the complete move history - Peek at the board when needed - Undo moves - Adjust engine search depth and move variety
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notation Chess at none against chess's 2. Notation Chess also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). chess's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. chess sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Notation Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for chess against 5.0 for Notation Chess. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | chess | Notation Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Xu | Zheng Liang |
Customer experience
chess
Notation Chess
In-app purchases
chess
- Monthly membership7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Yearly subscription$6.991 Year
Notation Chess
No in-app purchases
