Comparison

chess vs CherryChess

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 3D visualization
  • AI opponents
  • Game replay analysis
  • Save and continue progress
  • Offline play
Features
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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).

About

CherryChess

Features
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Cherry Chess is a beautifully simple chess app that helps you actually get better. Play against honestly calibrated bots or a friend, then let a full-strength Stockfish engine show you exactly where the game was won or lost – all on your device, no account, no internet required. EVERY MOVE RATED • Each move gets a verdict, from Brilliant and Best Move to Mistake and Blunder • See instantly what your move was worth – or switch it off and just play • Optional evaluation bar right next to the board OPPONENTS AT YOUR LEVEL • Bots from 300 to 2200 in steps of 100, each step measured against real playing strength • They play like humans at their level – including the mistakes – and they finish won games • Max: the engine at full strength, for when you want to see perfect chess • Rated games always put you against the bot at your own level PLAY YOUR WAY • Rated, free or against a friend on the same device, with an optional board flip • With or without a clock, from 1 to 60 minutes plus increment, with a low-time warning • Move list while you play and hints when you get stuck • Focus mode hides everything but the board SEE WHERE YOUR GAME TURNED • Full game review with the evaluation graph and the best move for every position • The move list highlights only the moves worth finding • Accuracy and a performance rating for every game • Free analysis board to explore any position with the engine A RATING THAT MEANS SOMETHING • Every rated game moves your rating, on the same scale as the bots • Track your rating curve, accuracy, streaks and activity in your profile • Your complete game history, ready to replay and review LEARN WITH A PLAN • A learning path of 42 lessons in six units: board and pieces, check and mate, material, tactics, endgames and openings • Free practice whenever you like: board coordinates, checkmate puzzles and an opening trainer with 22 opening families MADE WITH CARE • Clean, distinctive design in dark and light themes • Two piece sets: the custom-made Cherry pieces and a timeless classic set • Smooth animations, haptic feedback and VoiceOver support • Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Japanese and Chinese PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-up, no tracking. Your games and progress stay on your device, and the engine runs completely offline. Whether you're learning how the knight moves or chasing your next rating milestone, Cherry Chess meets you at your level – and helps you go further.

Screenshots

chess4 screens
CherryChess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CherryChess at none against chess's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. chess sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. CherryChess asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
chess versus CherryChess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterchessCherryChess
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn XuMilan Swillus

In-app purchases

2 purchases

chess

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly membership7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription$6.991 Year
None

CherryChess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is chess free?
chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CherryChess free?
CherryChess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do chess or CherryChess have ads?
Neither chess nor CherryChess shows ads.

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