TapTrap vs Ocean Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TapTrap
A fast-paced reflex game that challenges your focus, timing, and control. Tap the correct tiles while avoiding the incorrect ones as the speed increases. It's designed for quick play sessions and aims to keep you coming back for more.
- Fast-paced reflex gameplay
- Simple tap controls
- Increasing difficulty
- Minimalist design
- High score competition
- Quick play sessions
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TapTrap: Don’t Tap is a fast-paced reflex game designed to test your focus, timing, and control. The rules are simple. Tap the right tiles. Avoid the wrong ones. Sounds easy, right? It’s not. Every second gets faster. Every tap matters. One mistake, and it’s game over. Why you’ll love TapTrap: • Simple and addictive gameplay • Clean, minimal design • Fast reaction-based challenge • Perfect for quick play sessions • Compete with yourself and beat your high score Whether you’re killing time or pushing your limits, TapTrap keeps you coming back for one more try. How long can you last? Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ocean Chess
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Think you know chess? Think again. Ocean Chess takes chess puzzles to a whole new level with boards that break all the rules. Teleport your pieces across the board, step on a transformation tile to become a queen, and watch out for deadly traps! 300 hand-crafted puzzles. One forced solution each. No luck, no guessing — just pure chess logic pushed to its limits. When normal chess feels too easy, try Blindfold mode — memorize the board before it disappears, then solve it from memory. Or race the clock in Time Trial and see how fast you can think. Every puzzle is a new challenge. Every solution is satisfying. Are you smart enough to solve them all?
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Verdict
TapTrap and Ocean Chess are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. TapTrap sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Ocean Chess sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TapTrap | Ocean Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 5 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Asma Bafik | Theodor Norenberg |
In-app purchases
TapTrap
- Remove Ads$2.991 Month
- Coin$0.99
- TapTrap Starter$1.99
- Medium$4.99
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- Large$9.99
Ocean Chess
- 500 Coins$0.99
- 1200 Coins$1.99
- No Ads$2.99
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- 2500 Coins$3.99
- 6000 Coins$7.99
- 25000 Coins$29.99








