REXER:Diagonal Strategy vs Pawnpetal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
REXER:Diagonal Strategy
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REXER features very simple rules. Anyone can start playing right away. 【Rules】 Piece Movement • Pieces move diagonally. • The King cannot be moved consecutively. • You can remove an opponent’s piece by trapping it between your pieces. You win by meeting any of the following conditions: • Capture the opponent’s King. • Move your King into the enemy territory. • Reduce the opponent’s pieces to one or fewer. 【Scoring】 Score is available in single-player (vs CPU). ◆ Remove enemy pieces 1 piece: 100 pts 2 pieces at once: 500 pts 3 pieces at once: 1500 pts 4 pieces at once: 3000 pts 5 pieces at once: 5000 pts 6 or more at once: 10000 pts ◆ Piece difference at victory +100 pts for each piece difference ◆ Bonuses • Capture the opponent’s King: +2000 pts • Win without losing any pieces: +3000 pts Higher CPU difficulty grants more score. Strong x2 score Strongest x3 score
Pawnpetal
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Learn chess one move at a time. Solve daily puzzles, build your skills with 72 free interactive lessons and enjoy a thoughtful game on iPhone, iPad or Mac. FIND YOUR NEXT GOOD MOVE Start with the board and pieces, then explore openings, tactics, strategy and endgames. The Skill Garden pairs guided examples with positions you play yourself. Placement challenges help you find a useful starting point; practice and checkpoints help you keep growing. A LITTLE CHESS EVERY DAY Find checkmate in one, two or three moves. Revisit previous puzzle days, replay solutions and follow your progress. Ready for more? Try the optional mate-in-five Challenger without hints. PLAY AT YOUR PACE Practice against three offline bot levels or share a board on one device. Connect through Nearby, or challenge Game Center friends to correspondence games and live matches with 10 minutes per player. Continue saved local games when you return. LEARN FROM YOUR OWN GAMES Replay saved games, compare moves and turn useful positions into personal practice. Import PGN games to explore variations and export your own moves. On Mac, a spacious review workspace gives your games room to breathe. A BOARD THAT FEELS LIKE YOURS Pastel Garden and Classic Clarity are included. Pumpkinlight Court is a permanent free gift, with matching reactions. Prove all 72 skills to earn Everbloom Sovereigns. This learning reward cannot be unlocked by purchases. Optional purchases add cosmetic content. Core chess, all lessons and daily puzzles are free, with no ads or subscriptions. Cosmetic purchases are permanent. Optional private iCloud sync carries supported progress and saved insights across your devices. Available in 20 languages. Local play and lessons need no Pawnpetal account. Game Center play needs internet access. Optional Apple Intelligence depends on supported devices, languages and system availability. Engine analysis can miss stronger moves. Privacy: https://valorem.ing/apps/privacy Support: https://valorem.ing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: REXER:Diagonal Strategy at none against Pawnpetal's 14. REXER:Diagonal Strategy also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Pawnpetal's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Pawnpetal sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. REXER:Diagonal Strategy asks for nothing beyond the download.
REXER:Diagonal Strategy ships an update daily, Pawnpetal every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | REXER:Diagonal Strategy | Pawnpetal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 415 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Koji Murakami | Gal Itach |
In-app purchases
REXER:Diagonal Strategy
No in-app purchases
Pawnpetal
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- Popstage Crew$2.99
- Moonlit Grove$2.99
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