Kishmat vs Border Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Kishmat
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Kishmat is a chess app for playing on the same iPhone or iPad. Play against another person locally, or switch to Solo mode and play against the built-in computer opponent. The Solo engine searches legal chess moves on the device and shows a live visual of the search while it thinks. You can choose Eco, Mid, or Max power depending on how much time you want the engine to spend per move. No accounts, no tracking, no ads, and no in-app purchases. Features: - Local two-player chess - Single-player Solo mode - Adjustable engine power - Live search visualization - Legal move highlighting - Undo, reset, and board flip - Check, checkmate, and stalemate detection - Castling, en passant, and pawn promotion
Border Chess
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Border Chess is chess with room to breathe. The board is 10ร10: standard FIDE chess on the inner 8ร8, plus one empty square on every side. Kings, queens, and edge pawns can use the border for extra maneuvering โ same rules you know, with new tactical possibilities. PLAY VS BOT Challenge Fairy-Stockfish, tuned for the border board. Choose your difficulty and improve your game against a strong computer opponent. PLAY WITH FRIEND Pass-and-play on one iPhone. The board automatically flips each turn so both players see the game from their side. BUILT FOR CHESS PLAYERS โข Standard rules: castling, en passant, promotion, check, checkmate, stalemate, 50-move rule โข Legal move hints, last-move highlight, and check highlight โข Clean, modern board inspired by chess.com โข Portrait mode, optimized for iPhone NO ONLINE MULTIPLAYER (YET) v1 is offline on your device โ bot mode and local two-player only. No account required. OPEN SOURCE Border Chess is free software under the GNU GPL v3. Source code and license: https://github.com/sahasrarjn/chess-app The bot engine uses Fairy-Stockfish (GPL v3). Chess piece artwork from the Lichess Maestro set. Play in your browser too: https://borderchess.org
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Border Chess at every 2 days against Kishmat's every 4 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kishmat ships an update every 4 days, Border Chess every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Kishmat | Border Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 2 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arash Parnia | Sahasra Ranjan |
In-app purchases
Kishmat
No in-app purchases
Border Chess
No in-app purchases









