Comparison

Kishmat vs Border Chess

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

Head to head
About

Kishmat

Features
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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

About

Border Chess

Features
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Border Chess is chess with room to breathe. The board is 10ร—10: standard FIDE chess on the inner 8ร—8, 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 โ€ข Standard rules: castling, en passant, promotion, check, checkmate, stalemate, 50-move rule โ€ข Legal move hints, last-move highlight, and check highlight โ€ข Clean, modern board inspired by chess.com โ€ข 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

Screenshots

Kishmat1 screens
Border Chess3 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kishmat ships an update every 4 days, Border Chess every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Kishmat versus Border Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKishmatBorder Chess
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArash ParniaSahasra Ranjan

In-app purchases

None

Kishmat

No in-app purchases

None

Border Chess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kishmat free?
Kishmat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Border Chess free?
Border Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kishmat or Border Chess have ads?
Neither Kishmat nor Border Chess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kishmat or Border Chess?
Kishmat ships an update every 4 days, and Border Chess every 2 days. Most recently, Kishmat was updated on October 8, 2026 and Border Chess on October 8, 2026.

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