ChessMaster vs Oddfish
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChessMaster
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No login or sign-up required! Play chess anytime, anywhere with ease. Train your skills against AI, or challenge your friends in exciting 1-on-1 matches!
Oddfish
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Chess, but a little stranger. Oddfish starts with serious Stockfish chess, then changes one rule at a time. RattleFish loses confidence when you play well. GluttonFish grows stronger when you feed it pieces. Restfish makes moved pieces take a nap. Twenty-nine modes across six families turn a familiar board into something wonderfully peculiar. MEET GIL A small gold fish with opinions explains every mode, reacts to the game, and reviews the aftermath. PLAY YOUR WAY • Classic chess or 28 strange variations • Adjustable engine strength • Game history and PGN import • Optional move evaluation and hints • Carefully designed for iPhone and iPad Six modes—including Classic, RattleFish, FumbleFish, Restfish, GluttonFish, and ChapelFish—are free. A single Full Oddfish purchase unlocks every remaining mode. No subscription. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on your device. Oddfish has no accounts, ads, analytics, or tracking and does not collect personal data. Stockfish plays the chess. Oddfish supplies the personality problem.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChessMaster at none against Oddfish's 1. ChessMaster also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Oddfish's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs weekly). 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. Oddfish sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ChessMaster asks for nothing beyond the download.
ChessMaster ships an update weekly, Oddfish daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChessMaster | Oddfish |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HYO JONG YOO | JOHN EBENEZER JOHNSON |
In-app purchases
ChessMaster
No in-app purchases
Oddfish
- Full Oddfish$4.99








