Comparison

ChessMaster vs Oddfish

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

Head to head
About

ChessMaster

Features
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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!

About

Oddfish

Features
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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.

Screenshots

ChessMaster4 screens
Oddfish4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Oddfish sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ChessMaster asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChessMaster ships an update weekly, Oddfish daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
ChessMaster versus Oddfish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessMasterOddfish
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHYO JONG YOOJOHN EBENEZER JOHNSON

In-app purchases

None

ChessMaster

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Oddfish

One-time1
  • Full Oddfish$4.99

Questions

Is ChessMaster free?
ChessMaster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Oddfish free?
Oddfish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ChessMaster or Oddfish have ads?
ChessMaster shows ads; Oddfish does not.
Which is updated more often, ChessMaster or Oddfish?
ChessMaster ships an update weekly, and Oddfish daily. Most recently, ChessMaster was updated on November 5, 2026 and Oddfish on October 31, 2026.

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