Comparison

Dropping Birds vs Lady Checkmate

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

Head to head
About

Dropping Birds

A cozy physics-based puzzle game where you drop birds to merge them into higher-level birds. It's easy to learn but offers addictive gameplay with adorable characters.

Highlights
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Bird merging mechanics
  • Adorable bird characters
  • Cozy puzzle experience
  • Easy to learn
Features
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Drop a bird. Watch it tumble. Match two of the same and POP — they merge into the next bird up. Easy to learn, impossible to put down. Dropping Birds is a cozy, physics-packed merge puzzler starring eight adorable (and wonderfully expressive) birds…

About

Lady Checkmate

Features
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Your father was dragged away as a traitor. Your house fell in a single night. All that is left is one small estate on the border, a little brother to protect, and an old tutor who settles every quarrel on a board. Lady Checkmate is a logic puzzle duel with a story. Every board has exactly one solution: one queen in every row, every column and every coloured domain, and no two queens may touch, not even corner to corner. Read the board, place your queens, and each one becomes a strike against your rival. PUZZLE DUELS Every queen you place hits your opponent. Keep your combo going, call Checkmate when your gauge is full, and raise your Fan to block the blow you saw coming. Your sand is your time. When it runs out, the duel is lost. A STORY TOLD AS A WEBTOON Follow Aurelie Orbel from the night her family fell to her first stand against the Tax Collector who has come for her last home. Her story unfolds chapter by chapter in illustrated webtoon scenes, starting with Chapter 1, The Fall, with new chapters opening one after another. A WARDROBE THAT MAKES YOU STRONGER Collect 72 court outfits in six parts: fan, tiara, dress, gloves, shoes and jewel. Buy the exact piece you want, merge three of the same grade into the next grade, and choose which of two designs you receive. Nothing is left to chance. SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY One Daily Formation for everyone, every day, with a leaderboard and a weekly league. Five daily quests and a 7-day attendance gift. ADS ONLY WHEN YOU CHOOSE There are no banners. Ads are rewarded: you watch one only for a reward, and an ad offered between duels can always be skipped. Lady Checkmate is free to play. It has optional in-app purchases and ads. Privacy Policy: https://ladycheckmate.mintcinc.com/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://ladycheckmate.mintcinc.com/terms/

Screenshots

Dropping Birds4 screens
Lady Checkmate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dropping Birds at none against Lady Checkmate's 10. Lady Checkmate's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Lady Checkmate sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Dropping Birds asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dropping Birds ships an update weekly, Lady Checkmate daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Dropping Birds versus Lady Checkmate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropping BirdsLady Checkmate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB201 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGARY SMITHMintc Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Dropping Birds

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Lady Checkmate

One-time10
  • Flash Deal 400 Gems$1.99
  • Festival Catch-up$1.99
  • Unlimited Lives 30 Min$1.99
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  • Piggy Bank$2.99
  • Chapter Pack$2.99
  • Estate Fund$4.99
  • Big Gold Deal$4.99
  • Festival Pack$4.99
  • Booster Pack$4.99
  • Season Pass$9.99

Questions

Is Dropping Birds free?
Dropping Birds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lady Checkmate free?
Lady Checkmate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dropping Birds or Lady Checkmate have ads?
Both Dropping Birds and Lady Checkmate show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dropping Birds or Lady Checkmate?
Dropping Birds ships an update weekly, and Lady Checkmate daily. Most recently, Dropping Birds was updated on October 31, 2026 and Lady Checkmate on November 1, 2026.

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