Comparison

Chess vs AGENTIC CHESS

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

Head to head
About

Chess

Engage in classic chess matches with AI or a friend, featuring offline play and no account requirement. Explore AI Tower Climb, over 3,000 tactics puzzles, and local multiplayer options. Track your progress and achievements with detailed stats.

Highlights
  • AI Tower Climb mode
  • Play over LAN without internet
  • Over 3,000 tactics puzzles
  • Two players on one device
  • Offline play
  • Profile with stats and achievements
Features
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Sharpen your mind with Chess — a classic wood board with modes for playing solo or with a friend. Works fully offline, no account needed. AI TOWER CLIMB - Endless tower: each boss is stronger than the last, from about 480 Elo on floor 1 to 1700+ Elo at the top - Win to climb, lose and replay the same level - Track bosses beaten, best streak, and experience PLAY OVER LAN (no Internet) - Two phones on the same Wi-Fi can play; create a room with a 4-digit code - In-match chat, a 15-minute clock per side - No server, no login TACTICS PUZZLES - Over 3,000 positions, adaptive to your level (with a puzzle rating) - By-theme, Rush, and Survival modes - Daily puzzle with streaks and a calendar ALSO INCLUDED - 2 players on one device - Profile with win/draw/loss stats, achievements, rating chart - Move hints and undo - Move and check sounds - Classic wood UI, available in multiple languages Full chess rules: castling, promotion, check and checkmate. Your games and stats never leave your phone. Download Chess for free and challenge your brain today!

About

AGENTIC CHESS

Experience AI chess matches played entirely on your device. Choose champion models, compete in ranked games, and analyze performance. Offers a unique benchmark for on-device AI capabilities without cloud reliance.

Highlights
  • On-device AI model chess matches
  • Ranked Elo ladder progression
  • Tournaments against scaled opponents
  • Manual play and coached games
  • Hardware performance benchmarking
  • Private by design, no account needed
Features
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Watch real AI models play chess — entirely on your iPhone. Agentic Chess turns your phone into a live arena for on-device language models. Pick a champion, send it into ranked matches against the built-in house opponent, and watch every move unfold with a real game clock and live commentary. No cloud, no server — the models think on your device. (Minimum device specification is iPhone 12, and IOS 26) YOUR CHAMPION, YOUR LADDER • Choose a champion from a roster of open-source models that run fully on-device • Ranked matches move your champion up an authentic Elo ladder, from Bronze to Grandmaster • Tournaments field opponents that scale to your champion's strength • Prefer to play? Take on the AI yourself in manual mode, or team up with your champion in coached games A BASELINE AND ITS CHALLENGERS Every match is a fair experiment. Apple's built-in foundation model plays as the house opponent, completely untuned — the scientific baseline. Your champions are different: each open-source model carries a custom LoRA adapter we train specifically for chess judgment, downloaded automatically alongside the model. Watching a tuned challenger climb past the stock baseline is the whole point — you're seeing, live, how much specialized training moves the needle on identical hardware. A REAL BENCHMARK UNDERNEATH Every game doubles as a hardware benchmark. Agentic Chess measures how fast, how smoothly, and how efficiently each model runs on your exact device — speed, latency, memory, and thermal behavior — and turns it into a performance report you can browse anytime. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no email, no login. You're recognized only by a random ID stored on your device, your score and leaderboard position stay private to your installation, and you can download or erase your data at any time from Settings. Models download on first run (about 0.3–1.5 GB each) — Wi-Fi recommended. Additional models fetch quietly in the background while your first game plays.

Screenshots

Chess4 screens
AGENTIC CHESS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AGENTIC CHESS at 5.0 against Chess's 4.2. AGENTIC CHESS also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Chess's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ratings volume 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. Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AGENTIC CHESS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AGENTIC CHESS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 10 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess ships an update every 9 days, AGENTIC CHESS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Chess versus AGENTIC CHESS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessAGENTIC CHESS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings510 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB69 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNKKtech Global Pte. Ltd.Mission Peak, LLC

Customer experience

Chess

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

AGENTIC CHESS

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Chess

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

AGENTIC CHESS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess free?
Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AGENTIC CHESS free?
AGENTIC CHESS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chess or AGENTIC CHESS?
AGENTIC CHESS is rated higher. Chess averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while AGENTIC CHESS averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Chess or AGENTIC CHESS have ads?
Chess shows ads; AGENTIC CHESS does not.
Which is updated more often, Chess or AGENTIC CHESS?
Chess ships an update every 9 days, and AGENTIC CHESS every 3 weeks. Most recently, Chess was updated on October 25, 2026 and AGENTIC CHESS on October 21, 2026.

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