Chess vs Cosmic Flex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess
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Chess with one capture rule changed — and that one change rewires how you think. THE RULE Pieces can only capture the same type. • Pawns capture pawns • Knights capture knights • Queens capture queens • Kings still capture anything (like normal chess) Everything else is normal: check, checkmate, castling, en passant, promotion. WHY PLAY THIS Regular chess rewards muscle memory. Openings on autopilot. Patterns you stop questioning. Here, every capture is a decision. Positions that look like blunders aren’t. Safe-looking pieces suddenly aren’t. It’s a workout for calculation — the kind that transfers back when you return to standard chess. FEATURES • Full games vs CPU (multiple strengths) or pass-and-play • Offline — no account required • Weird-rule mate puzzles built for this capture rule • Themes and piece sets • Optional clocks If you’re stuck in the same games, try a rule that won’t let your hands play for you.
Cosmic Flex
Engage in fast-paced space combat, drifting through asteroid fields and blasting enemies with powerful lasers. Experience thrilling action and upgrade your abilities.
- Fast-paced space combat
- Drift mechanics
- Asteroid swarm destruction
- Laser blasting powers
- Epic power-ups
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Fast Action: Drift through space and destroy asteroid swarms. Epic Powers: Blast rocks with lasers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cosmic Flex at none against Chess's 1. Cosmic Flex also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cosmic Flex asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chess ships an update every 5 days, Cosmic Flex every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess | Cosmic Flex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | David Medawar | Supreet Kaur Sandhawalia |
In-app purchases
Chess
- Unlock Full Game$1.99
Cosmic Flex
No in-app purchases
Questions
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