Comparison

CherryChess vs Chess

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

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CherryChess

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Cherry Chess is a beautifully simple chess app that helps you actually get better. Play against honestly calibrated bots or a friend, then let a full-strength Stockfish engine show you exactly where the game was won or lost – all on your device, no account, no internet required. EVERY MOVE RATED • Each move gets a verdict, from Brilliant and Best Move to Mistake and Blunder • See instantly what your move was worth – or switch it off and just play • Optional evaluation bar right next to the board OPPONENTS AT YOUR LEVEL • Bots from 300 to 2200 in steps of 100, each step measured against real playing strength • They play like humans at their level – including the mistakes – and they finish won games • Max: the engine at full strength, for when you want to see perfect chess • Rated games always put you against the bot at your own level PLAY YOUR WAY • Rated, free or against a friend on the same device, with an optional board flip • With or without a clock, from 1 to 60 minutes plus increment, with a low-time warning • Move list while you play and hints when you get stuck • Focus mode hides everything but the board SEE WHERE YOUR GAME TURNED • Full game review with the evaluation graph and the best move for every position • The move list highlights only the moves worth finding • Accuracy and a performance rating for every game • Free analysis board to explore any position with the engine A RATING THAT MEANS SOMETHING • Every rated game moves your rating, on the same scale as the bots • Track your rating curve, accuracy, streaks and activity in your profile • Your complete game history, ready to replay and review LEARN WITH A PLAN • A learning path of 42 lessons in six units: board and pieces, check and mate, material, tactics, endgames and openings • Free practice whenever you like: board coordinates, checkmate puzzles and an opening trainer with 22 opening families MADE WITH CARE • Clean, distinctive design in dark and light themes • Two piece sets: the custom-made Cherry pieces and a timeless classic set • Smooth animations, haptic feedback and VoiceOver support • Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Japanese and Chinese PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-up, no tracking. Your games and progress stay on your device, and the engine runs completely offline. Whether you're learning how the knight moves or chasing your next rating milestone, Cherry Chess meets you at your level – and helps you go further.

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Chess

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Chess you can pick up in a minute and keep playing for years. Play a computer opponent at the level that suits you, solve a checkmate puzzle a day, and learn the ideas that win games — on a real 3D chess set or a clean 2D board. PLAY THE COMPUTER • Six levels, from Beginner (about 600 Elo) to Master (about 2100 Elo) • Our own chess engine, built for this app — no internet connection needed • The lower levels make human-like mistakes, not random blunders • Undo, flip the board, and ask for a hint when you are stuck TWO PLAYERS, ONE DEVICE • Play a friend face to face on the same iPhone or iPad A 3D BOARD, OR 2D • A turned wooden set on a walnut board, lit and shadowed like the real thing • Pieces lift and travel as you move them • Switch to a flat 2D board with one tap • Adjust the camera angle to the view you like • Turn your iPhone or iPad on its side for a bigger board DAILY PUZZLE • A checkmate puzzle every day: mate in one, two or three • Every puzzle is checked by computer to have a forced mate • Any winning line counts — not just the one we had in mind LEARN CHESS • 12 short lessons on how the pieces move, openings, endgames and strategy • Each step shown on the board, with the squares and moves highlighted YOUR GAMES • A full score sheet as you play, in standard notation • Share any game as PGN • Statistics for your results, streaks, levels and favourite openings CHESS PREMIUM Premium is optional; the full game is free to play. Premium adds: • Unlimited hints (free play includes 3 a day) • Game analysis: accuracy, mistakes, blunders and an evaluation graph for every game • Four more boards and the Glass piece set • Your average accuracy across all analysed games Premium is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in your Apple Account settings. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your games, statistics and settings stay on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.eustudio.org/privacy

Screenshots

CherryChess4 screens
Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CherryChess at none against Chess's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Chess sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. CherryChess asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
CherryChess versus Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCherryChessChess
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMilan SwillusEU Studio

In-app purchases

None

CherryChess

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Chess

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is CherryChess free?
CherryChess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chess free?
Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CherryChess or Chess have ads?
Neither CherryChess nor Chess shows ads.

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