Comparison

Roadblock Chess vs Palisade

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

Head to head
About

Roadblock Chess

Features
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Build walls. Block paths. Race to the goal! Roadblock Chess is a real-time 1v1 strategy board game of pure skill. One goal: reach the far side before your opponent does. Each turn, move your pawn one square — or place a wall to send your rival the long way around. Easy to learn in a minute, endlessly deep to master. FEATURES • No sign-up, no login — start playing seconds after install • Real-time random matchmaking against players of similar skill • Rating & global rankings — every game counts • Challenge friends with a simple 6-letter code • Offline practice vs AI with 4 difficulty levels • Rematch & emotes — run it back instantly • 30-second turns keep every match fast and tense HOW TO PLAY 1. Move your pawn one square per turn; reach the opposite side to win 2. Or spend your turn placing a wall to reroute your opponent 3. You have 10 walls — but you can never fully seal off a path 4. Face-to-face? Jump over your opponent Support: roadblockchess@potomwer.xyz Privacy: https://roadblockchess.potomwer.xyz/privacy

About

Palisade

A head-to-head strategy game where players strategically move pawns and place walls to block opponents. The goal is to prolong your path while ensuring your opponent can always find a way through. It offers AI opponents, local multiplayer, and timed games.

Highlights
  • Head-to-head strategy gameplay
  • Place walls to block opponents
  • Multiple AI difficulties
  • Two-player local mode
  • Adjustable game clocks
  • Undo moves
  • Offline play
Features
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Cross the board first. Make sure they don't. Palisade is a head-to-head strategy game with no luck and nowhere to hide. Every turn you choose: move your pawn one space, or spend one of your ten walls to block your opponent's path. The catch is that you can never seal them off completely. There's always a way through — your job is to make it long. • Play against three AI difficulties, from casual to master • Two-player mode on a single device • Chess-style clocks at 1, 5, or 10 minutes • Undo any move • Choose your colors • No ads, no purchases, no accounts, works offline

Screenshots

Roadblock Chess4 screens
Palisade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Palisade at none against Roadblock Chess's shown. Palisade also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Roadblock Chess versus Palisade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoadblock ChessPalisade
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.414.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaeho GwonAndreaus Rivera

In-app purchases

None

Roadblock Chess

No in-app purchases

None

Palisade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Roadblock Chess free?
Roadblock Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Palisade free?
Palisade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Roadblock Chess or Palisade have ads?
Roadblock Chess shows ads; Palisade does not.

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