Comparison

Chess Evolutions vs Oddfish

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

Head to head
About

Chess Evolutions

Explore a reimagined chess experience with custom armies and unique pieces. Discover new strategies and gameplay modes beyond traditional chess. This game is designed for continuous growth with future updates.

Highlights
  • Customizable armies with point budgets
  • Fairy chess pieces
  • New gameplay modes
  • Traditional chess matches
  • Strategic experimentation
Features
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Chess Evolutions reimagines the classic game of chess with new pieces, custom armies, and new ways to play. Build your own army within a point budget, experiment with fairy chess pieces, and discover strategies that aren't possible in traditional chess. Play classic-style matches or explore more advanced ways to build and battle. Chess Evolutions is designed to grow over time with new pieces, features, and ways to play.

About

Oddfish

Features
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Chess, but a little stranger. Oddfish starts with serious Stockfish chess, then changes one rule at a time. RattleFish loses confidence when you play well. GluttonFish grows stronger when you feed it pieces. Restfish makes moved pieces take a nap. Twenty-nine modes across six families turn a familiar board into something wonderfully peculiar. MEET GIL A small gold fish with opinions explains every mode, reacts to the game, and reviews the aftermath. PLAY YOUR WAY • Classic chess or 28 strange variations • Adjustable engine strength • Game history and PGN import • Optional move evaluation and hints • Carefully designed for iPhone and iPad Six modes—including Classic, RattleFish, FumbleFish, Restfish, GluttonFish, and ChapelFish—are free. A single Full Oddfish purchase unlocks every remaining mode. No subscription. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on your device. Oddfish has no accounts, ads, analytics, or tracking and does not collect personal data. Stockfish plays the chess. Oddfish supplies the personality problem.

Screenshots

Chess Evolutions3 screens
Oddfish4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chess Evolutions at none against Oddfish's 1. Chess Evolutions also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Oddfish sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chess Evolutions asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Chess Evolutions versus Oddfish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess EvolutionsOddfish
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB110 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFAITH ILYSE KAUFMANJOHN EBENEZER JOHNSON

In-app purchases

None

Chess Evolutions

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Oddfish

One-time1
  • Full Oddfish$4.99

Questions

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

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