Comparison

Chess Evolutions vs TumbleChess

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

TumbleChess

Engage in chess battles on both classic 2D and immersive 3D boards. Play with friends, challenge opponents online, or practice against AI with adjustable difficulty. Save your games and replay moves for continuous improvement.

Highlights
  • 2D and 3D board options
  • Online multiplayer
  • AI practice with 10 difficulty levels
  • Ranked and casual games
  • Game saving and replay
  • Offline practice mode
  • Legal move hints
Features
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Play chess your way with TumbleChess. Meet across a classic 2D board or explore a 3D board with adjustable views. Choose your board and pieces, set a game length, and turn on playful reactions for a little extra personality. PLAY TOGETHER Share an invitation for a private game, challenge friends by player code, or join the online matchmaking queue. BUILD YOUR RATING Play ranked Blitz and Rapid games, find opponents near your level, and work toward the club rankings. Ratings start provisional while you find your level. Friend games, computer practice, and untimed games stay casual. FIND YOUR LEVEL Choose from ten computer difficulty levels. Start easy, build confidence, and move the slider up when you want a tougher opponent. KEEP YOUR GAMES Sign in to save your games and replay the moves. Guest play is available without an account. PRACTICE OFFLINE Use the native practice board against the computer or pass your device between two players. Legal move hints, undo, board flipping, coordinates, and a saved local game help you pick up where you left off. Online games, account history, and the full 3D experience require an internet connection. Offline practice is untimed and stored on the device.

Screenshots

Chess Evolutions3 screens
TumbleChess3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Chess Evolutions at 15.1 against TumbleChess's 17.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Chess Evolutions against 5.0 for TumbleChess. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Chess Evolutions versus TumbleChess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess EvolutionsTumbleChess
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB1 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperFAITH ILYSE KAUFMANChris Cowan

In-app purchases

None

Chess Evolutions

No in-app purchases

None

TumbleChess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess Evolutions free?
Chess Evolutions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TumbleChess free?
TumbleChess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chess Evolutions or TumbleChess?
Chess Evolutions and TumbleChess are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Chess Evolutions or TumbleChess have ads?
Neither Chess Evolutions nor TumbleChess shows ads.

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