Comparison

Explosive Chess vs Knightmare

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

Head to head
About

Explosive Chess

Features
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Explosive Chess is a turn-based strategy game that combines chess movement with tactical, timed bomb explosions. Move your pieces like chess — but the only way to destroy anything is with bombs. Every turn you choose: move a piece, or arm a bomb. Bombs detonate on a fuse, blast in patterns determined by the piece that armed them, and friendly fire is real. Your own King can be destroyed by your own bomb. HOW TO PLAY Select a piece and move it — or switch to Arm mode and place a bomb on any square it threatens. Every piece has a unique blast shape. Rooks blast in a cross. Knights blast in an L-pattern that ignores everything in between. Pawns blast diagonally forward. The only way to win is to destroy the enemy King. FEATURES Ā· Single-player vs AI with three difficulty levels — Easy, Medium, and Hard Ā· Pass & Play multiplayer on one device Ā· Three power-ups hidden in destructible rubble: Extra Bomb, Fuse Control, and Shield Ā· Randomized board layouts every game — no two games play the same Ā· No ads. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. Buy it once, own it forever.

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Knightmare

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One knight. A very long night. Knightmare is a turn-based chess survival game. You are a lone knight on a chessboard. Enemy pieces are added over time as you battle them for your survival one move after the other. No king to protect. No checkmate to chase. How long can you survive?

Screenshots

Explosive Chess4 screens
Knightmare3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Knightmare at Free against Explosive Chess's $2.99. On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Knightmare is free to download; Explosive Chess costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Explosive Chess versus Knightmare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExplosive ChessKnightmare
Price$2.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJason FawleyFaraz Patankar

In-app purchases

None

Explosive Chess

No in-app purchases

None

Knightmare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Explosive Chess free?
Explosive Chess costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Knightmare free?
Knightmare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Explosive Chess or Knightmare have ads?
Neither Explosive Chess nor Knightmare shows ads.

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