Comparison

Warrior Chess vs ™ Chess

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

Head to head
About

Warrior Chess

Experience chess in a visually rich 3D environment with multiple themed locations. Features include an interactive board, AI opponents with adjustable difficulty, and a comprehensive tutorial. Enhance your gameplay with move hints, opening galleries, and the ability to save and analyze games.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D board with rotation and zoom
  • 10 unique themed locations
  • AI opponents with 50 difficulty settings
  • Move hint and trainer features
  • Opening moves gallery
  • Timed games and move undo/redo
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Play chess in this glorious high resolution 3D world. With 10 highly detailed Locations "Easter Village", "Baroque", "Courtyard", "Country Garden", "Medieval Times", "1066: Battle of Hastings", "Aztec Ruins", "Stone Mountain", "Steam Punk" & "Halloween: Trick Or Treat?" "Halloween: Trick Or Treat?" Location is currently FREE to play for the holiday season. Can you beat the AI and become a true Chess Warrior? Game Features Include: ► Interactive 3D board, rotate, zoom and view & play from any angle ► 10 Locations · Easter Village · 17th Century Baroque · Courtyard · Country Garden · Medievial Times · 1066: Battle of Hastings · Aztec Ruins · Stone Mountain · Steam Punk · Halloween: Trick Or Treat? ► Use the Trainer Feature in the Hint menu to show all the legal moves for each piece before playing, and the possible outcome of the move (Check,Checkmate, Promotion, En Passante, Castle & Piece Taken) at each position. ► 3D & 2D Chess pieces ► Opening moves gallery, browse 2500+ chess openings and play through them ► 2 Player board rotation. Place the device on the table like a real chess board! ► 50 AI difficulty settings, from Easy to Grand Master ► Timed games from 5 minutes to 99 minutes. ► Stuck?, use the move hint generation feature ► Undo & Redo moves, even after Checkmate. ► Show all the moves for the current game ► Hovering Chess Icons, to help identify the pieces ► Using Undo/Redo, walk through all the moves ► Restart a completed game from any previous point ► Save & Load games, to be replayed / analysed or finished later ► Detailed "How to Play" chess tutorial showing all the moves ► Support for "Castling", "En Passant" and "Pawn Promotion" ► Device Performance control - Use the "Visual Quality" settings in the options to adjust the performance on your device ► Time/Day settings for each Location (Sunrise, Day, Sunset, Night) ► Camera settings to disable in-game panning, or lock the camera to a fixed view ► Use In-App purchase to remove adverts and unlock all features Note: If you have previously bought the game and it is locked, select the "Restore" option to unlock and restore your purchase!

About

™ Chess

Engage in the timeless strategy of chess on your mobile device. Play against sophisticated AI opponents across multiple difficulty levels, or challenge friends and family. Features include an undo option, board editor, and customizable themes for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Play against AI
  • Multiplayer matches
  • Undo feature
  • Board editor
  • Customizable themes
  • Game save/load
  • Timed games
Features
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Chess is a classic board game for quiet study, quick practice, local play, and relaxed online matches through Game Center. Play your way: - Start an online game through Game Center and play a casual no-time-limit match. - Practice against multiple AI difficulty levels. - Solve thousands of chess puzzles, including 777 newly added tactical positions. - Play local two-player games on the same device. - Save and load games when you want to continue later. - Set up custom positions with the board editor. - Customize boards, pieces, avatars, sounds, and themes. - Try timed games when you want a sharper challenge. This update also adds a seasonal football-themed board background and avatar for the 2026 world tournament season. Whether you want to train tactics, learn openings, play against AI, share a local game, or challenge another player online, Chess is built for comfortable play at your own pace.

Screenshots

Warrior Chess4 screens
™ Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ™ Chess at 4.5 against Warrior Chess's 1.0. ™ Chess also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (10K vs 2). Warrior Chess's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 37%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Warrior Chess sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and ™ Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

™ Chess holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ™ Chess has 10K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Warrior Chess's written reviews are positive against 37% of ™ Chess's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Warrior Chess ships an update every 3 weeks, ™ Chess every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on July 19, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Warrior Chess versus ™ Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWarrior Chess™ Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)4.5 (10K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better37.4% of reviews
Number of ratings210K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAfter Dark Studios LtdVM Mobile Team

Customer experience

Warrior Chess

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

™ Chess

All ratings10,299 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral6.1%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews613 reviews
Positive37.4%
Neutral7.8%
Negative54.8%

Bugs and requests

Warrior Chess

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

™ Chess

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Illegal moves allowed by AI
  • Incorrect draw detection
  • Castling not functioning properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more difficulty settings
  • Allow under-promotion
  • Improve AI difficulty scaling
  • Reduce ads or offer paid version

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Warrior Chess

One-time12
  • Stone Mountain2 variants$2.99
  • Baroque2 variants$2.99
  • 1066: Battle of Hastings$2.99
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  • Medieval Times$2.99
  • 1066 Battle of Hastings$2.99
  • Halloween$2.99
  • Aztec Ruins$2.99
  • Steam Punk$2.99
  • Country Garden$2.99
  • Courtyard$2.99
  • Easter Village$2.99
  • Unlock All Themes & Ads$19.99
1 purchases

™ Chess

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Warrior Chess free?
Warrior Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ™ Chess free?
™ Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Warrior Chess or ™ Chess?
™ Chess is rated higher. Warrior Chess averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while ™ Chess averages 4.5 from 10K ratings.
Do Warrior Chess or ™ Chess have ads?
Warrior Chess shows ads; ™ Chess does not.
Which is updated more often, Warrior Chess or ™ Chess?
Warrior Chess ships an update every 3 weeks, and ™ Chess every 4 months. Most recently, Warrior Chess was updated on July 19, 2026 and ™ Chess on September 24, 2026.

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