Warrior Chess vs Makruk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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!
Makruk
Explore the strategic depth of Makruk, the traditional Thai chess game. Learn its unique rules and pieces, offering a challenging experience for board game enthusiasts. Master this ancient variant of chess.
- Traditional Thai chess rules
- Unique piece movements
- Strategic gameplay
- Learn ancient chess variant
- Board game simulation
Read full descriptionHide full description
Makruk (Thai: หมากรุก; rtgs: Mak Ruk;), or Thai chess, is a board game descended from the 6th-century Indian game of chaturanga or a close relative thereof, and therefore related to chess. It is regarded as the most similar living game to this common ancestor of all chess variants. There are around two million Thais who can play makruk, while 5000 can play chess. According to former world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik, Makruk Thai is more strategic than international chess. You have to plan your operations with total care since Makruk Thai can be compared to an anticipated endgame of International Chess. Rules --------- The Pawn (called เบี้ย bia, a cowry shell, formerly used for money) Moves and captures like a pawn in international chess, but cannot move two steps on the first move and, therefore, cannot be captured en passant. A pawn that reaches the sixth rank is always promoted to a queen (med). The Queen (called เม็ด met), the weakest piece, moves one step in any diagonal direction, like the fers in shatranj, or a cat sword in dai shogi. The Bishop (called โคน khon, nobleman or mask) moves one step in any diagonal direction or one step forward, like the silver general in shogi. The Knight (called ม้า ma, horse) moves like a knight in Western chess: two steps in one direction and then one step perpendicular to that movement. It jumps over any pieces in the way. The Rook (called เรือ ruea, boat) moves like a rook in Western chess: any number of steps horizontally or vertically. Ang moves like a king in international chess – one step in any direction. He is allowed to make a Ses (knight jump) at his first move (This special move is no more used in Thailand). The game ends when the king is checkmated.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Makruk at 4.3 against Warrior Chess's 1.0. Makruk also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). Warrior Chess's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 8%). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Warrior Chess sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Makruk asks for nothing beyond the download.
Makruk holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Warrior Chess's written reviews are positive against 8% of Makruk's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Warrior Chess | Makruk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 8.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | After Dark Studios Ltd | Nora Ky |
Customer experience
Warrior Chess
Makruk
In-app purchases
Warrior Chess
- Medieval Times$2.99
- Stone Mountain2 variants$2.99
- Baroque$2.99
Show 6 moreShow fewer
- 1066: Battle of Hastings$2.99
- Aztec Ruins$2.99
- Steam Punk$2.99
- Country Garden$2.99
- Courtyard$2.99
- Easter Village$2.99
Makruk
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Warrior Chess free?
Is Makruk free?
Which has better reviews, Warrior Chess or Makruk?
Do Warrior Chess or Makruk have ads?
Which is updated more often, Warrior Chess or Makruk?
Other comparisons















