Comparison

Warrior Chess vs Chess Deluxe

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 Deluxe

Engage in classic chess matches against AI opponents across four difficulty levels, a local friend, or players worldwide. Beginners benefit from highlighted legal moves for each piece.

Highlights
  • Play against computer AI
  • Local multiplayer mode
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • Four AI difficulty levels
  • Highlight possible moves
Features
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Play chess against the computer, a friend on the same device, or someone over the internet. When playing against the computer, you can choose between four different difficulties. This game uses the international rules. To help beginners, when a piece is selected the possible moves are highlighted.

Screenshots

Warrior Chess4 screens
Chess Deluxe2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chess Deluxe at 4.0 against Warrior Chess's 1.0. Chess Deluxe also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 14) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). Warrior Chess's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 32%). 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. Warrior Chess sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Chess Deluxe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chess Deluxe holds the better App Store score, 4.0 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 32% of Chess Deluxe'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 Deluxe every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Warrior Chess versus Chess Deluxe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWarrior ChessChess Deluxe
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)4.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better32.3% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAfter Dark Studios LtdMOBILEFUSION APPS LTD

Customer experience

Warrior Chess

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

Chess Deluxe

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive32.3%
Neutral13.8%
Negative53.8%

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
None

Chess Deluxe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Warrior Chess free?
Warrior Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess Deluxe free?
Chess Deluxe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Warrior Chess or Chess Deluxe?
Chess Deluxe is rated higher. Warrior Chess averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Chess Deluxe averages 4.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Warrior Chess or Chess Deluxe have ads?
Both Warrior Chess and Chess Deluxe show ads.
Which is updated more often, Warrior Chess or Chess Deluxe?
Warrior Chess ships an update every 3 weeks, and Chess Deluxe every 7 months. Most recently, Warrior Chess was updated on October 11, 2026 and Chess Deluxe on October 21, 2026.

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