Dr. Reversi vs Lichess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dr. Reversi
This is a strategy board game based on Reversi (Othello). The objective is to have the most pieces of your color by flipping your opponent's pieces. It's easy to learn but offers deep strategic challenges for players of all ages.
- Reversi/Othello gameplay
- Strategic challenges
- Simple to learn
- Suitable for all ages
- Board game simulation
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A minute to learn, a lifetime to master! Reversi (also known as Othello) is a simple but very challenging board game involving strategy for all ages. The player's goal is to have a majority of their colored pieces showing at the end of the game, turning over as many of their opponent's pieces as possible. Let's play Dr. Reversi! SUD Inc.
Lichess
Play chess online with millions of users, participate in tournaments, solve puzzles, and analyze games. This free and open-source application offers a comprehensive chess experience for players of all levels, with features for learning and casual play.
- Real-time and correspondence chess
- Arena tournaments
- Chess puzzles
- Game analysis with Stockfish
- Interactive study feature
- Chess clock
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Lichess is a free/libre, open-source chess application powered by volunteers and donations. Today, Lichess users play more than five million games every day. Lichess is one of the most popular chess websites in the world while remaining 100% free. The following features are available right now: - play real time or correspondence chess - play arena tournaments - play against online bots - solve chess puzzles from a wide variety of themes, online or offline - race against the clock in Puzzle Storm - analyse your games with latest Stockfish locally or on the server - board editor - study chess with a collaborative and interactive study feature - learn board coordinates - play over the board with a friend - watch live chess broadcasts from all major chess tournaments - watch Lichess TV and online streamers - use a chess clock for your over the board games - many different board themes and piece sets - custom background themes - translated into 55 languages
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lichess at 4.1 against Dr. Reversi's 3.6. Lichess also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (759 vs 9). Dr. Reversi's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lichess holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lichess has 759 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Dr. Reversi's written reviews are positive against 53% of Lichess's.
Dr. Reversi ships an update every 2 months, Lichess fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dr. Reversi | Lichess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (9 ratings) | 4.1 (759 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.4% of reviews | 53.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 759 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #45 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SUD Inc. | LICHESS.ORG |
Customer experience
Dr. Reversi
Lichess
Bugs and requests
Dr. Reversi
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Lichess
Reported bugs
1 issue- Swipe-to-go-back gesture interferes with piece placement
Requested features
3 requests- Name of opening in opening explorer
- Ability to add and subtract additional things on the homepage
- Reset/replay button on puzzles
In-app purchases
Dr. Reversi
No in-app purchases
Lichess
No in-app purchases
