Comparison

Animal Chess 3D vs Vigrid

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

Head to head
About

Animal Chess 3D

Learn and play chess with an engaging, animated 3D experience. Features include animal-themed pieces, special effects, and customizable boards. Offers three distinct game modes to enhance learning and enjoyment.

Highlights
  • Animated 3D animal chess pieces
  • Special visual and sound effects
  • Three unique game modes
  • Customizable chess board and colors
  • Interactive chess learning
Features
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Perhaps the most fun, innovative, engaging and immersive way to learn and play chess! Playing Chess has proven to help exercise both sides of the brain, increase one's IQ and helps in increasing problem-solving skills. However, many a times, children and even adults find it challenging to learn as there are many rules and a lack of interactivity and animation. No worries. Animal Chess 3D is designed specially to help you learn chess easily. It is infused with animals, animations, explosions, lightning, asteroids, TNT etc to help learning chess fun and easy. Imagine the fun of watching how your Queen Rhino zapping the Tiger Bishop with lightning or the Rook Lion check mate the King Elephant with fiery asteroids! Watch your chess pieces turn into live animated 3D safari animals and enjoy the special animal sound effects! 3 Different Game Mode to choose from: #1 : Play the classic Animal Chess Edition #2 : Play the Last Animal Standing Edition #3 : Play the Special Animal Chess Edition Design your own chess board and choose your winning colors!

About

Vigrid

Features
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VIGRID — where the final battle of Norse legend is fought. Two factions clash on a sacred battlefield: the Aesir gods and the Jotnar giants. Each turn you play a movement card to advance your warriors — but the cards change every round, and your opponent sees them too. Every game deals a fresh hand from 19 mythological cards, so no two battles are alike. HOW TO PLAY Move one of your pieces using one of your two cards. Capture your opponent's Master — or march your own Master to their throne — to win. Games last 5–15 minutes. The rules fit on one screen; the strategy runs deep. 19 CARDS OF NORSE LEGEND Each card bears the name and movement pattern of a creature or force from the Eddas — Fenrir, Sleipnir, the Valkyrie, Jörmungandr, Huginn, and more. The card you play passes to your opponent, so every move reshapes both armies' options. FEATURES • Solo play against AI — four difficulty levels from Beginner to Hard • Pass & Play — two players, one device, two modes: pass the device between turns or play side by side • Interactive tutorial — learn in minutes • Full card gallery — browse all 19 cards with movement diagrams • Game replay — step through any completed game move by move • Undo support in solo play • Resign at any time • No ads. No in-app purchases. Free. DESIGNED FOR IPAD AND IPHONE Vigrid adapts to any screen — portrait or landscape, iPhone or iPad. The stone-textured board and hand-crafted card art bring the world of Norse mythology to life. Pure strategy — no luck beyond the opening deal.

Screenshots

Animal Chess 3D4 screens
Vigrid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Vigrid at daily against Animal Chess 3D's every 12 months. Animal Chess 3D's advantage is iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 13.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Animal Chess 3D ships an update every 12 months, Vigrid daily. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Animal Chess 3D versus Vigrid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimal Chess 3DVigrid
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKok Leong TanNATHAN EIDE

In-app purchases

None

Animal Chess 3D

No in-app purchases

None

Vigrid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Animal Chess 3D free?
Animal Chess 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vigrid free?
Vigrid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Animal Chess 3D or Vigrid have ads?
Neither Animal Chess 3D nor Vigrid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Animal Chess 3D or Vigrid?
Animal Chess 3D ships an update every 12 months, and Vigrid daily. Most recently, Animal Chess 3D was updated on October 26, 2026 and Vigrid on October 25, 2026.

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