Silo Commander vs Watch Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Silo Commander
Defend cities from escalating missile waves in this fast-paced arcade game. Command three silos with limited ammo, strategically targeting threats like scouts, splitters, and bombers. Collect power-ups to enhance your defenses and climb the leaderboards.
- Fast arcade missile defense gameplay
- Normal and Hard game modes
- Escalating enemy waves
- Boss attacks
- Defensive bonuses and power-ups
- Game Center leaderboards and achievements
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DEFEND THE PLANET. HOLD THE LINE. The Thaevrek Hegemony is invading Terran Reach. Siege shells, drones, mines and bombers are falling on your cities, and three interceptor batteries are all that stand in the way. Silo Commander 3.0 rebuilds the classic missile-defense arcade game in full 3D. Aim, fire and detonate interceptors across the sky, catch several threats in a single blast, and keep your cities standing for as long as you can. TEN THAEVREK CAPITAL SHIPS Every tenth wave a capital ship arrives: the Orbital Breacher, Reinforcement Carrier, Fleet Carrier, Asteroid Miner, Lava Saucer, Mother Saucer, Toxic Harvester, Cryo Saucer, Siege Cruiser and the Flying Fortress. Each one has its own telegraphed weapons, defenses and systems you can shoot away: drone screens, emitter domes, repair bays, missile racks and more. Survive all ten and they come back faster. YOUR DEFENSES • Three interceptor batteries with limited ammo. Every shot counts. • Honeycomb shields that absorb a hit for a city or battery. • Auto turrets that pick off threats on their own. • Supply-crate boosts: bigger blasts, faster interceptors, shields, repairs and turrets. THREATS THAT ESCALATE Siege shells, Breach Drone scouts, Seeder mines that split apart and Scythe bombers arrive faster and in greater numbers with every wave. PLAY YOUR WAY • Normal mode, or Hard mode where threats target your surviving defenses. • Game Center leaderboards for Normal and Hard, plus 80 achievements. • Play on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro. • Touch, mouse and keyboard, game controllers and the Siri Remote. CUSTOMIZE THE LOOK, NOT THE ODDS Silo Commander is free to play. Optional 3D cosmetic packs restyle your interceptors and blasts, your cities and batteries, or the invading hostiles. They never change difficulty, scoring, achievements or leaderboards. The last line of defense is yours. Take command.
Watch Chess
Follow top chess tournaments live with real-time updates and critical moment alerts. Review games with advanced analysis and track standings and results. Experience live game tracking on your Lock Screen and Apple Watch.
- Live tournament browsing
- Real-time game updates
- Critical moment alerts
- Stockfish 19 game reports
- Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
- Apple Watch support
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Watch Chess is built for following the world's top chess tournaments live. Keep up with every game and know when the position turns critical—even from your Lock Screen. FOLLOW TOURNAMENTS LIVE • Browse live and recent top-level tournaments. • Move through every game with a simple swipe. • Follow several boards at once. • Check pairings, standings, results, and real-time clocks. NEVER MISS THE MOMENT • Choose alerts for round starts and game results. • Get highlighted-moment alerts for blunders, brilliant moves, forced mates, time pressure, and hard-to-find moves. LIVE ACTIVITIES Follow a live game from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, with the board, last move, and clocks updating as the action unfolds. STOCKFISH 19 GAME REPORTS Review a completed game with Stockfish 19. See accuracy and move quality, find critical turning points, and understand where the game changed. APPLE WATCH Follow tournaments and games from your wrist with a dedicated Apple Watch experience. Have questions or feedback? Email info@watchchessapp.com or find us at @watch_chess. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Service: https://watchchess.app/tos.html. Privacy Policy: https://watchchess.app/privacy.html.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Silo Commander at 5.0 against Watch Chess's 4.5. Watch Chess's advantage is ratings volume (83 vs 1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Silo Commander sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Watch Chess sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Silo Commander holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Watch Chess has 83 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Silo Commander ships an update every 5 weeks, Watch Chess every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Silo Commander | Watch Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (83 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 83 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HELM Coders LLC | Ignacio Soto Bustos |
Customer experience
Silo Commander
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In-app purchases
Silo Commander
- Deep Ice Energy Pack$0.99
- Vectorium Violet Energy Pack$0.99
- Bastion Command Defense Line$1.99
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- Meridian Metro Defense Line$1.99
- Vector Strike Hostiles$1.99
- Frontier Outpost Defense Line$1.99
- Ironclad Hostiles$1.99
- Ember Hive Hostiles$1.99
- Defense Line Collection$4.99
- Hostile Skin Collection$4.99
Watch Chess
- Watch Chess Pro7 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Watch Chess Pro7 Days trial$2.491 Month
- Watch Chess Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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