Comparison

Silo Commander vs Watch Chess

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Live tournament browsing
  • Real-time game updates
  • Critical moment alerts
  • Stockfish 19 game reports
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Silo Commander4 screens
Watch Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Silo Commander versus Watch Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSilo CommanderWatch Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (83 ratings)
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings183 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB51 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHELM Coders LLCIgnacio Soto Bustos

Customer experience

Silo Commander

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Watch Chess

All ratings83 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral18.5%
Negative14.8%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Silo Commander

One-time10
  • Deep Ice Energy Pack$0.99
  • Vectorium Violet Energy Pack$0.99
  • Bastion Command Defense Line$1.99
Show 7 more
  • 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
3 purchases

Watch Chess

Subscriptions3
  • Watch Chess Pro7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Watch Chess Pro7 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • Watch Chess Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Silo Commander free?
Silo Commander is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Watch Chess free?
Watch Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Silo Commander or Watch Chess?
Silo Commander is rated higher. Silo Commander averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Watch Chess averages 4.5 from 83 ratings.
Do Silo Commander or Watch Chess have ads?
Neither Silo Commander nor Watch Chess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Silo Commander or Watch Chess?
Silo Commander ships an update every 5 weeks, and Watch Chess every 10 days. Most recently, Silo Commander was updated on November 1, 2026 and Watch Chess on November 6, 2026.

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