Snood vs Weird Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snood
A classic puzzle game where you launch Snoods to rescue trapped ones. Connect three or more to make them disappear and fall to safety. It's easy to learn but challenging to master, suitable for all ages.
- Rescue trapped Snoods
- Match three or more to clear
- Classic and 'New and Improved' modes
- Tests intellect over reflexes
- Simple to learn, difficult to master
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Snood is one of the most popular puzzle games of all time. Snood is a fun puzzle game that tests your intellect rather than your reflexes. Your goal is to save all the trapped Snoods by launching other Snoods at them. If you connect three or more Snoods, they will disappear. If that leaves any Snoods not connected to the top of the playing field, they will fall to safety. Don't take too long, though - every Snood you launch increases the danger level. Play with the Classic Snoods or "New and Improved" Snoods! Snood is simple to learn but difficult to master and therefore great for ages 2 - 102!
Weird Chess
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Check out Weird Chess! Like using tapatillo instead of ketchup, but for chess. Choose from 12+ variants across two board sizes — and more on the way. Each variant with its own rules, strategy, and personality. 8×8 Variants Standard Chess — classic rules, plus an attacking pigeon that randomly moves your or your opponent's pieces. Atomic Chess — where pieces trying to capture each other create mutually assured destruction. Chess960 — 960 different randomised starting positions for all pieces. 3-Check — one checkmate not enough? With this variant, you need 3 checks to win. King of the Hill — race your king to the centre and declare yourself lord of all you see. Horde Chess — face the barbarian horde - or be it! 36 white pawns vs a standard black army Fog of War — you can only see the squares your pieces attack. 10×10 Variants Grand Chess — the pomp and circumstance of war, with a Marshal and a Cardinal in the royal courtly mix. Omega Chess — go to war with an additional champion and a wizard. One does not simply walk! Decimal Chess — a falcon and a hunter make your game a little stranger. Hyderabad Chess — one of the earliest historic forms of actual ancient chess. Jetan Chess — a form of chess created for the science fantasy classic Chessman of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Every move is narrated by an AI commentator with a unique personality — from the composed Classical analyst to the chaos-loving Random Pigeon. Find your way and shake up your chess habits with some different kinds of play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Weird Chess at none against Snood's 11. Weird Chess also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Snood's advantage is chart position (#191 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price 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. Snood sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Weird Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.
Snood ships an update every 3 months, Weird Chess fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snood | Weird Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #191 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 211 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Snood, LLC | James Beach |
Bugs and requests
Snood
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Inaccurate aiming and shooting
- Incompatibility with latest iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to disable ads or pay for ad-free version
- Improved controls and aiming mechanics
- Compatibility updates for newer devices and OS versions
- Restore classic Snood character designs
Weird Chess
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Snood
- 10 coin pack$0.99
- Coin Pack 1$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
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- Coin Pack 2$1.99
- Beginners Pack$1.99
- Coin Pack 3$2.99
- 50 coin pack$4.99
- Sunny's Special$6.99
- 100 coin pack$9.99
- Jake's Favorite$15.99
- Midoribe's Pick$99.99
Weird Chess
No in-app purchases









