3D Chess Game vs Chess Royal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
3D Chess Game
Experience chess in a realistic 3D environment with customizable boards and sets. Challenge yourself with 25 difficulty levels, analyze games move-by-move, and track your progress with detailed statistics. Perfect for both beginners and experienced players.
- Realistic 3D graphics and animations
- 25 adjustable AI difficulty levels
- Customizable chess sets and boards
- Game analysis and editing
- Detailed player statistics
- Tournament mode
- Position editor
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Play Chess against the computer, in 3D! It feels like playing on a real chessboard and supports human vs computer, computer vs computer, human vs human. - 25 different levels carefully tweaked to challenge you gradually while you progress - Or just pit different A.I. levels against each other and watch! - Realistic 3D models, animations and sound effects - Customizable chess set and chessboard colors (including metal effect!), with 12 presets - Examine any game back and forth, move by move! Edit, resume etc. - Timed and untimed modes with no-penalty undo/redo option - Track your progress from every angle with detailed statistics - Tournament mode with untimed matches against simulated opponents that are calibrated to your skills, are always available, move immediately and never cheat! - Ability to manually edit and play any position, including unusual ones like all knight pieces, multiple kings, no kings etc! - Option to hide valid moves markers, last move trail markers and thinking A.I. markers - Never played Chess before? Quick start tutorial included! - No in-app purchases, not a demo, no locked options!
Chess Royal
Experience classic chess with a magical twist. Pieces come alive in cinematic combat, adding visual spectacle to strategic gameplay. Perfect for those who enjoy intellectual challenges and fantasy themes.
- Cinematic combat animations
- Pure chess logic preserved
- Fantasy atmosphere
- Intellectual challenge
- Visual spectacle
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Every move is more than a calculation — it is a clash. Your pieces awaken, attack, and shatter in cinematic combat while preserving the pure logic of chess. Wizard Chess is designed for players who: Love strategy and intellectual challenge Want deeper emotion from classic chess Enjoy fantasy atmosphere and visual spectacle Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 3D Chess Game at 76% against Chess Royal's 0%. 3D Chess Game also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (4.6 vs 2.0). Chess Royal's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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
3D Chess Game is free to download; Chess Royal costs $4.99 up front. Chess Royal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. 3D Chess Game asks for nothing beyond the download.
3D Chess Game holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 3D Chess Game has 3.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of 3D Chess Game's written reviews are positive against 0% of Chess Royal's.
3D Chess Game ships an update every 3 weeks, Chess Royal every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 3D Chess Game | Chess Royal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.5K ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | A Trillion Games Ltd | Yerkinbekov Nurdaulet |
Customer experience
3D Chess Game
Chess Royal
Bugs and requests
3D Chess Game
Reported bugs
4 issues- AI makes multiple moves in a single turn
- Game incorrectly declares checkmate or draw
- Crashes and resets after certain actions
- Piece movement issues and inability to make valid moves
Requested features
5 requests- Add online multiplayer mode
- Implement move history and game analysis
- Allow pawn promotion to other pieces
- Improve castling functionality
- Add background music option
Chess Royal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
3D Chess Game
No in-app purchases
Chess Royal
- Premium Monthly1 Month trial$8.991 Month
- Premium Yearly1 Year trial$19.991 Year
