Comparison

Five Elements Chess vs Unkind

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

Head to head
About

Five Elements Chess

Engage in strategic spell-duels with this match-three game inspired by Five Elements theory. Enjoy a calm, Zen-like visual style with a blend of strategy and luck. Compete locally or online against other players.

Highlights
  • Five Elements theory integration
  • Match-three gameplay
  • Deep strategy
  • Zen-inspired visuals
  • Local and online PvP
Features
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Five Elements Chess is a spell-duel game that combines the Five Elements theory and match-three gameplay. Features • Simple rules, deep strategy • Calm, Zen-inspired visual style • A balance of strategy and luck that anyone can enjoy • Local and online PvP

About

Unkind

Features
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Unkind is a competitive multiplayer board game that blends classic token-racing strategy with chaotic action-card combat. Roll the die, move your pieces around the board, build fuel, and play powerful cards that can protect your position or wreck someone else’s plan. What starts as a familiar race quickly becomes a battle of timing, disruption, and nerve. Use movement boosts, shields, swaps, traps, freezes, turn reversals, and high-impact chaos cards to control the board. Push your pieces toward home, punish exposed opponents, and turn losing positions into dramatic comebacks. Unkind is easy to understand, but much harder to master. Features: Familiar race-to-home board gameplay with a deeper strategic twist Action cards that add sabotage, counterplay, and momentum swings Fuel-based card system that rewards smart decisions Solo Practice for learning tactics Online multiplayer in Global Arena Private Match for playing with friends Standard Mode for classic competitive play Unkind Mode for permanent captures and higher-stakes matches If you enjoy classic race board games, tactical multiplayer, and unpredictable reversals, Unkind delivers a faster, sharper, and more ruthless take on the genre. Roll well. Time your cards. Ruin their run. Be unkind.

Screenshots

Five Elements Chess4 screens
Unkind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Unkind at none against Five Elements Chess's 3. Five Elements Chess's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Five Elements Chess sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Unkind asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Five Elements Chess ships an update every 4 days, Unkind every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Five Elements Chess versus Unkind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFive Elements ChessUnkind
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (99 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings99 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size280 MB142 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBeijing Jiao Dian Chuang Yi digital technology Co.,Ltd.Nikhil Yadav

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Five Elements Chess

One-time3
  • Time Skin Pack$1.99
  • Five Elements Chess full game$3.99
  • Seasons Skin Pack$3.99
None

Unkind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Five Elements Chess free?
Five Elements Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Unkind free?
Unkind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Five Elements Chess or Unkind have ads?
Neither Five Elements Chess nor Unkind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Five Elements Chess or Unkind?
Five Elements Chess ships an update every 4 days, and Unkind every 2 weeks. Most recently, Five Elements Chess was updated on October 29, 2026 and Unkind on October 25, 2026.

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