Five Elements Chess vs 168 Pips
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Five Elements Chess
Engage in strategic spell duels with this match-three game. It blends elemental theory with puzzle mechanics for a unique gameplay experience. Enjoy both local and online player-versus-player battles.
- Match-three gameplay
- Five Elements theory integration
- Deep strategy
- Zen-inspired visuals
- Local PvP
- Online PvP
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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
168 Pips
This logic puzzle game challenges you to pair adjacent numbers on a board using a complete set of dominoes. It offers daily puzzles, timed challenges, and unlockable content for unlimited gameplay. Enjoy a satisfying deduction experience with customizable aesthetics.
- Domino pairing logic
- Daily puzzles
- Timed challenges
- Unlockable domino skins
- Customizable felt colors
- Unlimited puzzle generation
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168 Pips is a logic puzzle built around the complete double-six domino set: all 28 tiles, 168 pips, one solution. Pair adjacent numbers on the board so that every domino appears exactly once. No guessing. Just deduction. Play the free Daily Puzzle, build your streak, chase Best Times, and grow your domino collection one finish at a time. Unlock the full game to generate unlimited puzzles in Easy, Medium, Hard, or Random, replay and share seeded challenges, and spend earned Pips in the Domino Shop on new domino skins and felt colors. Whether you enjoy calm logic, speed-solving, or tackling a fresh puzzle each day, 168 Pips is easy to learn and deeply satisfying to master.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Five Elements Chess at 103 against 168 Pips's 3. Five Elements Chess also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.2). 168 Pips's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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. Five Elements Chess sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and 168 Pips sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
168 Pips holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Five Elements Chess has 103 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Five Elements Chess ships an update weekly, 168 Pips every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Five Elements Chess | 168 Pips |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (103 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 103 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 280 MB | 236 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ming Gao | Matthew D Coburn |
Customer experience
Five Elements Chess
168 Pips
In-app purchases
Five Elements Chess
- Time Skin Pack$1.99
- Five Elements Chess full game$3.99
- Seasons Skin Pack$3.99
168 Pips
- Full Game Unlock$1.99
