Comparison

Arach Chess vs Weird Chess

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

Head to head
About

Arach Chess

Command an army of animals with unique skills to defeat enemies in this strategy game. Engage in single-player battles against the computer or challenge friends and strangers in multiplayer matches. Utilize magical abilities and strategic terrain placement for victory.

Highlights
  • Command animal army with unique skills
  • Single-player vs. computer
  • Multiplayer vs. friends or random opponents
  • Dragon and Wyvern magic abilities
  • Terrain placement for defense and power-ups
  • Variety of animal units with distinct attacks
Features
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You're an ancient Celtic Arach (Celtic Dragon), and you're in command of an army of animals. Each with a unique set of skills to help you defeat your enemies! Play single player strategy game against the computer. Play Multiplayer against your friends or a random foe! Use your Dragon's magic fireball and heals to lead your army to victory! Use your Wyvern's magic fireball to harm your most powerful enemies! The Unicorn and Wulver heal and bite! The Lion and Bear have very strong claw attacks! The Elephant is an unstoppable tank! The Eagle will menace your foes from the air! Place Mountains and Volcanoes for added defense! The Dragon and Wyvern gain power to their magic when sitting on a Volcano. Good Luck!!!!!!

About

Weird Chess

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Arach Chess4 screens
Weird Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Weird Chess at none against Arach Chess's 1. Weird Chess also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). 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. Arach Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Weird Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arach Chess ships an update every 3 months, Weird Chess fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Arach Chess versus Weird Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArach ChessWeird Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB21 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperWulveagfin Games, LLCJames Beach

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Arach Chess

One-time1
  • Full Game$0.99
None

Weird Chess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arach Chess free?
Arach Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weird Chess free?
Weird Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Arach Chess or Weird Chess have ads?
Neither Arach Chess nor Weird Chess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arach Chess or Weird Chess?
Arach Chess ships an update every 3 months, and Weird Chess fortnightly. Most recently, Arach Chess was updated on November 1, 2026 and Weird Chess on November 9, 2026.

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