Watch Chess vs Cubesc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Watch Chess
Experience the next generation of chess broadcasting with this app, designed for mobile and Apple Watch. Follow live and recent Grandmaster tournaments, get real-time notifications on game results, and analyze games with an engine. Watch multiple games simultaneously with an intuitive interface.
- Live Grandmaster chess tournaments
- Real-time game notifications
- Optimized mobile and Apple Watch experience
- Watch multiple games simultaneously
- Swipe navigation for moves
- Real-time engine analysis (PRO)
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Watch Chess is built for following the world's top chess tournaments live. Keep up with every game and know when the position turns critical—even from your Lock Screen. FOLLOW TOURNAMENTS LIVE • Browse live and recent top-level tournaments. • Move through every game with a simple swipe. • Follow several boards at once. • Check pairings, standings, results, and real-time clocks. NEVER MISS THE MOMENT • Choose alerts for round starts and game results. • Get highlighted-moment alerts for blunders, brilliant moves, forced mates, time pressure, and hard-to-find moves. LIVE ACTIVITIES Follow a live game from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, with the board, last move, and clocks updating as the action unfolds. STOCKFISH 19 GAME REPORTS Review a completed game with Stockfish 19. See accuracy and move quality, find critical turning points, and understand where the game changed. APPLE WATCH Follow tournaments and games from your wrist with a dedicated Apple Watch experience. Have questions or feedback? Email info@watchchessapp.com or find us at @watch_chess. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Service: https://watchchess.app/tos.html. Privacy Policy: https://watchchess.app/privacy.html.
Cubesc
Guide a character and their teddy bear through a dark, gothic world by solving mind-bending puzzles. Explore dynamic levels, uncover secrets, and defeat the darkness with intelligence. Experience a unique minimalist puzzle adventure with stunning 3D visuals and atmospheric music.
- 60 distinct and difficult levels
- Dark and gothic concept
- Minimalist puzzle design
- 3D graphics and visuals
- Atmospheric music
- Interactive puzzles
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Imagine facing your nightmares in a lonely and frightened way, Kira and his teddy bear find themselves in a situation like this and try to find a way out by solving the puzzles they face. Help Kira to explore his world and guide him through this dilemma. Find the secret ways and defeat the darkness with Kira's intelligence. Have a pleasant time with the misleading and dynamically changing levels. Enjoy the interaction of Kira and his world with puzzles. Cubesc offers you a unique minimalist puzzle experience in a fantastic atmosphere of 3D designs and visuals. Unique melodies and music adapted to Kira's journey Features: ● 60 distinct and difficult level ● Dark and gothic concept ● Beautifully crafted minimal puzzle game ● Many hours of fun ● Exclusive for IOS ● Stunning graphics
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Watch Chess at none against Cubesc's shown. Watch Chess also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (82 vs 16). Cubesc's advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 64%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Watch Chess sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Cubesc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Watch Chess holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Watch Chess has 82 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Watch Chess's written reviews are positive against 81% of Cubesc's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Watch Chess ships an update every 2 weeks, Cubesc monthly. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | Watch Chess | Cubesc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (82 ratings) — better | 4.2 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.0% of reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 82 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 216 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ignacio Soto Bustos | Cagri Gecin |
Customer experience
Watch Chess
Cubesc
In-app purchases
Watch Chess
- Watch Chess Pro7 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Watch Chess Pro7 Days trial$2.491 Month
- Watch Chess Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Cubesc
- Remove Ads$1.99
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