Comparison

Watch Chess vs Gato

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

Head to head
About

Watch Chess

Follow top chess tournaments live with real-time updates on games, standings, and critical moments. Get alerts for round starts and game results, and review completed games with advanced analysis. Experience live game tracking on your Lock Screen and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Live tournament browsing
  • Real-time game tracking
  • Highlight critical moments
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island updates
  • Stockfish 19 game reports
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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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.

About

Gato

Features
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Este juego de Tic Tac Toe combina la simplicidad del clásico con un diseño moderno y desafiante. ¡Compite contra amigos, familiares o desafía a la inteligencia artificial en niveles crecientes de dificultad! Descarga 'El Gato' hoy y disfruta de un entretenimiento estratégico que nunca pasa de moda.

Screenshots

Watch Chess4 screens
Gato4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gato at none against Watch Chess's 3. Gato also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). Watch Chess's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). On price and ads 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. Watch Chess sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Gato asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Watch Chess versus Gato: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatch ChessGato
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (83 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings83 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIgnacio Soto BustosChristian Morales

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Watch Chess

Subscriptions3
  • Watch Chess Pro7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Watch Chess Pro7 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • Watch Chess Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Gato

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Watch Chess free?
Watch Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gato free?
Gato is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Watch Chess or Gato have ads?
Neither Watch Chess nor Gato shows ads.

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