# Helpmate Puzzles — user reviews

> 6 indexed App Store user reviews of Helpmate Puzzles by Gano Technologies LLC, rated 3.30/5 from 7 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/helpmate-puzzles/id374187953/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/helpmate-puzzles/id374187953.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 4 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 3

## Most critical reviews (6 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Maybe..l

*2025-07-20*

Maybe it’s because I’m a beginner. I’m on a mate in 1 puzzles, but I don’t see any solvable puzzles…

### 1/5 — What's the point?

*2016-10-03*

To me, this app is most illogical. Perhaps it's supposed to help one "spot" situations in which one might take advantage, but, it flies in the face of how one normally tries to do a chess puzzle, that is, to determine what's the best next move. In this app, I'm supposed to "play" BOTH sides, which are supposed to "cooperate" to defeat the Black king; not only that, but to cooperate in my own defeat when moving for Black, I may have to make a "legal" but incredibly stupid move in order to allow White to win. Does that make any sense to you? It doesn't to me.

### 1/5 — Clashing app

*2014-10-02, version 3.1*

正解、不正解にかかわらず頻繁に落ちて全く使えない。

### 1/5 — Player

*2013-05-29*

The puzzles don't actually end in checkmate. It says black your move but then it won't allow you to move any black pieces but there is no checkmate on the board. It can do stalemates but not checkmates. Waste of $.99.

### 2/5 — ルールがよく分からない

*2011-11-19, version 2.2*

黒番は最善を尽くして逃げるものかと
思っていたがそうではないようだし
黒番がわざわざメイトになるように動いて黒をメイトにさせるゲームなのかな？

### 5/5 — nice upgrade

*2011-03-08, version 2.1*

Thank you for upgrading.   Now I can enjoy this app better.

This is the only iphone app for enthusiastic chess problemists.
You can enjoy problems by young Mr. Abdurahmanovic, Bakcsi, Petkov...

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