# Tactics: Minimal Chess Puzzles — Pure Puzzle Grinding

> Pure Puzzle Grinding (iPhone/iPad app by Niklas Buehler.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tactics-minimal-chess-puzzles/id6748307059 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Niklas Buehler](https://appshunter.io/developer/1825094503)
- Category: Games, Education, Board, Puzzle
- Price: $2.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 74 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2025-07-08
- Data updated: 2026-08-01
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tactics-minimal-chess-puzzles/id6748307059/reviews.md

## What is Tactics?

Just you, your Elo, and endless tactical positions. No accounts, no ads, no distractions.
Move pieces, solve puzzles, watch your rating climb.

How it works:
- One number: your puzzle rating
- One board: endless tactical positions
- One goal: climb higher

No buttons, no menus, no complexity. The board rotates automatically to show which side you're playing.

Features:
- Hundreds of thousands of curated chess puzzles
- Minimal interface: just your rating and the board
- Works offline
- iCloud sync across your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch
- 10 board themes and 3 piece sets

Perfect for chess players who want to sharpen their tactical vision without the bloat.
Download, start grinding, and improve.

## Chart rankings

- #200 in Top Paid · Board (US App Store)


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-06-30

Apple Watch, iCloud sync, widgets, and a ton of polish. Here's what's new:

• Apple Watch app — solve puzzles and check your Elo from your wrist; watch face complications keep your rating always visible
• iCloud sync keeps your Elo and settings in step across all your devices
• 10 board color themes and 3 piece sets to customize your board
• Lock Screen widgets and a Control Center shortcut for one-tap access to puzzles
• Game Center — 12 achievements to unlock plus a global Elo leaderboard
• Siri shortcuts — just say "Start a puzzle in Tactics"
• Daily puzzle notifications to keep the habit alive
• Improved sound effects and animations throughout

### 1.0.1 — 2025-07-09

Improved solution display

### 1.0 — 2025-07-08

No release notes.

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## More apps by Niklas Buehler

- [All In: Blackjack](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/all-in-blackjack/id6748306827)

All apps by Niklas Buehler: https://appshunter.io/developer/1825094503

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