Comparison

Atomic*Puzzle vs Chess Remix

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

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About

Atomic*Puzzle

Help Dr. Brainstorm organize scrambled atom blocks in his lab to progress his world-domination plans. This challenging block puzzle game features incredible artwork, unique levels, and competitive gameplay.

Highlights
  • Challenging block puzzle gameplay
  • Incredible artwork and themes
  • Dozens of unique levels
  • Compete against time and other players
  • Challenge friends online
  • Entertaining brain puzzle
Features
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Oh dear, Dr. Brainstorm has a PhD level mess in his lab! His favorite hobby of TAKING OVER THE WORLD has just suffered a major setback. Just as he was about to complete his latest experiment, his life companion Voigt the cat managed to spill a flask of highly vaporizing liquid. The extremely sensitive atom blocks were scrambled all over the place! In our latest game Atomic Puzzle you get to help our cat loving Dr. Brainstorm to organise the scrambled atoms blocks back to how they were. And progress in his path towards finally TAKING OVER THE WORLD. At least our doctor will have his atoms all sorted out. Taking over the world will require still some more work and experiments... Features: - Challenging block puzzle with incredible artwork - Several chapters with dozens of unique levels and themes - Compete against time and other players - Challenge your friends on online - Entertaining brain puzzle for many hours NotskiGames is a small indie game group from Oulu, Finland. Our passion is to create pocket-sized games with galaxy-sized entertainment. Published by SnowGrains. SnowGrains Publishing from Oulu northern Finland is an industry-changing game company and publisher. SnowGrains network helps indie developers to succeed together.

About

Chess Remix

Explore diverse chess variants and abstract board games from around the world. Create and share your own unique game rules, or challenge others online. Learn new strategies with guided levels and AI opponents.

Highlights
  • Online competitive play
  • Create custom board games
  • Learn with guided levels
  • Play against AI
  • Discover community creations
  • Play global chess variants
Features
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A new way to play the world's oldest game Love chess but tired of memorising openings? Our competitive online play is focused on thinking fast not learning patterns. Challenge yourself to overcome opponents in a randomly selected Chess Remix. The games all use the standard chess pieces with alternate rules. Can you think quickly and find new ways to win? The whole world's Chess in one place Chess Remix contains Chess games from around the world. You can try Shogi (Japanese Chess), Xiangqui (Chinese Chess), Janggi (Korean Chess), Makruk (Thai Chess) and more. These games have all been styled to look like the Chess you are used to, making it easier to learn for beginners. A journey through the history of Chess Travel back to where it all began, 6th century India, and try Chaturanga, the original Chess. See the games it developed into as it spread across the globe. Play Courier Chess like a 12th century European or test your skills at Tamerlane Chess. Delve into ancient Shogi and experience the progression through different eras of Japanese history. Enjoy a marathon game of the massive Dai Shogi or a quick game of Mini-Shogi. You can even play Hnefatafl, the Chess of the Vikings. Chess 2.0 Chess Remix lets you change the rules and make your own game. Will you invent the next Chess? It's your game play by your rules. You could win by losing the game, start in random places or just have En Passant be a forced move. Don't like casting? You can turn it off. Want a Rook that also moves like a Knight? You got it. There are limitless possibilities (okay technically there is a limit, but there are so many options you could never play all of them). Not just Chess We have so many options to customise your Chess game you can even play Checkers. The app comes pre loaded with a variety of Checkers games from around the world and some ancient versions of the game. You can even play some other abstract board games like Three Men's Morris or even Tic-Tac-Toe. Become more than a Chess Master A standard Chess game has 6 pieces. Chess Remix starts with more than 100. To help you learn them we have hand designed levels to help you understand and use every piece in Chess history and the new rules you might encounter. Unleash your creativity Have you created the next great board game? Or just something cool you would like to show off. Share your creations with the Remix community. Want to play unique games? Need some inspiration? Check out our discover section to see what other players have made. Features: - Competitive online play - Create your own original board games - Levels to help you learn and master Chess - Play against ai - Highly customisable app that reflects your style - Share your creations or play other people games

Screenshots

Atomic*Puzzle4 screens
Chess Remix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Atomic*Puzzle at none against Chess Remix's 5. Atomic*Puzzle also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Chess Remix's advantage is ratings volume (114 vs 11). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Chess Remix sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Atomic*Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Atomic*Puzzle holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess Remix has 114 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Atomic*Puzzle's written reviews are positive against 75% of Chess Remix's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Atomic*Puzzle versus Chess Remix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAtomic*PuzzleChess Remix
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings) — better4.4 (114 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11114 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSnowGrains Oy Inc.Alexander Everett

Customer experience

Atomic*Puzzle

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Chess Remix

All ratings114 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral7.0%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.8%

In-app purchases

None

Atomic*Puzzle

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Chess Remix

Subscriptions4
  • Remix Royalty$0.991 Month
  • Remix Royalty$2.996 Months
  • Remix Royalty$4.991 Year
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  • Remix Royalty7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remix Royalty$14.99

Questions

Is Atomic*Puzzle free?
Atomic*Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chess Remix free?
Chess Remix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Atomic*Puzzle or Chess Remix?
Atomic*Puzzle is rated higher. Atomic*Puzzle averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Chess Remix averages 4.4 from 114 ratings.
Do Atomic*Puzzle or Chess Remix have ads?
Both Atomic*Puzzle and Chess Remix show ads.
Which is updated more often, Atomic*Puzzle or Chess Remix?
Atomic*Puzzle ships an update monthly, and Chess Remix monthly. Most recently, Atomic*Puzzle was updated on September 10, 2026 and Chess Remix on September 13, 2026.

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