™ Chess vs Chess puzzles!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
™ Chess
Engage in the timeless strategy of chess on your mobile device. Play against sophisticated AI opponents across multiple difficulty levels, or challenge friends and family. Features include an undo option, board editor, and customizable themes for a personalized experience.
- Play against AI
- Multiplayer matches
- Undo feature
- Board editor
- Customizable themes
- Game save/load
- Timed games
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Chess is a classic board game for quiet study, quick practice, local play, and relaxed online matches through Game Center. Play your way: - Start an online game through Game Center and play a casual no-time-limit match. - Practice against multiple AI difficulty levels. - Solve thousands of chess puzzles, including 777 newly added tactical positions. - Play local two-player games on the same device. - Save and load games when you want to continue later. - Set up custom positions with the board editor. - Customize boards, pieces, avatars, sounds, and themes. - Try timed games when you want a sharper challenge. This update also adds a seasonal football-themed board background and avatar for the 2026 world tournament season. Whether you want to train tactics, learn openings, play against AI, share a local game, or challenge another player online, Chess is built for comfortable play at your own pace.
Chess puzzles!
Engage in mind-teasing chess challenges designed for all skill levels, from beginners to seasoned players. Test your strategic thinking with various puzzle difficulties and enjoy a fun variation of the classic board game.
- Tutorial levels for beginners
- Simple tap and drag controls
- Mate in 1 challenges
- Mate in 2 challenges
- Alternate chess challenges
- Categorized difficulty levels
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Do you love chess & puzzle challenges? Well, you’ll love Chess Puzzles! This fun variation of the chess game includes mind-teasing challenges categorized in levels that are sure to test your chess skills and problem-solving thinking. Can you pass all levels? Great for anyone! From beginner to seasoned chess player! WHY YOU’LL LOVE CHESS PUZZLES! - Tutorial levels included (great for beginners) - Simple tap & dragging controls - Mate in 1, mate in 2 challenges and some alternate challenges - Cool variation of the classic board game Now, it’s chess puzzle time! Download the app for free!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chess puzzles! at 78% against ™ Chess's 37%. Chess puzzles! also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). ™ Chess's advantage is ratings volume (10K vs 1.3K). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. ™ Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chess puzzles! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Chess puzzles! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ™ Chess has 10K ratings behind it against 1.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of ™ Chess's written reviews are positive against 78% of Chess puzzles!'s.
™ Chess ships an update every 4 months, Chess puzzles! every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ™ Chess | Chess puzzles! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (10K ratings) | 4.7 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.4% of reviews | 78.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10K — better | 1.3K |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VM Mobile Team | Erik Brandsma |
Customer experience
™ Chess
Chess puzzles!
User reviews
™ Chess
From 10K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Challenging gameplay
- 🚀 Quick response times
- 💡 Variety of difficulty levels
- 🤩 Enjoyable for chess lovers
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent difficulty levels
- 🤬 Overpowered AI on easy mode
- 💰 Too many ads
- 🤯 Frustrating for beginners
Chess puzzles!
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Challenging and engaging puzzles
- 👍 No ads or in-app purchases
- 👍 Helpful for improving chess skills
- 👍 Fun and enjoyable experience
- 👍 Realistic and creative puzzles
Room to improve
- 🐛 Some puzzles have no solution or are buggy
- 🔍 Lack of explanations or feedback on wrong moves
- 🔍 Repetitive puzzle types (e.g., queen sacrifices)
- 🔍 Inefficient navigation between puzzles
Bugs and requests
™ Chess
Reported bugs
3 issues- Illegal moves allowed by AI
- Incorrect draw detection
- Castling not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add more difficulty settings
- Allow under-promotion
- Improve AI difficulty scaling
- Reduce ads or offer paid version
Chess puzzles!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Puzzle with no solution ("Mate in 3 - Queen pack - AAAAAAAY-OH")
- Puzzle solution not recognized ("you have one move only ;)")
Requested features
4 requests- Reset puzzle option
- Next puzzle button
- Ability to make wrong moves in puzzles
- Puzzle solution hints or explanations
In-app purchases
™ Chess
- Premium$3.99
Chess puzzles!
- Fun pack!$0.99
- Human vs machine$0.99
- Funky moves$1.99
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- Remove all ads$1.99
Questions
Is ™ Chess free?
Is Chess puzzles! free?
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