Comparison

Kakuso Challenge vs Chess Tactics

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

Head to head
About

Kakuso Challenge

Features
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Attractive Layout, Amazing Graphics, Extraordinary Designed Board, Intuitive User Interface, Ease of Use. This is the more advance level board game that you should challenge like you never experience before. Unlimited puzzles with varied level of difficulty to fit your choice. 6x6, 8x8, 10x10, 10x12 You’ll never regret having this Kakuso Challenge, which is just perfectly challenge your mind, your logical thinking skill, your brain cells! Interrupted? Need a Break? Exit Kakuso Challenge and you’ll get to see your incomplete puzzle is saved and awaiting for your return. Stuck? Need some guide? Simply click on hints and you'll get an answer right away! Useful hints as aid, why not! Feature: - Auto Save Mode - Levels of Difficulty - Endless, Randomly Generated Puzzles - Game Timer - Pause/Resume Puzzle - Smart Hints How to play: The goal is to make some of the cells check in such a way that:
 1. Tap to fill the cells with Light Blue and Green squares.

 2. The check cells on each row and column to have equal number of Light Blue and Green squares. 3.1 Three(3) cells same color in row are not allowed for level 6 x 6 and 8 x 8. 3.2 Four(4) cells same color in row are not allowed for level 10 x 10 and 10 x 12 

 Tap to change cells color

About

Chess Tactics

Features
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Improve your chess tactics with this app. Mate in 1 Mate in 2 Mate in 3 Mate in 4 available

Screenshots

Kakuso Challenge4 screens
Chess Tactics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Chess Tactics at none against Kakuso Challenge's shown. Chess Tactics also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Kakuso Challenge sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Chess Tactics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kakuso Challenge ships an update every 6 months, Chess Tactics every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and December 2, 2025 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Kakuso Challenge versus Chess Tactics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKakuso ChallengeChess Tactics
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.1 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlven KamJulien Bourgouint

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Kakuso Challenge

One-time3
  • Kakuso Challenge 20 Hints$0.99
  • Kakuso Challenge 50 Hints$1.99
  • Kakuso Challenge 100 Hints$2.99
1 purchases

Chess Tactics

One-time1
  • Full game$0.99

Questions

Is Kakuso Challenge free?
Kakuso Challenge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess Tactics free?
Chess Tactics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kakuso Challenge or Chess Tactics have ads?
Kakuso Challenge shows ads; Chess Tactics does not.
Which is updated more often, Kakuso Challenge or Chess Tactics?
Kakuso Challenge ships an update every 6 months, and Chess Tactics every 2 days. Most recently, Kakuso Challenge was updated on October 29, 2026 and Chess Tactics on December 2, 2025.

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