Comparison

Hoop Balance vs Chess Deck Mate

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

Head to head
About

Hoop Balance

A brain-training puzzle game where players balance a seesaw by strategically moving colored hoops. Offers a simple yet satisfying experience for players looking to engage their minds.

Highlights
  • Seesaw balancing gameplay
  • Colored hoop manipulation
  • Brain training puzzles
  • Satisfying game mechanics
  • Simple interface
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Different colored hoops on the seesaw, move them to balance the seesaw. Train your brain with this simple, yet immensely satisfying puzzle game.

About

Chess Deck Mate

Features
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Chess Deck is a royal chess puzzle adventure where every move matters. Solve handcrafted levels, capture pieces, collect rewards, and progress through an expanding journey filled with strategic challenges. Each level is easy to understand but satisfying to master, combining familiar chess-inspired movement with accessible mobile puzzle gameplay. Plan your path, choose the right piece, and complete each objective before your moves run out. Earn gold, unlock new levels, build your booster inventory, and improve your score as the puzzles become more challenging. Compete on leaderboards based on score, level progress, and captured pieces. Join a clan to chat, request lives, donate lives, and help other players continue their journey. Features: • Chess-inspired puzzle gameplay • Hundreds of handcrafted level challenges • Strategic piece movement and captures • Gold, keys, lives, and booster progression • Leaderboards for scores, levels, and captured pieces • Clans with chat, life requests, and donations • Daily rewards and an in-game shop • Premium royal visual style • Optional rewarded ads and in-app purchases Whether you enjoy chess, logic puzzles, strategy games, or casual level-based adventures, Chess Deck offers a fresh way to test your planning skills. Plan every move. Capture wisely. Rise through the ranks. What’s New • Levels have been rebalanced for smoother progression. • Guided tutorials and chess piece introductions have been improved. • A booster inventory, key packs, and a Remove Ads option have been added. • Chapters, leaderboards, the shop, and touch controls have been improved. • Issues affecting boosters, duplicate cards, the interface, and overall stability have been fixed. App Review Notes Chess Deck is a chess-inspired level-based puzzle game. The app creates an anonymous player profile used to store game progress, leaderboard scores, clan membership, in-game balances, and related gameplay information. The game includes: • Optional rewarded advertisements • Optional in-app purchases • A Remove Ads purchase • Leaderboards • Clan chat, life requests, and life donations • Daily rewards • Player nickname and avatar selection Rewarded advertisements can be tested from the continue screen after losing a level and from other eligible reward placements. In-app purchases can be accessed from the in-game shop. Non-consumable purchases include a Restore Purchases option where applicable. No email address or password is required for normal gameplay. Please contact arzebagames@gmail.com if additional testing information is required.

Screenshots

Hoop Balance4 screens
Chess Deck Mate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hoop Balance at none against Chess Deck Mate's 6. Hoop Balance also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Chess Deck Mate's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price and device support 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 Deck Mate sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Hoop Balance asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hoop Balance ships an update every 3 weeks, Chess Deck Mate weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Hoop Balance versus Chess Deck Mate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHoop BalanceChess Deck Mate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB385 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYunbuYUSUF YILMAZ

In-app purchases

None

Hoop Balance

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Chess Deck Mate

One-time6
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • Small Key Pack$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
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  • Royal Key Pack$4.99
  • Grand Key Pack$9.99
  • King Key Pack$19.99

Questions

Is Hoop Balance free?
Hoop Balance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chess Deck Mate free?
Chess Deck Mate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hoop Balance or Chess Deck Mate have ads?
Chess Deck Mate shows ads; Hoop Balance does not.
Which is updated more often, Hoop Balance or Chess Deck Mate?
Hoop Balance ships an update every 3 weeks, and Chess Deck Mate weekly. Most recently, Hoop Balance was updated on October 21, 2026 and Chess Deck Mate on October 8, 2026.

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