Chess Problems Lite vs Checkmate.exe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Problems Lite
Sharpen your chess skills with directmate puzzles. This app offers 10 interactive problems, from easy mate-in-one to challenging mate-in-four moves. It features a revamped chess engine, a timing clock, customizable piece sets and color schemes, and social leaderboards with Facebook integration.
- Directmate chess puzzles
- Mate in 1 to 4+ moves
- Revamped chess engine
- Timing clock for puzzles
- Customizable piece sets and color schemes
- Leaderboards and Facebook integration
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A lite version of the Ultimate mate in 1 to 4+ chess puzzle apps! Sharpen your chess skills! Beginners and experienced players will enjoy solving these chess problems! This app has 10 interactive chess problems ranging from easy mate in one move problems to very challenging mate in four moves. The object is to finish each game by forcing a checkmate in a given number of moves. In the full versions of this app there are a much larger number of classical puzzles collected from a variety of sources. These puzzles are fun to play and can be enjoyed at your leisure on your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Chess problems are especially useful for learning to play chess or anyone wanting to improve their skills. New features added include: ------------------------------ - Completely revamped chess engine that is much stronger - Timing clock is displayed while you are working on each puzzle. How long you take to solve a puzzle is stored. - New options: more chess piece sets (total of 7) and more colors schemes (total of 7) including wood and marble. (Improved the options menu as well) - Social Gaming: Leaderboards to compare the number of puzzles you have solved with your friends and other players. Facebook integration - including the ability to post your progress and ask your friends for help on a puzzle. - Universal app - works on iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad - high resolution graphics all around (where supported). For even more chess puzzle challenges check out these apps: - Mate in 1 Puzzles - Mate in 2 Puzzles - Mate in 3 Puzzles - Mate in 4+ Puzzles
Checkmate.exe
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Enter a glowing cyber chess arena built for focused offline play. Challenge a powerful offline engine with 21 difficulty levels, from beginner friendly matches to demanding tactical battles. Play face to face with a friend using Pass & Play, or review previous games in Analysis Mode with move history and board evaluation. Track captured pieces, undo moves, explore different positions, and sharpen your strategy through a sleek retro futuristic interface. Checkmate.exe works entirely offline, so you can play anywhere without an account, internet connection, ads, or interruptions. Features include: Player versus offline chess engine 21 difficulty levels from 0 to 20 Local two player Pass & Play Offline game analysis Move history and position evaluation Captured piece tracking Undo and board reset controls Castling, en passant, promotion, checkmate, and stalemate support Saved game history and performance statistics Custom cyber inspired visuals and sound effects No account or internet connection required Make your move. Outsmart the machine. Execute checkmate.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Chess Problems Lite at 3 against Checkmate.exe's 1. Chess Problems Lite also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Chess Problems Lite | Checkmate.exe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gano Technologies LLC | James Louis Washkau Jr |
In-app purchases
Chess Problems Lite
No in-app purchases
Checkmate.exe
No in-app purchases
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