Comparison

Chess Problems Lite vs Checkmate.exe

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Checkmate.exe

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Chess Problems Lite4 screens
Checkmate.exe4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chess Problems Lite versus Checkmate.exe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess Problems LiteCheckmate.exe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGano Technologies LLCJames Louis Washkau Jr

In-app purchases

None

Chess Problems Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Checkmate.exe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess Problems Lite free?
Chess Problems Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Checkmate.exe free?
Checkmate.exe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chess Problems Lite or Checkmate.exe have ads?
Neither Chess Problems Lite nor Checkmate.exe shows ads.

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