Comparison

Helpmate Puzzles vs Othello EndingTraining

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

Head to head
About

Helpmate Puzzles

Engage in a unique chess puzzle experience where both sides work together to checkmate the opponent. This game offers over 1300 challenging puzzles, ranging from simple one-move solutions to complex multi-move scenarios.

Highlights
  • Cooperative checkmate puzzles
  • Over 1300 puzzles
  • 1 to 4.5 mover puzzles
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Addicting puzzle variety
Features
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Helpmate puzzles are a fun variation of regular chess puzzles! The twist is that both sides cooperate in order to checkmate black. The puzzles are challenging and addicting! This app is loaded with over 1300 puzzles from simple 1 movers all the way up to very challenging 4.5 movers in half move increments. 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

Othello EndingTraining

Enhance your Reversi (Othello) endgame skills with this training app. It offers thousands of practice questions across six difficulty levels, with daily updates and evaluation values to guide your progress. Suitable for players of all skill levels.

Highlights
  • Evaluation value display
  • 10000+ practice questions
  • Daily updated questions
  • 6 difficulty levels
  • Favorite options
  • Friendly design
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This is an application to train othello's final stage power. This application support from beginners to advanced users. 【5 major features】 · can look at the evaluation value · 10000 questions + daily questions · 6 difficulty level · Options such as favorites · Friendly design *attention ・Draw is "Black Win" in thisApp ・Daily question is updated at 00:00 ・If you pass, you have to tap the board anywhere [About edax] edax is the strongest program developed by Richard Delorme. https://github.com/abulmo This application uses the version 4.3 code changed. The source code (GPL License): https://drive.google.com/open?id=1v_kngI8t4QTu7V3LoIVPUpL1DPcAZFEa

Screenshots

Helpmate Puzzles4 screens
Othello EndingTraining1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Othello EndingTraining at 80% against Helpmate Puzzles's 17%. Othello EndingTraining also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months). Helpmate Puzzles's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Helpmate Puzzles costs $0.99 and Othello EndingTraining $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Helpmate Puzzles ships an update every 7 months, Othello EndingTraining every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 14, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Helpmate Puzzles versus Othello EndingTraining: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelpmate PuzzlesOthello EndingTraining
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating3.3 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGano Technologies LLCShimizu Naoki

Customer experience

Helpmate Puzzles

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

Othello EndingTraining

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Helpmate Puzzles

No in-app purchases

None

Othello EndingTraining

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Helpmate Puzzles free?
Helpmate Puzzles costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Othello EndingTraining free?
Othello EndingTraining costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Helpmate Puzzles or Othello EndingTraining have ads?
Neither Helpmate Puzzles nor Othello EndingTraining shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Helpmate Puzzles or Othello EndingTraining?
Helpmate Puzzles ships an update every 7 months, and Othello EndingTraining every 6 weeks. Most recently, Helpmate Puzzles was updated on September 14, 2026 and Othello EndingTraining on September 14, 2026.

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