Comparison

Helpmate Puzzles vs CHESS/RUPT

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

CHESS/RUPT

This turn-based arcade survival game offers a unique twist on chess. Players move familiar pieces across a dynamic board that cracks and falls away, requiring strategic adaptation to survive. It features daily challenges, various game modes, and an optional upgrade for unlimited plays.

Highlights
  • Turn-based arcade survival gameplay
  • Dynamic, changing game board
  • Daily Challenge mode
  • Crown Trials for streak scores
  • Multiple game modes (Arcade, Puzzle, Battle)
  • Optional unlimited plays upgrade
Features
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Move a familiar chess piece. Capture another to change what you can do. Then find a way off a board that is breaking beneath you. CHESS/RUPT turns the moves you already know into fast, tactical runs. Move as the king, queen, rook, bishop, knight, and pawn; transform when you capture; and survive while tiles crack, collapse, and reshape the board. Start with a free Daily Challenge or Daily Puzzle. Everyone gets the same rules that day, so you can solve it your way, protect a streak, and compare scores on optional Game Center leaderboards. Want a longer run? Crown Trials, Puzzle Mode, Free Play, and battle modes turn familiar chess movement into new problems: * Survive a shrinking board and escalating enemy pressure * Plan captures through portals, frozen pieces, and changing movement * Claim territory, chase signals, outlast a snake, or be the last piece standing * Play short sessions offline, then submit optional Game Center scores Daily Challenge and Daily Puzzle are free. One optional, one-time Unlimited Plays purchase unlocks all non-daily modes. No ads, subscriptions, consumable currency, or random loot.

Screenshots

Helpmate Puzzles4 screens
CHESS/RUPT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CHESS/RUPT at 100% against Helpmate Puzzles's 17%. CHESS/RUPT also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.3). Helpmate Puzzles's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On ratings volume, ads 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

CHESS/RUPT is free to download; Helpmate Puzzles costs $0.99 up front. CHESS/RUPT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Helpmate Puzzles asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CHESS/RUPT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Helpmate Puzzles's written reviews are positive against 100% of CHESS/RUPT's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Helpmate Puzzles ships an update every 7 months, CHESS/RUPT every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Helpmate Puzzles versus CHESS/RUPT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelpmate PuzzlesCHESS/RUPT
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (7 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGano Technologies LLCAnkur Gupta LLC

Customer experience

Helpmate Puzzles

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

CHESS/RUPT

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Helpmate Puzzles

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

CHESS/RUPT

One-time1
  • Unlimited Plays$2.99

Questions

Is Helpmate Puzzles free?
Helpmate Puzzles costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CHESS/RUPT free?
CHESS/RUPT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Helpmate Puzzles or CHESS/RUPT?
CHESS/RUPT is rated higher. Helpmate Puzzles averages 3.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while CHESS/RUPT averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Helpmate Puzzles or CHESS/RUPT have ads?
Neither Helpmate Puzzles nor CHESS/RUPT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Helpmate Puzzles or CHESS/RUPT?
Helpmate Puzzles ships an update every 7 months, and CHESS/RUPT every 2 weeks. Most recently, Helpmate Puzzles was updated on October 1, 2026 and CHESS/RUPT on October 8, 2026.

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