Helpmate Puzzles vs Ocean Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Cooperative checkmate puzzles
- Over 1300 puzzles
- 1 to 4.5 mover puzzles
- Challenging gameplay
- Addicting puzzle variety
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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
Ocean Chess
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Think you know chess? Think again. Ocean Chess takes chess puzzles to a whole new level with boards that break all the rules. Teleport your pieces across the board, step on a transformation tile to become a queen, and watch out for deadly traps! 300 hand-crafted puzzles. One forced solution each. No luck, no guessing — just pure chess logic pushed to its limits. When normal chess feels too easy, try Blindfold mode — memorize the board before it disappears, then solve it from memory. Or race the clock in Time Trial and see how fast you can think. Every puzzle is a new challenge. Every solution is satisfying. Are you smart enough to solve them all?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ocean Chess at Free against Helpmate Puzzles's $0.99. Ocean Chess also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 7 months). Helpmate Puzzles's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Ocean Chess is free to download; Helpmate Puzzles costs $0.99 up front. Ocean Chess sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Helpmate Puzzles asks for nothing beyond the download.
Helpmate Puzzles ships an update every 7 months, Ocean Chess every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Helpmate Puzzles | Ocean Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gano Technologies LLC | Theodor Norenberg |
In-app purchases
Helpmate Puzzles
No in-app purchases
Ocean Chess
- 500 Coins$0.99
- 1200 Coins$1.99
- No Ads$2.99
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- 2500 Coins$3.99
- 6000 Coins$7.99
- 25000 Coins$29.99
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