Comparison

Arimaa Puzzles vs Chesskers

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

Head to head
About

Arimaa Puzzles

Engage your creativity, logic, and intuition with thousands of unique puzzles. This app offers a fun and intriguing game experience that teaches its rules as you play, suitable for friends and family.

Highlights
  • Thousands of puzzles
  • Creative problem-solving
  • Logic and intuition challenges
  • Teaches rules while playing
  • Suitable for friends and family
  • Bonus puzzle pack
Features
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If you like solving puzzles you will love the Arimaa Puzzles app. With thousands of possible choices you will have to use your creativity, logic and intuition to find the right solution to each puzzle. The puzzles range from simple to challenging and teach the rules while you are playing. After completing the packs you will have discovered a fun and intriguing game that you can enjoy with your friends and family. (In app version 2.0 a bonus puzzle pack will appear if all in-app puzzles are installed)

About

Chesskers

This game offers a simplified experience blending chess and checkers. It's designed to help beginners learn chess piece movements or provide experienced players with a quick, chess-like challenge.

Highlights
  • Chess and checkers hybrid gameplay
  • Learn chess piece movements
  • Quick chess-like game for pros
  • Suitable for novices
  • Cross-platform support
Features
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A simple cross between chess and checkers to help novices learn how to move chess pieces or give pros a quick chess-like game.

Screenshots

Arimaa Puzzles4 screens
Chesskers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chesskers at 5.0 against Arimaa Puzzles's 3.0. Chesskers also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6). Arimaa Puzzles's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Arimaa Puzzles sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Chesskers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chesskers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arimaa Puzzles ships an update every 21 months, Chesskers every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Arimaa Puzzles versus Chesskers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArimaa PuzzlesChesskers
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 21 months — betterEvery 38 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartti JuotasniemiServer Corporation

Customer experience

Arimaa Puzzles

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral66.7%
Negative33.3%

Chesskers

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Arimaa Puzzles

One-time6
  • The Dogs$0.99
  • The Horses$0.99
  • The Camel$0.99
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  • The Elephant$0.99
  • The Rocket Rabbits$0.99
  • Special Wins$0.99
None

Chesskers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arimaa Puzzles free?
Arimaa Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chesskers free?
Chesskers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Arimaa Puzzles or Chesskers?
Chesskers is rated higher. Arimaa Puzzles averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Chesskers averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Arimaa Puzzles or Chesskers have ads?
Neither Arimaa Puzzles nor Chesskers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arimaa Puzzles or Chesskers?
Arimaa Puzzles ships an update every 21 months, and Chesskers every 38 months. Most recently, Arimaa Puzzles was updated on October 20, 2026 and Chesskers on October 16, 2026.

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