Comparison

Arimaa Puzzles vs Chess Openings

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

Chess Openings

Features
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Chess Openings — Never be caught off guard by move 8: discover your openings, learn them and play them out move by move, in attack and in defense. • 113 opening lines classified by ECO codes, with first-move and attack/defense filters • Interactive replay — move by move, auto-play • Continue an opening vs the robot • Play vs Robot — 8 difficulty levels (800-2400 ELO) • Robot (non-Stockfish) fully customizable • Opening quizzes — test your knowledge • Checkmate puzzles — mate in 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 moves • Practice mode — move-by-move learning with feedback • Stockfish game analysis — accuracy, blunder detection, best move • Live evaluation bar • 27 languages No ads. Anonymous usage analytics only. Works offline. Perfect for beginners and amateurs looking to build a solid repertoire. Free version and Premium (optional in-app purchase) Free: play vs the robot, plus a limited number of opening lessons, quizzes, Stockfish analyses and "Continue vs Robot" sessions every day. Premium removes all daily limits: unlimited opening lessons, unlimited quizzes, unlimited Stockfish analysis, unlimited "Continue vs Robot" and full progress tracking. Premium requires a purchase inside the app — an auto-renewable annual subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. The price is shown in the app before any purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Arimaa Puzzles4 screens
Chess Openings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Chess Openings at every 10 days against Arimaa Puzzles's every 21 months. Arimaa Puzzles's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Arimaa Puzzles sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Chess Openings sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arimaa Puzzles ships an update every 21 months, Chess Openings every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Arimaa Puzzles versus Chess Openings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArimaa PuzzlesChess Openings
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartti JuotasniemiGanSoft SARL

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Arimaa Puzzles

One-time6
  • The Dogs$0.99
  • The Horses$0.99
  • The Camel$0.99
Show 3 more
  • The Elephant$0.99
  • The Rocket Rabbits$0.99
  • Special Wins$0.99
2 purchases

Chess Openings

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$9.001 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$45.00

Questions

Is Arimaa Puzzles free?
Arimaa Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess Openings free?
Chess Openings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Arimaa Puzzles or Chess Openings have ads?
Neither Arimaa Puzzles nor Chess Openings shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arimaa Puzzles or Chess Openings?
Arimaa Puzzles ships an update every 21 months, and Chess Openings every 10 days. Most recently, Arimaa Puzzles was updated on November 1, 2026 and Chess Openings on November 10, 2026.

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