Comparison

Red Knight's Chess Puzzles vs Sylva

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

Head to head
About

Red Knight's Chess Puzzles

Engage in unique chess puzzle challenges where the objective is to capture all pieces on the board. Explore over 2500 puzzles across six distinct groups, each offering a fresh gameplay experience. Customize your game with selectable backgrounds and chess sets.

Highlights
  • Capture all pieces objective
  • Over 2500 unique puzzles
  • Six distinct puzzle groups
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Multiple chess sets
  • No ads
Features
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In Red Knight Chess Puzzles you play with traditional chess pieces. The goal is to capture all the pieces on the board. One per move. But not all pieces are created equals. The game include 6 groups of puzzles. Each with around 450 puzzles to enjoy for a total of more than 2500 puzzles. Only Blue: All pieces are blue and allowed to capture all other. Black and White: Black pieces capture White pieces. White pieces Capture Black Pieces Red and Blue: The Red Knight can capture blue pieces, but it must be the last piece on the board. Black and Blue: Blue pieces capture each others, Black pieces can only capture blue pieces. Red, Black, White: Red capture all, Black and White capture each others All Colors: Same rules, but with Red, Black, White, Blue pieces. Each puzzle type propose a new type of challenge and almost feels like a new game. The first 20 puzzles of each group are free to play. And you can buy all the 2500+ puzzles for a low price. The game include fun backgrounds to select and 2 different chess sets. Good for the brain. Quick to play. No ads.

About

Sylva

Grow a unique tree by guiding its branches towards targets in this physics-based puzzle game. Adapt to challenges, avoid falling branches, and explore diverse game modes. Create your own levels or play community-made ones.

Highlights
  • Grow and shape unique trees
  • Physics-based puzzle levels
  • Creator Mode for custom challenges
  • Community-made levels
  • Infinite Mode
  • Global leaderboards
Features
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Welcome to Sylva, a puzzle game where every branch counts. Grow a living tree and guide its branches toward each target. But be careful: every new branch changes the balance of your tree. Grow too far in the wrong direction and a branch may fall, taking part of your creation with it. Observe, adapt, and find the right way to grow through every challenge. Features: • Grow and shape your own unique tree • Solve physics-based puzzle levels • Face dangerous zones and strange anomalies • Discover portals, black holes, mirrors, and more • Create your own challenges in Creator Mode • Play levels made by the community • Customize the game with a wide range of themes • Compare your scores on global leaderboards • Push your limits in Infinite Mode As time passes, older branches become fixed and can no longer move. Every decision shapes what your tree can become. How far can you make it grow?

Screenshots

Red Knight's Chess Puzzles4 screens
Sylva4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sylva at none against Red Knight's Chess Puzzles's 4. Red Knight's Chess Puzzles's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Red Knight's Chess Puzzles sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Sylva asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Red Knight's Chess Puzzles ships an update weekly, Sylva every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Red Knight's Chess Puzzles versus Sylva: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRed Knight's Chess PuzzlesSylva
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid GermainAntoine Pellissier

Customer experience

Red Knight's Chess Puzzles

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sylva

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Red Knight's Chess Puzzles

One-time4
  • Get 100 Hints$0.99
  • Buy 500 Hints$1.99
  • Unlock all puzzles$2.99
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  • Buy 1000 Hints$2.99
None

Sylva

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Red Knight's Chess Puzzles free?
Red Knight's Chess Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sylva free?
Sylva is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Red Knight's Chess Puzzles or Sylva have ads?
Sylva shows ads; Red Knight's Chess Puzzles does not.
Which is updated more often, Red Knight's Chess Puzzles or Sylva?
Red Knight's Chess Puzzles ships an update weekly, and Sylva every 4 days. Most recently, Red Knight's Chess Puzzles was updated on November 4, 2026 and Sylva on October 31, 2026.

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