Chess Puzzles Multiplayer Game vs POOLS™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Puzzles Multiplayer Game
Master chess tactics with thousands of unique puzzles and real-time multiplayer challenges. Improve your strategy, track progress on global leaderboards, and analyze your performance to climb the ELO ladder.
- Thousands of unique chess puzzles
- Real-time multiplayer battles
- Targeted training by theme or ELO
- Global leaderboards
- Comprehensive performance stats
- Infinite singleplayer mode
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Master the Art of Chess Tactics Are you ready to take your chess game to the next level? Whether you are a beginner looking to learn the basics or a master polishing your strategy, Chess Puzzles is the ultimate tool for tactical training. Solve thousands of unique chess puzzles, challenge players worldwide, and track your progress as you climb the ELO ladder. KEY FEATURES: Infinite Singleplayer Mode: Access a massive library of puzzles ranging from "Mate in 1" to complex Grandmaster combinations. Real-Time Multiplayer Battles: Put your speed and accuracy to the test. Challenge friends or random opponents to a puzzle duel and see who solves faster. Targeted Training: Don't just guess. Sort puzzles by Theme (Forks, Pins, Skewers, Discovered Attacks) or filter by ELO rating to match your exact skill level. Global Leaderboards: Compete against the world. Watch your ranking rise as your tactical vision improves. Comprehensive Stats: Analyze your performance and identify your weak spots. Why download Chess Puzzles? Chess isn't just about moving pieces; it’s about pattern recognition. By practicing specific tactical motifs and competing under pressure, you will see a noticeable improvement in your over-the-board games. Download now and start your journey to Grandmaster status! Eula for in app purchases: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
POOLS™
This app offers a slow, reflective, and immersive experience focused on exploration and atmosphere. It evokes feelings of unease and curiosity through its unique environments, inspired by liminal spaces and internet phenomena. Discover changing worlds and subtle narratives without traditional gameplay mechanics.
- Slow, reflective exploration
- Atmospheric and immersive environments
- Inspired by liminal spaces
- Unfolding narrative through exploration
- Six distinct chapters
- Unique sound design
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Explore, admire and listen. That’s it. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. POOLS isn’t a traditional game. it’s slow, reflective, and intentionally uneventful, perhaps a bit like virtual museum. So take your time. Breathe. POOLS unfolds slowly, rewarding patience and quiet attention. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen. Yet it can feel oppressive at times by invoking quiet fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and the strange beauty of liminal space architecture. There's no typical story. But as you explore and advance further, you start to notice that the game's world changes around you, deeper you go… Rooms look and feel… different. Base game features six chapters, each lasting 10-30 minutes. Inspired by the internet phenomena Liminal spaces, Found footage and The Backrooms, especially the Poolrooms concept. One of the original artists behind the Poolrooms concept is Jared Pike.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chess Puzzles Multiplayer Game at 5.0 against POOLS™'s 4.5. Chess Puzzles Multiplayer Game also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). POOLS™'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Chess Puzzles Multiplayer Game sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and POOLS™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Chess Puzzles Multiplayer Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POOLS™ has 1.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Chess Puzzles Multiplayer Game ships an update fortnightly, POOLS™ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess Puzzles Multiplayer Game | POOLS™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.5 (1.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 79.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 202 MB | 1.9 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Sick App Developers GmbH | Tensori |
Customer experience
Chess Puzzles Multiplayer Game
POOLS™
Bugs and requests
Chess Puzzles Multiplayer Game
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
POOLS™
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unable to move on iPad Pro
- Glitches reported
Requested features
3 requests- Expand to different Backrooms-inspired themes
- Add a multiplayer mode
- Introduce more interactive elements (e.g., monsters, items to discover)
In-app purchases
Chess Puzzles Multiplayer Game
- Chess Puzzles Diamond$6.991 Month
- Chess Puzzles Diamond$69.991 Year
POOLS™
- POOLS: Full Game$9.99
Questions
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