Comparison

ChessHut vs Gambito Puzzles

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

Head to head
About

ChessHut

Features
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Chess for everyone. No account, no ads, and it works offline. PLAY THE COMPUTER Eight opponents with their own personalities, from a gentle beginner to the toughest boss. Beat one to unlock the next, and win without hints or take-backs to earn all three stars. Take-backs never run out, and you get 3 hints every game. 300 PUZZLE LEVELS Start easy and climb through 300 levels, from first checkmates to master tactics, earning up to three stars on each. A new daily puzzle every day, from over 8,000 puzzles in the Lichess open database. LEARN FROM EVERY GAME After each game, see your key mistake explained in plain words, step through it on the board and practice the idea with a puzzle. PLAY A FRIEND Two players on one device, with an optional clock from 3 to 30 minutes. MAKE IT YOURS App themes including a dark mode, board styles and piece sets. In 14 languages, on iPhone and iPad. CHESSHUT PRO: ONE PAYMENT, NO SUBSCRIPTION - Unlimited puzzles (free players get 5 a day, plus the daily puzzle) - Unlimited hints, each with the idea behind the move - Beat the Clock: solve as many puzzles as you can in three minutes - Every puzzle theme: forks, pins, sacrifices, endgames and more - Live coaching that rates every move you make - Every theme, board and piece set Your games and progress stay on your device. ChessHut collects only anonymous usage statistics, never your moves or personal details. Puzzles come from the Lichess.org open puzzle database, released into the public domain. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Gambito Puzzles

Enhance your chess skills with a dedicated tactics trainer. Solve puzzles from an offline database, track your progress with a rating system, and improve retention through spaced repetition. Offers six distinct puzzle modes for varied training.

Highlights
  • Offline puzzle database
  • Glicko-2 rating system
  • Spaced repetition
  • Six puzzle modes
  • No internet required
  • No account needed
Features
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Gambito is a focused chess tactics trainer built for practical improvement. Solve puzzles from an offline database, track your progress with a Glicko-2 rating system, and develop mastery through spaced repetition — no internet connection or account required. Choose from six distinct puzzle modes to match your training goal: - Unlimited: solve at your own pace with no time pressure - Streak: keep a correct-answer streak alive - Storm: race the clock to solve as many as possible - Thematic: focus on specific tactical motifs - Blind: train calculation by hiding the board - No Tactic: practice recognizing when there is no winning combination Your Glicko-2 rating adjusts dynamically to reflect your true tactical strength. Spaced repetition surfaces puzzles at the right time to reinforce long-term retention. Terms of Use (EULA): https://gambitochess.com/terms

Screenshots

ChessHut4 screens
Gambito Puzzles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Gambito Puzzles at 4 against ChessHut's 2. Gambito Puzzles also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. ChessHut sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Gambito Puzzles sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChessHut ships an update weekly, Gambito Puzzles every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ChessHut versus Gambito Puzzles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessHutGambito Puzzles
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDharmaraju PilliDynadel

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ChessHut

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Big Tip$4.99
  • ChessHut Pro$9.99
2 purchases

Gambito Puzzles

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$4.991 Year

Questions

Is ChessHut free?
ChessHut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gambito Puzzles free?
Gambito Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ChessHut or Gambito Puzzles have ads?
Neither ChessHut nor Gambito Puzzles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChessHut or Gambito Puzzles?
ChessHut ships an update weekly, and Gambito Puzzles every 5 days. Most recently, ChessHut was updated on November 8, 2026 and Gambito Puzzles on November 5, 2026.

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