ChessHut vs Gambito Puzzles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
ChessHut
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Chess for everyone. No account, no ads, no internet needed. ChessHut is a complete chess game that runs entirely on your device. Pick an opponent, choose a clock, and play. Every game, puzzle and rating stays private on your phone. EIGHT OPPONENTS WITH CHARACTER Face Pip the Hatchling (rated 400) through to Ember, the Hut Master (1900). Each one plays in its own style โ attacking, defensive or unpredictable โ and has plenty to say about your moves. A COACH THAT WATCHES EVERY MOVE After each of your moves you get instant feedback: Best move, Great, Good, Not the best, Mistake or Blunder, plus the move that would have been stronger. Finish a game to see your accuracy and a breakdown of how you played. 3,700+ PUZZLES THAT MATCH YOUR LEVEL Rated puzzles from the Lichess open database, from beginner to master. Your puzzle rating adjusts as you solve, so the puzzles keep pace with you. Choose Easier, My level, Harder or Hardest, practise a single idea (forks, pins, sacrifices, discovered attacks, endgames, defence) or solve today's puzzle to build a streak. CHESS JOURNEY Beat the eight opponents in order to unlock the next. Win without take-backs or hints to earn all three crowns. EVERYTHING ELSE - Full rules: castling, en passant, promotion with your choice of piece, stalemate, repetition, the 50-move rule and insufficient material - Rating, rank titles, win streaks and 13 achievements - Hints, take-backs and a move list, in every game - Clocks from 3-minute blitz to 30-minute classical, including added time per move - Drag or tap to move, with smooth animation, sound and vibration - Two-player mode on one device - Four app themes, including a light one, and five board styles - Continue an unfinished game whenever you come back - iPhone and iPad, with VoiceOver support No sign-in. No ads. No tracking. No data ever leaves your device. 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/
Gambito Puzzles
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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 โ 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChessHut at none against Gambito Puzzles's 2. Gambito Puzzles's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 15 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Gambito Puzzles sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. ChessHut asks for nothing beyond the download.
ChessHut ships an update every 15 months, Gambito Puzzles every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChessHut | Gambito Puzzles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 4 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dharmaraju Pilli | Dynadel |
In-app purchases
ChessHut
No in-app purchases
Gambito Puzzles
- Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Premium Annual7 Days trial$4.991 Year
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