Comparison

Man How Survive vs Chess Codex

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

Head to head

Man How Survive

The secret is fire and run !

20000+ offline chess puzzles

Free

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About

Man How Survive

Features

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Another endless runner game, finding out how a man could survive

About

Chess Codex

Features

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Chess Codex is a calm, beautiful place to get sharper at chess. 20000+ hand graded puzzles take you from your very first checkmate to tactics that will test a club player. Every puzzle is a real position with one best move to find. Spot the fork, land the pin, set up the mate. Play offline, anywhere. No account, no sign up, no clutter. Chess Codex is part of Penrose Park Puzzles, a family of premium puzzle games.

Screenshots

Man How Survive4 screens

Chess Codex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Chess Codex at every 3 days against Man How Survive's every 3 weeks. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Man How Survive ships an update every 3 weeks, Chess Codex every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level

Man How Survive versus Chess Codex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Man How Survive	Chess Codex
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 3 weeks	Every 3 days — better
Ads	Yes	Yes
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	15.0 — better	15.1
Further details — not scored
Size	475 MB	36 MB
Age rating	12+	4+
Developer	Manhao Information Science And Techonology (Shanghai) Co. LTD	Vince Lubbers

In-app purchases

None

Man How Survive

No in-app purchases

None

Chess Codex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Man How Survive free?

Man How Survive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Chess Codex free?

Chess Codex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Man How Survive or Chess Codex have ads?

Both Man How Survive and Chess Codex show ads.

Which is updated more often, Man How Survive or Chess Codex?

Man How Survive ships an update every 3 weeks, and Chess Codex every 3 days. Most recently, Man How Survive was updated on October 27, 2026 and Chess Codex on October 25, 2026.