ChessTiles vs Words Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChessTiles
A unique puzzle game where players clear layered tiles by strategically moving chess-inspired pieces. Each piece has specific movement rules, with a special piece revealed to unlock advanced board traversal.
- Layered tile elimination gameplay
- Chess piece movement mechanics
- Strategic piece placement
- Special piece unlockable
- Single-player puzzle challenges
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Welcome to Chess Tiles! The goal of the game is to clear all the pieces, three layers in all. You can play it on your own or get some help from the brain! Each piece has rules about which locations can be used next. The number pieces reach locations exactly that number of squares away in any row, column, or diagonal. The chess pieces behave like in chess but, other than the knight, they must move all the way to the edge. There is one special piece that is discovered when you clear all pieces in the game past a layer. That special piece can reach any location on the board.
Words Chess
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The characters of a word are displayed on a chess board. Your task is to find the word by following the moves of the indicated chess pieces. Challenging options: - show position first character - random position first character - fill all fields with characters
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Words Chess at none against ChessTiles's 2. Words Chess also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads 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. ChessTiles sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Words Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.
ChessTiles ships an update every 2 months, Words Chess weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChessTiles | Words Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Serendipity Systems LLC | Martin Keesen |
In-app purchases
ChessTiles
- Neuron Bundle$3.99
- Large Neuron Bundle$24.99
Words Chess
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ChessTiles free?
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