ChessTiles vs Gambito Puzzles
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.
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 — 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 update cadence: Gambito Puzzles at every 4 days against ChessTiles's every 2 months. Gambito Puzzles also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. ChessTiles sells 2 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.
ChessTiles ships an update every 2 months, Gambito Puzzles every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.
| Parameter | ChessTiles | Gambito Puzzles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Serendipity Systems LLC | Dynadel |
In-app purchases
ChessTiles
- Neuron Bundle$3.99
- Large Neuron Bundle$24.99
Gambito Puzzles
- Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Premium Annual7 Days trial$4.991 Year
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