Comparison

Chesshood vs Hack the Code

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

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Chesshood

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Meet Hood AI — your personal chess coach. Chesshood is built around one simple idea: you shouldn't have to decide what to train every day. Hood can help do that for you. Add your Lichess username and Hood can study your games, results, mistakes, strengths and weaknesses, then help build a training plan around what you need most. Your job is simple: Train. Play. Learn. Improve. HOOD AI — AN AGENT THAT KEEPS GETTING BETTER Hood AI is an AI agent for learning chess. It is being actively expanded, so at times it may be slow, make a mistake or need a moment to think. But its strength is already enormous, and that is exactly why we spend so much time on it. Hood learns and improves itself very quickly — every new update is a major change. The more you play on Lichess and train in Chesshood, the more Hood learns about you: your openings, your recurring mistakes, your strengths and the moments where you lose points. YOUR PERSONALISED TRAINING PLAN Hood can guide you through a complete training cycle: 1. TRAIN — work on a personalised position selected for your current needs. 2. PRACTISE — improve an area Hood believes needs attention: tactics, openings, calculation or recurring mistakes. 3. PLAY — take your training into real games and tournaments. 4. ANALYSE — come back after the game. Hood and Stockfish help you understand what happened and what to work on next. Then the cycle continues. Your new games become information for your next training plan. HOOD HELPS DECIDE WHAT COMES NEXT Chesshood is not just a collection of puzzles, openings and analysis tools. Hood connects them together and can use your chess history to help decide: • what you should practise today • which mistakes keep coming back • where you are losing points • whether an opening needs attention • which tactical patterns need more work You don't need to search through endless exercises yourself. Hood helps choose. You train. YOUR PLAN ISN'T FIXED You are always in control. Want to practise an opening, work on tactics, prepare for a tournament or analyse a particular game? Talk to Hood by text or voice and adjust the plan together. MORE WAYS TO TRAIN • Learn chess from the beginning with interactive Chess Basics • Explore openings and popular continuations • Play against the computer at different strengths • Use Play Trainer for feedback while you play • Connect Lichess and analyse your real games • Review tournament results and recent performances • Track your rating, puzzle history and category progress CONNECT LICHESS — HOOD LEARNS FROM EVERY GAME Add your Lichess username and Hood can study your games, your results and your mistakes. Don't have a Lichess account yet? Create one, play a few games, and Hood will start learning how you play. Every game you play is a lesson Hood uses to shape your next training session. GO PRO — TRAIN WITH THE FULL POWER OF HOOD Chesshood PRO unlocks the complete Hood AI experience: Hood AI coaching with its growing set of skills, Lichess game analysis and the Opening Explorer, all without ads. Try it first, and when you are ready to improve faster with a coach that knows your games, PRO is the way to train. Chesshood offers auto-renewable monthly and yearly subscriptions. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://chesshood.com/privacy

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Hack the Code

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Hack the Code is a logic and deduction game where you need to crack your opponent’s secret code before they crack yours. Set a code made of digits, make guesses, and get hints: how many symbols are guessed correctly and in the right place, and how many are guessed but in the wrong place. Every move brings you closer to the solution. PLAY THE WAY YOU LIKE • Single-player — practice against a random code and sharpen your strategy • Two-player over Wi‑Fi — two phones on the same network, no internet or registration required • Two-player on one device — pass the phone to your opponent after entering the code and after each move • Match series — the score carries over between rounds, so you can play all evening CUSTOMIZE THE MATCH TO YOUR LIKING • Code length from 3 to 6 symbols • With or without repeats — you decide how hard the puzzle will be • Two win modes: “Decisive move” (with a chance of a draw) or “First to guess” • Three types of hints: counter, symbol highlighting, or locking in correct positions • Attempt history — show everything, only the last attempt, only hints for it, or hide completely • Personal history in two-player mode — each player sees only their own moves; opponents can’t peek at each other’s attempts WHO THIS GAME IS FOR Hack the Code will appeal to those who love board-style logic games, puzzles, and short battles of wits. One match takes a couple of minutes; a series can last all evening. Play at home around one table, over Wi‑Fi with a friend in the next room, or solo when you want to train your logic.

Screenshots

Chesshood4 screens
Hack the Code4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hack the Code at none against Chesshood's 2. Hack the Code also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 weeks). On price 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. Chesshood sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Hack the Code asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chesshood ships an update every 4 weeks, Hack the Code every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Chesshood versus Hack the Code: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChesshoodHack the Code
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLukasz PiechaMiron Neborskii

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Chesshood

Subscriptions2
  • Chesshood Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Chesshood Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
None

Hack the Code

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chesshood free?
Chesshood is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hack the Code free?
Hack the Code is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chesshood or Hack the Code have ads?
Chesshood shows ads; Hack the Code does not.
Which is updated more often, Chesshood or Hack the Code?
Chesshood ships an update every 4 weeks, and Hack the Code every 3 days. Most recently, Chesshood was updated on October 7, 2026 and Hack the Code on October 9, 2026.

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