Comparison

Helix Jam! vs Chess Deck Mate

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

Head to head
About

Helix Jam!

Features
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Each side of the helix platform is painted with a unique color. Choose the right ball, throw it, and watch it bounce, jump, and spin across the platform! When the ball color matches the platform color — boom! — that part of the platform breaks. Keep matching and smashing until the whole tower collapses!

About

Chess Deck Mate

Features
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Chess Deck is a royal chess puzzle adventure where every move matters. Solve handcrafted levels, capture pieces, collect rewards, and progress through an expanding journey filled with strategic challenges. Each level is easy to understand but satisfying to master, combining familiar chess-inspired movement with accessible mobile puzzle gameplay. Plan your path, choose the right piece, and complete each objective before your moves run out. Earn gold, unlock new levels, build your booster inventory, and improve your score as the puzzles become more challenging. Compete on leaderboards based on score, level progress, and captured pieces. Join a clan to chat, request lives, donate lives, and help other players continue their journey. Features: • Chess-inspired puzzle gameplay • Hundreds of handcrafted level challenges • Strategic piece movement and captures • Gold, keys, lives, and booster progression • Leaderboards for scores, levels, and captured pieces • Clans with chat, life requests, and donations • Daily rewards and an in-game shop • Premium royal visual style • Optional rewarded ads and in-app purchases Whether you enjoy chess, logic puzzles, strategy games, or casual level-based adventures, Chess Deck offers a fresh way to test your planning skills. Plan every move. Capture wisely. Rise through the ranks. What’s New • Levels have been rebalanced for smoother progression. • Guided tutorials and chess piece introductions have been improved. • A booster inventory, key packs, and a Remove Ads option have been added. • Chapters, leaderboards, the shop, and touch controls have been improved. • Issues affecting boosters, duplicate cards, the interface, and overall stability have been fixed. App Review Notes Chess Deck is a chess-inspired level-based puzzle game. The app creates an anonymous player profile used to store game progress, leaderboard scores, clan membership, in-game balances, and related gameplay information. The game includes: • Optional rewarded advertisements • Optional in-app purchases • A Remove Ads purchase • Leaderboards • Clan chat, life requests, and life donations • Daily rewards • Player nickname and avatar selection Rewarded advertisements can be tested from the continue screen after losing a level and from other eligible reward placements. In-app purchases can be accessed from the in-game shop. Non-consumable purchases include a Restore Purchases option where applicable. No email address or password is required for normal gameplay. Please contact arzebagames@gmail.com if additional testing information is required.

Screenshots

Helix Jam!4 screens
Chess Deck Mate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Helix Jam! at none against Chess Deck Mate's 6. Helix Jam! also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chess Deck Mate sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Helix Jam! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Helix Jam! ships an update every 3 days, Chess Deck Mate weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Helix Jam! versus Chess Deck Mate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelix Jam!Chess Deck Mate
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size270 MB385 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUmut SahinYUSUF YILMAZ

In-app purchases

None

Helix Jam!

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Chess Deck Mate

One-time6
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • Small Key Pack$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
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  • Royal Key Pack$4.99
  • Grand Key Pack$9.99
  • King Key Pack$19.99

Questions

Is Helix Jam! free?
Helix Jam! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chess Deck Mate free?
Chess Deck Mate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Helix Jam! or Chess Deck Mate have ads?
Both Helix Jam! and Chess Deck Mate show ads.
Which is updated more often, Helix Jam! or Chess Deck Mate?
Helix Jam! ships an update every 3 days, and Chess Deck Mate weekly. Most recently, Helix Jam! was updated on October 9, 2026 and Chess Deck Mate on October 8, 2026.

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