Checkmate vs CheckMate Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Checkmate
Sharpen your chess tactics with a daily "Mate in X" puzzle. Each challenge is drawn from real games and offers instant feedback on your moves. Perfect for quick daily practice or in-depth tactical training.
- Daily Mate in X challenges
- Instant move feedback
- AI Trainer for scenarios
- Real chess positions
- Tactical vision sharpening
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One move. One idea. One checkmate. Every day. Train your chess skills with a Mate in X puzzle every day—drawn from real games and designed to be solved, not grinded. Level up your Endgame. Open the app and you’re immediately in the position. Tap a piece to reveal its possibilities, commit to your move, and discover whether you’ve seen the winning idea. Play the correct move and the board responds instantly, take any route you like as long as you stay within the limit. Why you’ll love it - A fresh daily Mate in X challenge - Instant feedback on every move - AI Trainer for different scenarios - Built from real, high-quality chess positions - Perfect for quick daily learning or deep focus and polishing your tactics Whether you’re warming up before a game or sharpening your tactical vision over time, this is chess distilled to its most decisive moments. Find the mate. Own the day.
CheckMate Chess
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Every move tells a story. CheckMate Chess is a calm, single-player puzzle game built from checkmates that really happened on the board. No talking, no clutter — just you, the position, and the moves that finish the game. And remember: every game here ends in mate. The puzzles live in worlds; each world works one idea, and the difficulty climbs step by step. You feel yourself getting sharper. WATCH, THEN DO The legendary worlds open with "Watch, then do": first you watch the combination play out on the board, then it's your turn — you land the same blow and bring the king down yourself. WHAT'S INSIDE - Mate-in-1 and mate-in-2 worlds that build real pattern memory. - Legendary mate worlds — Anastasia's, Boden's, Smothered, Arabian and the back-rank mate — taught move by move. - Defend or Die: you're losing; first find the one saving move, then the mate. - Boss Fight: a boss at the top of every world — and every level pushes you a little harder than the last. - Daily Mate: a fresh puzzle every day, and a streak to keep alive. - Survival: full board, three lives, a five-second clock, mate after mate. - Pocket Mode: 250 few-piece quick mates for a fast session. - A rating that grows with you, and a coach that reads your stats and tells you what to play next. - Stats & Collection: total stars, streaks, badges, mates by piece. - A clean board you play by tap or drag. - Hint tokens for when you're stuck — your first solve of the day puts one back in your wallet. - Clean, fast solves earn stars. - Hearts that refill over time, and a vault that banks your spares. - Plays in nine languages: English, Türkçe, Deutsch, Русский, Español, Português, Français, Polski, Italiano. PLAY ANYWHERE Fully offline — no account needed, your progress lives on your device. Or create a free account: your progress backs up to the cloud, and your new coach is waiting. FAIR AND QUIET Rewarded ads are entirely optional: only if you choose to watch one, it banks a hint token or refills your hearts. Nothing is pushed on you, nothing interrupts a puzzle. No in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CheckMate Chess at none against Checkmate's 4. CheckMate Chess also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly) and device support (3 vs 1). Checkmate's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Checkmate sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. CheckMate Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.
Checkmate ships an update fortnightly, CheckMate Chess daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Checkmate | CheckMate Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emotion Computer | OMUR KOCA |
In-app purchases
Checkmate
- Coin Bundle Small$2.99
- Coin Bundle Medium$4.99
- Coin Bundle Large$9.99
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- Coin Bundle Extreme$19.99
CheckMate Chess
No in-app purchases
Questions
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