Comparison

Chessle vs Hardcore Blindfold Chess

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

Head to head
About

Chessle

This app offers a curated collection of chess puzzles for players of all skill levels, from beginners to Grandmasters. It features an offline mode with no login required, allowing users to train their puzzle intuition at their own pace. Filters help users review solved puzzles or tackle challenging ones.

Highlights
  • Offline play
  • No login required
  • Puzzles for all skill levels
  • Minimalistic design
  • Solved/Unsolved puzzle filters
  • Puzzle intuition training
Features
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Completely offline and no logins required, Chessle: Chess Puzzles trains your puzzle intuition. Curated puzzles designed to delight beginners to Grandmasters. The puzzles range from easy to fiendishly difficult. The minimalistic design lets the user go at the desired pace, while "Solved" and "Unsolved" filters let you review puzzles you've solved to ingrain them in your mind, or tackle the most problematic puzzles that you had trouble solving.

About

Hardcore Blindfold Chess

Features
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Blindfold Chess hides the board and asks you to keep the position in your head. Tap the empty board, type your move or just say it, and hear the computer's reply read out loud. PLAY YOUR WAY • Three modes: Peek (hold the board for a moment, every peek counted), Hidden (no board, the move list helps) and Pure (no board, no move list). • Five opponents from Casual to Master, with a time limit and openings to start from if you want them. • Hands-free: it listens again by itself after each reply. Say "repeat", "take back" or "where is my knight?" • Takebacks, illegal moves and board questions are counted next to peeks, so a clean win means a clean win. TRAIN YOUR VISUALISATION • Blindfold puzzles: mate in 1, 2 or 3, plus a new puzzle every day. • Square colours, knight and bishop routes, and remember-the-position drills. • Famous games played move by move, with no board, and questions along the way. SEE YOURSELF IMPROVE • A blindfold rating, badges and a daily streak. • Step through any finished game and see the moments you lost track. • Open a game in Lichess for engine analysis, or export every game as PGN. • Share a picture of your result. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your games stay on your device. Voice input uses your phone's built-in speech recognition. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Chessle3 screens
Hardcore Blindfold Chess3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hardcore Blindfold Chess at every 10 days against Chessle's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Chessle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hardcore Blindfold Chess sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chessle ships an update monthly, Hardcore Blindfold Chess every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Chessle versus Hardcore Blindfold Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessleHardcore Blindfold Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperENVISIONAIRY LLCClick Boreal Unipessoal LDA

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Chessle

One-time1
  • Unlock Full App$0.99
3 purchases

Hardcore Blindfold Chess

Subscriptions2
  • Hardcore Chess Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Hardcore Chess Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Hardcore Chess Pro$59.99

Questions

Is Chessle free?
Chessle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hardcore Blindfold Chess free?
Hardcore Blindfold Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chessle or Hardcore Blindfold Chess have ads?
Neither Chessle nor Hardcore Blindfold Chess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chessle or Hardcore Blindfold Chess?
Chessle ships an update monthly, and Hardcore Blindfold Chess every 10 days. Most recently, Chessle was updated on October 31, 2026 and Hardcore Blindfold Chess on October 31, 2026.

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