Chess Puzzles vs Gambit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Puzzles
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Train your chess instincts with an endless swipe feed of puzzles — solve at your own pace and never run out of challenges. Endless scrolling that's actually good for you. En Passant - Chess Puzzles is built for players who want to sharpen their tactical vision fast. No long and complex features, just puzzles, one after another. Features - Infinite chess puzzles to solve - Swipe-style navigation - Fast, distraction-free interface - Great for intermediate and advanced players https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Gambit
Explore classic chess and five unique variants on a single board. Play against AI with adjustable difficulty, with friends offline, or online against others. Features include post-game analysis and a library of famous games.
- Classic Chess
- Five Chess Variants
- Computer AI Play
- Pass-and-Play Mode
- Online Multiplayer
- Post-Game Analysis
- Famous Game Library
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Gambit is chess — and five chess worlds beyond it. One clean board, every way to play. GAME TYPES • Classic Chess — full rules: castling, en passant, promotion, draws. • Fischer Random (Chess960) — randomized back rank with generalized castling. • Open Borders (Horde) — 36 pawns storm a full army. • Turnabout (Crazyhouse) — capture a piece, then drop it back as your own. • Siamese (Bughouse) — two boards, captured pieces feed your partner. • Star Trek Tri-D — three-dimensional chess across seven boards. WAYS TO PLAY • Computer — five difficulty levels, from a gentle start to a real fight. Moves are instant. • Pass-and-play — two players on one device. • Online — invite a friend with a link, or find a match automatically. Live clocks, resign and draw offers, and you can watch other live games. MORE • Eight board themes. • Post-game analysis — an evaluation graph and move-quality marks. • A library of famous games to replay. • Optional cross-device game history with "Sign in with Knomee." No account is required to play. Sign in only if you want your game history synced across devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Gambit at none against Chess Puzzles's shown. Chess Puzzles's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chess Puzzles ships an update every 5 weeks, Gambit every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess Puzzles | Gambit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jose Guzman | Joseph Malone |
In-app purchases
Chess Puzzles
No in-app purchases
Gambit
No in-app purchases









