Comparison

Chess Puzzles vs Gambit

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

Head to head
About

Chess Puzzles

Features
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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/

About

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.

Highlights
  • Classic Chess
  • Five Chess Variants
  • Computer AI Play
  • Pass-and-Play Mode
  • Online Multiplayer
  • Post-Game Analysis
  • Famous Game Library
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Chess Puzzles4 screens
Gambit4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Chess Puzzles versus Gambit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess PuzzlesGambit
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJose GuzmanJoseph Malone

In-app purchases

None

Chess Puzzles

No in-app purchases

None

Gambit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess Puzzles free?
Chess Puzzles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gambit free?
Gambit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chess Puzzles or Gambit have ads?
Chess Puzzles shows ads; Gambit does not.
Which is updated more often, Chess Puzzles or Gambit?
Chess Puzzles ships an update every 5 weeks, and Gambit every 2 months. Most recently, Chess Puzzles was updated on October 25, 2026 and Gambit on October 31, 2026.

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