Chess Master Quest vs Heatmap Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Master Quest
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Chess Master Quest is an idle chess training game where real study, tactical puzzles, and long-term progression all feed the same journey: build your skills and climb toward Grandmaster. Train tactics, openings, endgames, strategy, calculation, and mental resilience. Solve daily puzzles, study famous games, enter tournaments, grow your Elo, and collect rewards even when you are away. FEATURES - Idle progression with offline rewards - 12,000+ tactical puzzle and drill positions - Opening prep, endgame academy, and pattern training - Famous game study and chess notation helpers - Daily objectives, achievements, battle pass progress, and seasonal goals - Tournaments, leagues, Elo growth, and bot challenges - Research projects and upgrade systems that create permanent progress - Optional cloud save through account sign-in - Optional one-time premium unlock, no subscription Whether you already play chess or just like incremental games, Chess Master Quest gives every session a clear goal. Make one strong move, finish one puzzle, start one research project, then come back later to see your progress compound. Build your routine. Train your board vision. Begin your quest.
Heatmap Chess
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Heatmap.Chess teaches you to read a chess board the way grandmasters do — as a map of control, not a list of pieces. EVERY NUMBER IS A THREAT Each square shows how many pieces want to attack it. A "3" means three pieces are converging on that square. Drop your dock pieces in the right places, and every correct placement cools the heat by one. Get all numbers to zero — puzzle solved. WHAT'S INSIDE • Hand-crafted themed rooms with graduated difficulty • Fresh daily puzzles — keep your streak alive • Heart system + combo bonuses • Cross-device sync — pick up where you left off • Quiet, focused dark UI built for one hand • One-time purchase removes ads + unlocks every room SHARPEN YOUR CHESS VISION No openings to memorize, no notation to decode. You start seeing what grandmasters see when they sit down at a board — the geometry of attacks. A training tool for beginners and experienced players alike. DESIGNED FOR FOCUS No social feeds. No leaderboards screaming at you. Just numbers, pieces, and the small satisfaction of every count dropping to zero.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Chess Master Quest at none against Heatmap Chess's shown. Chess Master Quest also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Heatmap Chess's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). 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. Chess Master Quest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Heatmap Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Chess Master Quest ships an update every 2 days, Heatmap Chess every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess Master Quest | Heatmap Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 202 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | LearnTech Games, LLC | Utku Kucu |
In-app purchases
Chess Master Quest
- Premium Unlock$4.99
Heatmap Chess
- Unlock Everything$4.99
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