Chessie vs Wunderpuzzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chessie
This app offers a safe and engaging chess learning experience for children through an adventure-based story, interactive lessons, and playful chess variants. It focuses on building skills without pressure, ads, or in-app purchases, making it ideal for families.
- Adventure story mode
- Interactive chess lessons
- Daily chess puzzles
- Playful chess variants
- Safe multiplayer (pass-and-play)
- Offline play
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Your next move starts an adventure. Chessie brings chess to life through painted worlds, playful challenges and opponents with personality. Learn your first moves or find a new way to enjoy a game you already love. Everything is included: no ads, no marketing trackers and no in-app purchases. EXPEDITIONS Choose your companions and travel across five worlds. Play chess encounters, make choices at camp and help restore the Atlas. Your journey leads to a shared finale. MORE WAYS TO PLAY Explore the Book of Games, take on a horde of pawns, race your king or try chess with a surprising starting position. Play a regular game, practise in Sparring or continue a saved match. LEARN AT YOUR PACE Discover 22 interactive lessons, 250 puzzles and a daily challenge. Practise tactics, learn from mistakes and ask Chessie for help while you play. MAKE IT YOURS Create your own avatar and earn new looks, chess pieces, board themes and victory dances through play. Explore the original story adventure alongside Expeditions. PLAY TOGETHER Share one iPhone or iPad for a game, or invite someone you know to play online through Apple services. No open chat or matchmaking with strangers. ROOM TO GROW Stockfish powers opponents from beginner-friendly to challenging. Six player profiles, 33 languages, optional iCloud sync, read-aloud support and colourblind options help everyone find their own way to play. Solo play works offline. Made with care by LED Games.
Wunderpuzzle
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Wunderpuzzle is a calm, offline jigsaw puzzle app made for young children. Kids tap big picture cards, choose how many pieces they want, and drag real jigsaw shapes into place. Everything runs on the device: no accounts, no ads, no in-app purchases, and no internet connection required. WHAT KIDS CAN DO • Pick Beginner (6 pieces), Medium (12), or Hard (20) • Continue an unfinished puzzle right where they left off • Enjoy gentle sounds, haptics, and a cheerful celebration when a puzzle is done • Use simple, large controls designed for small hands on iPhone and iPad FOR PARENTS • Add puzzles from your photo library—vacation snapshots, pets, birthdays, and more • Photos are processed and stored only on this device; nothing is uploaded • A parental gate protects settings, photo management, and progress reset • Adjust sound, haptics, reduced motion, optional ghost-image hint, and default difficulty • Reset progress when you want a fresh start BUILT FOR PEACE OF MIND Wunderpuzzle is designed for the Kids category: no third-party analytics, no tracking, and no links on child-facing screens. The app works fully in airplane mode—ideal for travel, waiting rooms, and quiet time at home. Wunderpuzzle is a simple, focused experience: classic jigsaw play, bundled artwork, and optional family photos—nothing more. Perfect for kids who love puzzles and parents who want screen time without surprises.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Chessie at every 4 days against Wunderpuzzle's every 11 days. Wunderpuzzle's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chessie ships an update every 4 days, Wunderpuzzle every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chessie | Wunderpuzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 210 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jan Litjens | Kenny Nguyen |
In-app purchases
Chessie
No in-app purchases
Wunderpuzzle
No in-app purchases
Questions
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