Gambito Puzzles vs Chesswise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gambito Puzzles
Enhance your chess skills with a dedicated tactics trainer. Solve puzzles from an offline database, track your progress with a rating system, and improve retention through spaced repetition. Offers six distinct puzzle modes for varied training.
- Offline puzzle database
- Glicko-2 rating system
- Spaced repetition
- Six puzzle modes
- No internet required
- No account needed
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Gambito is a focused chess tactics trainer built for practical improvement. Solve puzzles from an offline database, track your progress with a Glicko-2 rating system, and develop mastery through spaced repetition — no internet connection or account required. Choose from six distinct puzzle modes to match your training goal: - Unlimited: solve at your own pace with no time pressure - Streak: keep a correct-answer streak alive - Storm: race the clock to solve as many as possible - Thematic: focus on specific tactical motifs - Blind: train calculation by hiding the board - No Tactic: practice recognizing when there is no winning combination Your Glicko-2 rating adjusts dynamically to reflect your true tactical strength. Spaced repetition surfaces puzzles at the right time to reinforce long-term retention. Terms of Use (EULA): https://gambitochess.com/terms
Chesswise
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AI Chess Coach is a focused chess app for learning while you play. Play against a Stockfish-powered opponent, choose your side, adjust engine strength, and get help from an AI chess mentor when you need it. The AI mentor can explain the current position, suggest plans, and highlight immediate threats using the board state, move history, and engine recommendation. Features: - Play as White or Black - Adjustable engine difficulty - Stockfish-powered move generation - AI mentor explanations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chesswise at none against Gambito Puzzles's 2. Gambito Puzzles's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and device support (4 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Gambito Puzzles sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Chesswise asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gambito Puzzles ships an update every 5 days, Chesswise fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gambito Puzzles | Chesswise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Dynadel | Cuong Nguyen |
In-app purchases
Gambito Puzzles
- Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Premium Annual7 Days trial$4.991 Year
Chesswise
No in-app purchases
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