Comparison

Gambito Puzzles vs Chess Clarity

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Offline puzzle database
  • Glicko-2 rating system
  • Spaced repetition
  • Six puzzle modes
  • No internet required
  • No account needed
Features
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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

About

Chess Clarity

Features
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Chess Clarity is a chess training and analysis app built to help you understand your decisions, not just see an engine score. Play directly on the board, compare the strongest candidate moves, and get clear explanations of the ideas behind them. Review earlier positions with the move slider, branch from any previous position, try a different move, and continue from the new line as if you had played it originally. Features include: On-device Stockfish analysis Best, second, and third candidate moves Clear move explanations and positional feedback Opening recognition and book context Evaluation bar and engine arrows Interactive move review and branching Board orientation controls Pro board themes and customizable engine-arrow colors Chess analysis is performed locally on your device. Pro is a one-time purchase and removes ads while unlocking the full candidate-move experience and appearance customization. Chess Clarity is designed for players who want to understand why a move works, what alternatives exist, and how a position can develop from different choices.

Screenshots

Gambito Puzzles4 screens
Chess Clarity3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Gambito Puzzles at none against Chess Clarity's shown. Gambito Puzzles also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Gambito Puzzles sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Chess Clarity sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Gambito Puzzles versus Chess Clarity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGambito PuzzlesChess Clarity
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDynadelMalik Albalawi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Gambito Puzzles

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$4.991 Year
1 purchases

Chess Clarity

One-time1
  • Chess Clarity Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Gambito Puzzles free?
Gambito Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess Clarity free?
Chess Clarity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gambito Puzzles or Chess Clarity have ads?
Chess Clarity shows ads; Gambito Puzzles does not.

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