Comparison

EndGame Eye vs PuzzleMate

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

Head to head
About

EndGame Eye

Instantly digitize chess boards with your camera to analyze positions or play against AI and other players. Offers offline functionality, competitive tournaments, and advanced analysis tools for chess enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Instant board scanning via camera
  • Play offline against Stockfish engine
  • Real-time online matches and tournaments
  • World-class Stockfish engine integration
  • Full offline functionality
  • Share extension for image analysis
  • Save and revisit game history
Features
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Endgame Eye: The Ultimate AI Chess Scanner, Player & Analyzer Transform your chess game with Endgame Eye, the most advanced AI-powered chess board scanner and competitive play platform. Whether you're analyzing a position from a classic book, a live tournament, or a digital screen, Endgame Eye turns any physical board into a digital powerhouse instantly. Now, not only can you analyze—you can play! Challenge the world-class Stockfish engine locally or compete with players globally in real-time matches and tournaments. CORE FEATURES: • INSTANT BOARD SCANNING: Use your camera or photo library to digitize any chess position in seconds. Our high-precision local ML model detects pieces with incredible accuracy. • PLAY OFFLINE & ONLINE: Challenge Stockfish at various difficulty levels fully offline, or jump into the lobby to play real-time games with chess enthusiasts worldwide. • COMPETITIVE TOURNAMENTS: Join scheduled tournaments, track your ELO, and climb the global rankings. • WORLD-CLASS STOCKFISH ENGINE: Integrated with the industry-leading engine (v16+) to provide grandmaster-level depth and tactical precision on every position. • FULLY OFFLINE USE: No internet? No problem. Endgame Eye’s board detection and local play modes work 100% offline, keeping your data private and your analysis lightning fast. • SHARE EXTENSION INTEGRATION: Analyze screenshots or images directly from other apps (like Photos or Social Media) without ever leaving your workflow. • GAME HISTORY: Save your scans and online matches to revisit important positions anytime. Track your improvement and never lose a critical study again. • CUSTOM ANALYSIS: Manually adjust board positions to explore "what-if" scenarios and complex variations. WHY ENDGAME EYE? • PRIVACY FIRST: Your images stay on your device. Our detection model runs locally, ensuring 100% privacy and offline reliability. • SPEED & SIMPLICITY: Designed for the modern player. Snap, evaluate, and learn in under 5 seconds. • THE PERFECT STUDY TOOL: Effortlessly digitize physical books, magazines, and newspapers to sharpen your tactical vision. Download Endgame Eye now and see the board like a grandmaster! Terms of Service: https://www.endgameeye.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.endgameeye.app/privacy.html

About

PuzzleMate

Features
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PuzzleMate is a chess trainer with 500,000 chess puzzles offline - for players who want to study chess tactics seriously. No trackers, no ad banners, no data collection. The complete chess puzzle database ships inside the app. After download, you never need an internet connection again. Nothing leaves your device. Learn chess, solve mate puzzles, crack chess problems, master endgames and openings - all in an app that looks like a well-made book instead of a typical mobile game. PERSONAL COACH Your coach gets to know your game over a 50-puzzle assessment It builds an individual training plan around your six weakest tactical motifs Set a daily target, keep your streak, get a gentle daily reminder A detailed summary after every session shows exactly what improved Difficulty stays right at your level and adapts as your rating climbs DAILY CHESS PUZZLE A new chess puzzle every day Seven-day streak indicator Daily puzzle stays available in your history ADAPTIVE CHESS ELO TRAINING Glicko-2 ratings per tactical theme and opening category Dynamic difficulty matched to your chess skill level Transparent ELO changes after every solved chess puzzle No black box - every rating change is explainable GHOST MODE - CHESS FROM MEMORY Memorize the position for ten seconds, then the pieces vanish Solve the chess puzzle from memory alone Ten chess puzzles per session Daily updated leaderboard Didn't catch everything? Five-second peek budget per puzzle CHESS BOARD VISION TRAINER Identify chess squares instantly on the board Unlimited practice mode 60-second mode with its own daily leaderboard Sharpens board awareness for real chess games WEAKNESS ANALYSIS Your six weakest tactical motifs at a glance ELO and solve rate per chess theme Tap any theme to start targeted chess training instantly PROFILE AND CHESS HISTORY ELO progression graph over time Calendar view of daily chess results Complete history of every solved chess puzzle Replay any daily puzzle with a single tap TWO TIERS OF ACCESS Free version: 1,000 chess puzzles, daily allowance for puzzles, Ghost rounds and Vision practice Pro version unlocks over 500,000 chess puzzles, unlimited Ghost mode and unlimited Vision trainer, plus weekly and monthly recaps, sparklines, manual theme boost, achievements and data export No ad banners, no advertising IDs, no in-app advertising No sign-up, no account, no email address required DESIGN WITH CHARACTER Editorial style instead of generic app aesthetics Warm cream tones on near-black background Georgia as both display and body font Hairline separators instead of cards, no rounded corners A chess app that reads like a 1970s textbook OFFLINE AND DATA-MINIMAL Complete chess puzzle database bundled with the app No internet connection required after install No trackers, no advertising IDs, no personal data shared with third parties WHO IS PUZZLEMATE FOR? For chess beginners who want a structured way to learn chess tactics. For club players between 1200 and 2000 ELO who want to close their tactical gaps. For advanced players who want to train visualization through Ghost mode. For anyone looking for a quiet, focused chess trainer without noise. HOW DOES THE CHESS TRAINING WORK? You start with an ELO rating per tactical theme (fork, skewer, discovered attack, mating nets, and more). After every solved chess puzzle, PuzzleMate adjusts the difficulty - correct solutions raise your ELO, mistakes lower it slightly. This way you always get chess puzzles right at your learning edge: hard enough to challenge you, manageable enough to see progress. The Glicko-2 calculation considers not only success or failure, but also your confidence while solving. Solving a puzzle quickly and cleanly earns more ELO than reaching the solution after several failed attempts. Languages: German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese.

Screenshots

EndGame Eye3 screens
PuzzleMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PuzzleMate at weekly against EndGame Eye's every 3 weeks. PuzzleMate also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. EndGame Eye sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and PuzzleMate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EndGame Eye ships an update every 3 weeks, PuzzleMate weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
EndGame Eye versus PuzzleMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEndGame EyePuzzleMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB131 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKANZATI – ZIAD KHAZZAKA&CO.Ronny Stasiak

In-app purchases

2 purchases

EndGame Eye

Subscriptions2
  • Endgame Eye Pro - Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Endgame Eye Pro - Yearly$19.991 Year
1 purchases

PuzzleMate

One-time1
  • PuzzleMate Pro$5.99

Questions

Is EndGame Eye free?
EndGame Eye is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PuzzleMate free?
PuzzleMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do EndGame Eye or PuzzleMate have ads?
Neither EndGame Eye nor PuzzleMate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EndGame Eye or PuzzleMate?
EndGame Eye ships an update every 3 weeks, and PuzzleMate weekly. Most recently, EndGame Eye was updated on October 26, 2026 and PuzzleMate on October 28, 2026.

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