Pocket Delver vs Chesspy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Delver
A retro-style puzzle adventure where you dig through dirt, collect gems, and avoid falling rocks and enemies. Each level is a self-contained challenge designed for quick play sessions.
- Hand-crafted single-screen puzzle levels
- Retro pixel art visuals
- On-screen D-pad and controller support
- Built-in level rewind feature
- Game Center leaderboards and achievements
- Offline play
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Pocket Delver is a tight, hand-crafted puzzle game about digging, falling rocks, sparkling gems, and just barely making it out alive. Burrow through dirt, knock loose boulders onto enemies, herd them away from your only exit, and collect enough diamonds to unlock the way out — all before the timer runs down. Every level is a self-contained puzzle box: small enough to grasp at a glance, big enough to chew on for ten minutes when the "obvious" path turns out to bury you alive. KEY FEATURES Pure single-screen puzzle design — no procedurally generated filler, every level was placed by hand and solved by humans. Pixel-perfect retro visuals. Designed for iPhone and iPad. On-screen D-pad controls, plus full MFi and Bluetooth controller support. Built-in level rewind. Take a wrong step? Tap to restart and try again — no rage required. Game Center leaderboards and achievements. No ads. No in-app purchases. Pay once, play forever — even offline. WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT If you grew up sneaking levels of a certain 80s home-computer classic on a CRT, Pocket Delver was built for you. It's the kind of game you open on the train, solve two levels, and put away smiling. NO CATCH One purchase, the whole game. No subscriptions, no energy meters, no pop-ups, no nagging. Future level packs are free updates for everyone who bought the game. Happy delving.
Chesspy
Solve daily chess logic puzzles by strategically placing pieces to attack numbered targets. Compete with friends in multiplayer battles or tackle endless challenges. Offers a tutorial for beginners and advanced modes for experienced players.
- Daily chess logic puzzles
- Multiplayer battles with friends
- Piece placement strategy
- Tutorial for beginners
- Unlimited daily boards
- Hints and past missions
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Place chess pieces. Hit every number. Numbered squares are targets. Place chess pieces so each target is attacked by exactly its number — in the app, your pieces are called agents. A 0 is a safe square: nothing may attack it. Match every number and the next board is right there. Every board has exactly one solution, and you can reach it by logic alone — no guessing. Today’s Mission • Twenty boards in a row, growing from 3×3 to 6×6. • Three hearts. Placing or moving an agent so a number newly turns red costs one heart. Removing and undoing are always free. • Lose your last heart and you can see that board’s answer. • Everyone gets the same mission each day. Finish it to see your Top % today. • Sundays bring the S-Rank Mission: it starts at 4×4 and the last five boards are 7×7. Battles • Create a battle and get a six-digit code. Paste the link in a group chat and friends jump straight in. • Everyone plays the same five boards with three hearts. Most boards, then fewest hearts lost, then fastest time wins. • Up to 16 players, each joining as a chess piece: king, queen, rooks, bishops, knights and pawns. • A battle stays open for 7 days. Joining is free for anyone. The agents • The rook attacks along rows and columns, the bishop along diagonals — all the way to the edge, right past other agents. • From board 10 the knight joins in, jumping in an L. • No chess needed. A four-board tutorial shows you how on the board. More to play • Unlimited: opens after today’s mission. Endless boards that grow to 7×7 — two free runs a day. • Hints: stuck in Unlimited or a past mission? Get the reason for the next move, one step at a time. One free hint a day. • Past missions: anyone can play one past day for free. • Streaks, six achievements that unlock agent designs, and a result card to share. • Dark mode and a colour-blind palette. • English, Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, French, German and Spanish. Pro (one-time purchase) • Unlimited, with no daily limit • Hints, with no daily limit • Create battles • Every past mission — fill a missed day to keep your streak • Every agent design and detailed stats • Pro never touches a daily score, and Today’s Mission has no hints. Everyone plays by the same rules. No ads. No account. Your records stay on your device; Top % and battles use only a random ID with no name.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chesspy at 100% against Pocket Delver's 0%. Chesspy also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 2.0). Pocket Delver's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On ratings volume, ads and iOS requirement 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
Chesspy is free to download; Pocket Delver costs $0.99 up front. Chesspy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pocket Delver asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chesspy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Pocket Delver's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chesspy's.
Pocket Delver ships an update every 3 months, Chesspy every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Delver | Chesspy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SPECTADO | 037 |
Customer experience
Pocket Delver
Chesspy
In-app purchases
Pocket Delver
No in-app purchases
Chesspy
- Chesspy Pro$1.99









