Code Me Home vs ChessHole
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Code Me Home
Navigate a world of code-based puzzles. Stack commands to guide a hero through mazes and challenges. This game offers quick, engaging brain teasers for short breaks or extended play.
- Code-based puzzle solving
- Maze navigation
- Command stacking mechanics
- Hero guidance
- Quick gameplay sessions
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Lost in a world of pixels and puzzles? In Code Me Home, every step is a line of code. Stack commands, solve mazes, and bring your little hero back where they belong. Simple to learn, sneaky to master — perfect for a 5-minute break or a late-night brain teaser.
ChessHole
This minimalist puzzle game reimagines chess pieces as tools to navigate a disappearing board. The objective is to clear all unoccupied tiles without trapping your pieces. It offers a unique challenge beyond traditional chess, focusing on strategic movement and board preservation.
- Disappearing board mechanic
- Hand-authored puzzle campaign
- Daily shareable puzzles
- Puzzle Club archive
- Weekly puzzle packs
- Unlimited hints
- Generated practice boards
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ChessHole is a minimalist chess-inspired puzzle game where every move destroys the square you leave behind. This is not normal chess. There is no checkmate, no opponent, and no opening theory. Instead, each chess piece becomes a movement tool in a disappearing-floor puzzle. Move the rook down a corridor, jump a knight over broken ground, preserve a bishop diagonal, and plan the final safe squares before the board collapses behind you. The goal is simple: clear every unoccupied tile without stranding your pieces. Features: - Hand-authored puzzle campaign - Daily puzzle with a shareable path card - Puzzle Club archive for past daily puzzles - Weekly puzzle packs for subscribers - Unlimited hints with Puzzle Club - King, rook, bishop, and knight movement personalities - Drag or tap pieces with fast undo and restart - Generated boards for fresh practice Every move costs a square. Spend the board wisely. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ChessHole at 5.0 against Code Me Home's 2.7. Code Me Home's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. ChessHole sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Code Me Home asks for nothing beyond the download.
ChessHole holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Code Me Home has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Code Me Home ships an update every 2 weeks, ChessHole weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Code Me Home | ChessHole |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 168 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Allan Smith | Palash Oswal |
Customer experience
Code Me Home
ChessHole
In-app purchases
Code Me Home
No in-app purchases
ChessHole
- Puzzle Club Monthly$2.991 Month
- Puzzle Club Annual$19.991 Year
- ChessHole Full Unlock$4.99
