Comparison

Pentris+ vs Chessigma

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

Head to head
About

Pentris+

Experience a unique twist on the classic falling block puzzle genre. Arrange five-block pentomino pieces to clear lines and survive escalating chaos. Easy to learn but surprisingly deep, this game offers endless fast-paced fun with combo scoring and minimalist visuals.

Highlights
  • 18 unique pentomino pieces
  • Fast-paced endless gameplay
  • Combo scoring and line clears
  • Clean minimalist visuals
  • Quick restart
Features
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The falling block puzzle game... expanded. Arrange strange five-block pieces, clear lines, and survive the escalating chaos in this fresh twist on the classic falling-block formula. Instead of traditional tetrominoes, every piece is a pentomino: unique shapes made from five squares. That single extra block changes everything: • tighter fits • trickier decisions • huge combo potential • wonderfully catastrophic mistakes • Easy to learn, surprisingly deep, and dangerously hard to put down. Features • 18 unique pentomino pieces • Fast-paced endless gameplay • Combo scoring and line clears • Clean minimalist visuals • Quick restart for “just one more run” Can you keep the board under control once the weird shapes start falling?

About

Chessigma

Analyze your chess games with detailed move-by-move feedback and personalized puzzles based on your mistakes. Improve your play with clear explanations and a powerful engine, all for free.

Highlights
  • Game review with move grading
  • Plain-English move explanations
  • Integrated Stockfish engine
  • Mistake-based puzzle generation
  • Supports Chess.com, Lichess, and PGN
Features
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Chessigma reviews your chess games, shows you where the points went, and turns your own mistakes into training. The app has five tabs: Home, Train, Coach, Games and Brain. FREE - Game review: import your games from Chess.com or Lichess by username, or paste a PGN or a game link. Every move is graded, the turning points are marked, and you see the better move and the evaluation graph. The Stockfish engine runs on your phone, so a review needs no account. - Puzzles: a daily puzzle to keep your streak, classic puzzles, and Woodpecker sets that repeat the same positions until the patterns stick. - Opening Trainer: learn opening courses line by line. The first lines of every course are free. - Brain Games: twelve short games with scores and leaderboards. Nine are built on chess, and three need no chess: a reaction time test, Queens and Memory Match. - Sparring: play the first bots on the sparring ladder. - A first look at your coach report, built from your recent online games. - One move explanation from the coach each day when you are signed in. Signing in is free and keeps your streak, puzzle rating, scores and progress on every device. SUPERCOACH Supercoach is the paid plan. It adds: - Coach chat: ask the AI coach about your games, your openings and your habits. - Your full player report in six chapters (Overview, Blunders, Clock, Tactics, Conversion, Openings), with a heatmap of your blind spots. - A daily plan of coached tasks picked from your own games. - Move explanations in every game review, and the option to play on from any position. - Blunder Shield and Blunder Training: drills built from the positions where you blundered. - Conversion Trainer: practice winning the games you were winning. - Every rival on the sparring ladder and every line of every opening course. Coach messages come from a monthly allowance. Coach answers are written by an AI model through a third-party service, and every answer has a Report button. ACCOUNT Sign in with Apple, Google or your email address (we send a 6-digit code, no password). If your Chessigma account already has Supercoach, it works in the app as soon as you sign in. You can delete your account in Account > Delete account. SUBSCRIPTION Supercoach is an auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly. The price and billing period are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.chessigma.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.chessigma.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pentris+2 screens
Chessigma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pentris+ at none against Chessigma's 2. Pentris+ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Chessigma's advantage is ratings volume (87 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Chessigma sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.00 per month. Pentris+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pentris+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chessigma has 87 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Pentris+'s written reviews are positive against 80% of Chessigma's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pentris+ ships an update every 2 weeks, Chessigma every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pentris+ versus Chessigma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPentris+Chessigma
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.7 (87 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings387 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHunch PrimeChessigma

Customer experience

Pentris+

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Chessigma

All ratings87 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral1.1%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%

In-app purchases

None

Pentris+

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Chessigma

Subscriptions2
  • Supercoach Monthly$14.001 Month
  • Supercoach Yearly$97.001 Year

Questions

Is Pentris+ free?
Pentris+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chessigma free?
Chessigma is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pentris+ or Chessigma?
Pentris+ is rated higher. Pentris+ averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Chessigma averages 4.7 from 87 ratings.
Do Pentris+ or Chessigma have ads?
Neither Pentris+ nor Chessigma shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pentris+ or Chessigma?
Pentris+ ships an update every 2 weeks, and Chessigma every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pentris+ was updated on October 24, 2026 and Chessigma on October 29, 2026.

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