Comparison

Gambitile vs ECHO

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

Head to head
About

Gambitile

Features
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Become the piece you step on. Tap to move as a rook, step onto a knight tile, and now you move like a knight. Slide, hop, and morph your way to the exit across 100 hand-tuned chess puzzles. HOW IT PLAYS - Tap any highlighted square to move as your current piece. - Step onto a piece-tile to morph into that piece. - Reach the glowing exit in as few moves as you can. WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT - 100 deterministic puzzles, every one verified solvable — you can always win. - Five rising tiers, from gentle 4x4 warm-ups to roomy 8x8 boards with gaps. - Stuck? A hint shows the next move and undo takes a step back — no restarts. - A warm, modern look: real chess pieces on a wooden board, calm teal table. EASY TO PICK UP, HARD TO PERFECT - Plays in portrait, one-handed, online or off. - Three-star ranks reward the tightest solution. - Quick to start, satisfying to master. A relaxing logic puzzle in the spirit of classic chess problems — but every piece you become is one you stepped on. The board teaches you, one clear move at a time.

About

ECHO

This puzzle game challenges you to cooperate with recordings of your past actions. Solve intricate levels by coordinating with your "echoes" to overcome obstacles and complete complex sequences.

Highlights
  • Time-loop gameplay
  • 100 campaign levels
  • Daily puzzles
  • Endless Zen mode
  • Time challenge mode
  • Offline play
  • Live synthesized music
Features
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Your echoes are your teammates. ECHO is a time-loop puzzle: every run is recorded, and when you press ECHO, your past self replays it - step by step, loop after loop. Hold plates for each other, open doors across time, and thread paths no single runner could ever take. EASY TO LEARN, DEEP TO MASTER - 100 campaign levels across ten decades, from gentle first steps to choreographed finales - Mechanics that weave together: chained doors, counter-doors, double doors, fragile floors, beat walls, paradox boards and mirror echoes that replay your run backwards - Handcrafted signature levels where every single step must be planned FOUR WAYS TO PLAY - Campaign: 100 levels with a carefully tuned difficulty curve - Daily puzzle: one fresh board every day - keep your streak alive - Zen: endless generated puzzles in six difficulties - Time challenge: how many boards can you solve in one run against the clock? MADE WITH CARE - Completely offline: no account, no ads, no tracking, no data collection - Music is synthesized live on your device - no two sessions sound the same - Home-screen widget that grows with your streak - and hides a secret level - Game Center leaderboards and achievements - Available in 7 languages ECHO is free and complete from the first minute. The only purchases are voluntary tips for the developer - they unlock nothing. Your past self is waiting.

Screenshots

Gambitile4 screens
ECHO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ECHO at none against Gambitile's shown. ECHO also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). Gambitile's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gambitile ships an update fortnightly, ECHO every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Gambitile versus ECHO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGambitileECHO
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkif SARILucas Hesseldieck

In-app purchases

None

Gambitile

No in-app purchases

None

ECHO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gambitile free?
Gambitile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ECHO free?
ECHO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gambitile or ECHO have ads?
Gambitile shows ads; ECHO does not.
Which is updated more often, Gambitile or ECHO?
Gambitile ships an update fortnightly, and ECHO every 3 days. Most recently, Gambitile was updated on October 25, 2026 and ECHO on October 22, 2026.

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