Chess Puzzles · Sir Bishop vs Chessbrix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Puzzles · Sir Bishop
Master checkmate tactics with a curated collection of chess puzzles. Practice finding mating combinations in various modes, compose your own positions, and share them with friends. Enjoy a clean, distraction-free design with customizable themes and offline play.
- 300 curated mate-in-N puzzles
- Auto and manual play modes
- Chess position composer
- Puzzle sharing via link
- Offline play
- Three board themes
- Weekly streak tracking
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Sir Bishop is a focused chess puzzle app built around one satisfying goal: find the checkmate. 300 selected mate-in-N puzzles, from quick mate-in-2 tactics to deep mate-in-5 combinations. Every puzzle is curated, so each one teaches a clean, beautiful idea. PLAY YOUR WAY - Auto mode: the app plays the defender, so you focus purely on the mating combination. - Manual mode: play both sides yourself and work through the defense. COMPOSE AND SHARE - Build your own chess positions and puzzles right in the composer. - Share any puzzle with a friend through a link. - Save favorites and your own creations to Bookmarks and return anytime. MADE TO LOOK GOOD - Three board themes: Wood, Black & White, and Teal. - Clean, distraction-free design, with hints when you want a nudge. - Track your progress with a weekly streak. Start free in Bishop mode, then unlock more puzzles, the composer, and bookmark slots with Rook, Queen, or King. No accounts. Plays offline. Just you and the board.
Chessbrix
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You reach an endgame a pawn up and the win slips away. Chessbrix is built to fix exactly that. 384 positions across 33 chapters take you from mating with a lone rook to the rook and pawn endings that decide master games. Every chapter opens with guided lessons that walk you through the plan move by move, then gives you positions to practise it on. WHAT YOU GET • 384 endgame positions across 33 progressive chapters • 192 move-by-move lessons that explain the idea before asking for the move • Basic mates, pawn, rook, bishop, knight and queen endings • Spaced repetition brings back the positions you got wrong, until they stick • A daily challenge and a streak to keep you coming back • Hints with on-board arrows when a position will not give • Play any position out against the engine to see why the plan works • An analysis board with undo, redo and PGN export • Notes you can attach to any position • Progress tracked per chapter, so you can see what is still weak START FREE The beginner chapter is completely free: 36 positions on checkmating a lone king, with no time limit and no account. Work through it before deciding whether the rest is for you. BUILT FOR IMPROVEMENT Positions are graded from under 1000 to roughly 2300 Elo and grouped by concept, so you can start where you actually are. Nothing here is filler. Every solution is checked against a chess engine and an endgame tablebase before it ships, so the answer you are shown is the right one. NO ACCOUNT, NO TRACKING Chessbrix works entirely offline. There is no sign-up, no advertising, and nothing about you leaves your phone. CHESSBRIX PRO: ONE PAYMENT, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION Chessbrix Pro unlocks all 33 chapters and the analysis board for a single purchase of $19.99. There is no subscription, nothing renews, and there is nothing to cancel. New endgame lessons and puzzles added to the app are included at no extra cost, and Pro can be shared with your Apple family group. The price is in US dollars and varies by region; your local price is shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Privacy Policy: https://chessbrix.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://chessbrix.com/terms.html
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Verdict
Chess Puzzles · Sir Bishop and Chessbrix are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Chess Puzzles · Sir Bishop sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Chessbrix sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Chess Puzzles · Sir Bishop | Chessbrix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergey Saakyan | Manish Paul Simon |
In-app purchases
Chess Puzzles · Sir Bishop
- Rook$2.99
- Rook to Queen$3.99
- Queen to King$3.99
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- Queen$4.99
- Rook to King$5.49
- King$6.99
Chessbrix
- Chessbrix Endgames$19.99
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