Comparison

Collapse Maze vs Chess Tactics

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

Head to head
About

Collapse Maze

Features
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The maze is closing in. Think fast. Move faster. Every 15 seconds, walls collapse - sealing paths, cutting off escapes, and turning a simple maze into a desperate race. Can you reach the exit before you are completely trapped? This is Collapse Maze. And it will keep you on edge. ---------------------------------------- WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT ---------------------------------------- Most maze games wait for you. Collapse Maze does not. The maze shrinks in real time - every second of hesitation costs you a path. Every wrong turn might be your last. There is no pause. Only escape. ---------------------------------------- FEATURES ---------------------------------------- -> COLLAPSING MAZES - Walls close in every 15 seconds. Adapt fast or get trapped. -> HUNDREDS OF LEVELS - From beginner-friendly to brutally hard. A new challenge every time. -> RACE BOTS - Compete against AI opponents all trying to beat you to the exit. -> UNIQUE AVATARS - Dozens of characters, each with special skills to help you survive. -> DEEP CUSTOMIZATION - Personalize your avatar, maze theme, and gameplay style. -> BUILD YOUR OWN MAZE - Design your own levels and challenge yourself with custom creations. -> DAILY REWARDS - Log in every day for gifts, boosts, and surprises. -> DAILY TASKS - Complete challenges to earn extra rewards. -> STREAKS - Keep your daily streak alive for increasingly epic prizes. ---------------------------------------- FOR EVERY PLAYER ---------------------------------------- Easy enough to pick up in seconds. Deep enough to keep you hooked for hundreds of hours. Whether you are a casual puzzler or a speed-run fanatic, Collapse Maze scales with you. Download free now. The maze will not wait.

About

Chess Tactics

This app teaches chess tactics to beginners and improvers through structured lessons and drills. It offers personalized puzzles based on your skill level and analyzes your past games to create custom challenges. Enjoy daily puzzles and various game modes to improve your chess understanding.

Highlights
  • Structured tactical lessons
  • Personalized puzzle ladder
  • Game analysis from Lichess/Chess.com
  • Daily chess puzzle
  • Puzzle rush modes
  • Spaced repetition for missed puzzles
Features
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Chess tactics for beginners, taught one idea at a time. Most players under 1000 do not lose to deep strategy. They lose to a fork they did not see. ChessTactics turns every tactic into a short course: a lesson, a drill where the idea is named, then a test where it is hidden. The fork, the pin, the skewer, the back-rank mate, the discovered attack, the deflection: each gets its own chapter, at three levels. A path, not a pile of puzzles One continuous trail of chapters, in order, from your first fork to your first deflection. You always know what to do next. Chess puzzles at your own level Ten puzzles set your rating, then the ladder is yours. Every move is checked on our servers, so the number means something. Start at 800 if that is where you are. Learn from your own games Link a Lichess or Chess.com username and we replay every game with a chess engine. Where you had a tactic and played something else, it comes back as a puzzle from your own game, named by tactic. Daily chess puzzle One shared puzzle a day, the same position for everyone, plus a streak worth keeping. Sprint against the clock Three minutes, five minutes, or survival. Three strikes and you are out. Ranked boards, because the answers never leave the server. Spaced repetition Every chess puzzle you miss comes back tomorrow, then in three days, then in a week, until it sticks. Who it is for Beginners and improvers, roughly 600 to 1600. If you know how the pieces move and you want to stop hanging them, this is built for you. What you learn Fork, pin, skewer, discovered attack, double check, back-rank mate, smothered mate, deflection, decoy, overloading, removing the defender, zwischenzug, promotion, hanging pieces, mate in 1, mate in 2, mate in 3. Premium A one-time purchase unlocks unlimited rated puzzles and practice, unlimited sprints, level III of every course, and a scan with no game limit. It is not a subscription: nothing renews, there is nothing to cancel. Online only, on purpose Your rating, your progress and the puzzles you missed are kept on our servers, with your account. That is why ChessTactics needs a connection. Puzzles come from the Lichess open puzzle database (CC0), classified by tactic and by rating.

Screenshots

Collapse Maze4 screens
Chess Tactics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chess Tactics at none against Collapse Maze's 9. Collapse Maze's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Collapse Maze sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Chess Tactics asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Collapse Maze versus Chess Tactics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCollapse MazeChess Tactics
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohamed MohamedAntoine Tamano

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Collapse Maze

One-time9
  • 3K Coins$0.99
  • Cyber Pulse Music Pack$0.99
  • Neon Drift Music Pack$0.99
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  • Data Stream Music Pack$0.99
  • Synth Wave Music Pack$0.99
  • Pixel Beat Music Pack$0.99
  • 10K Coins$2.99
  • 30K Coins$6.99
  • PRO Access$6.99
None

Chess Tactics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Collapse Maze free?
Collapse Maze is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess Tactics free?
Chess Tactics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Collapse Maze or Chess Tactics have ads?
Neither Collapse Maze nor Chess Tactics shows ads.

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