Comparison

Quackmate vs Synlume

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

Head to head
About

Quackmate

Features
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Quackmate is a chess coach that actually knows you โ€” because it learns from your own Chess.com and Lichess games. Type your username and meet the player you really are, then let your coach take you from there. No password. No PGN uploads. A COACH WHO KNOWS YOUR GAME Meet Makro, your coach. Makro reads your last ~200 games, shows you how you really play, and tells you exactly what to work on next โ€” with your own moves as proof, never generic tips. THE TURNING POINT OF EVERY GAME Every game has a moment where it turned. Makro finds it and explains why in one breath. Then you play the better line yourself, on the same board. We don't make you memorize moves โ€” you understand them. MEET YOURSELF AS A PLAYER Your player profile reads like an identity card, not a stats table: your archetype, your strengths, and the patterns you can't see yourself. A card worth sharing. ALWAYS ON Makro follows up after every session, spots the pressure and tilt behind your losses, and answers anything you ask about your chess โ€” always from your own games. WHAT YOU GET FOR FREE โ€ข Your full player profile and shareable card โ€ข The turning point of every game โ€ข Makro's "why" on one game a day โ€ข Puzzles at your level COACH PRO The full coach: โ€ข Unlimited "why" explanations on every game โ€ข Your weekly report and improvement plan โ€ข Puzzles built from your own games โ€ข Up to 5 chess accounts Works with Chess.com and Lichess. English and Turkish, with local pricing for Tรผrkiye. โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” Coach Pro is a monthly ($5.99) or yearly ($39.99) auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://quackmate.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://quackmate.app/privacy

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Synlume

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Connect every pair. Fill every cell. Never let the trails cross. Synlume is a calm, deep logic puzzle. Every board ships with a solver-verified solution โ€” unique from level 13 on โ€” and every board is tested against an "obvious first try" strategy, so the levels that reach you are the ones that make you stop and think. You draw cell by cell, but the light flows as smooth, glowing trails. Explore 600 deterministic puzzles across five distinct visual worlds. Walls seal edges, bridges let two trails cross, and voids reshape the board as the campaign deepens. Each 12-level weave rises from a gentle opening to a focused finale. The first volume of 120 levels is completely free; further chapters open with short rewarded videos that you choose to watch. Free play may also show a carefully spaced ad after a completed puzzle, never during play. Prefer a lighter touch? Relaxed Mode wins by connecting alone, and filling the board becomes the road to mastery stars. SYNLUME PRO (one purchase, forever) - All 600 campaign levels unlocked, no gates - No ads, ever - The Umbra Route: 120 extra shadow levels where spent light never returns โ€” every cell you draw costs it - Every weekly puzzle, the Deep Focus lab and advanced insights - Exclusive palettes, node gems and trail styles, plus a daily Light gift FEATURES - 600 campaign puzzles with solver-proven solutions + 120 Umbra Route levels - Daily, weekly, sprint, expert and adaptive endless modes - Aimed hints: tap the exact colour you are stuck on - Lumen Studio: palettes, node gems and trail styles for your earned Light - Optional daily reminder (local, on-device) - Instant feedback the moment a region becomes unreachable - Five atmospheric visual volumes plus the dark Umbra world - Local progress, mastery, statistics and collectibles - Reduced motion, high contrast, bold paths and Relaxed Mode - No accounts, no banner or app-open ads, no tracking by the developer - Fully playable offline Synlume respects your pace. Take a quiet minute or settle into a deeper route.

Screenshots

Quackmate4 screens
Synlume4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Synlume at 3 against Quackmate's 1. Synlume also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Quackmate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Synlume sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Quackmate versus Synlume: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuackmateSynlume
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysโ€”
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.014.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size25 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMahmut Deniz SultanogluMEHMET TAHA BEZEK

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Quackmate

Subscriptions2
  • Coach Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Coach Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Synlume

One-time1
  • Synlume Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Quackmate free?
Quackmate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Synlume free?
Synlume is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Quackmate or Synlume have ads?
Both Quackmate and Synlume show ads.

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