Chess Nine vs CloudChess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Nine
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Chess Nine transforms classic chess movement into a compact logic puzzle. Rearrange the king, queen, rook, bishop, and knight on a 3×3 board to match the target position in as few moves as possible. Every piece follows familiar chess movement rules, but there are no captures. With only nine squares, every move matters. Plan ahead, open routes, coordinate pieces, and discover the optimal solution. 400 PUZZLES, ONE COMPLETE JOURNEY Work through 400 built-in chess puzzles across 20 themed chapters. Begin with approachable routes, then advance through deeper multi-move challenges designed to test logic, calculation, and spatial thinking. CHALLENGES THAT EVOLVE Mini-boss puzzles limit your moves. Boss levels introduce blocked squares or locked pieces, forcing you to rethink the board and find a new path. PLAY FOR MASTERY • Earn up to three stars on every level • Find perfect routes and improve your personal best • Track your best move count and completion time • Replay levels to master every puzzle in the Atlas PLAY YOUR WAY • Use hints when you need a nudge • Undo moves or reset the board at any time • Choose whether to show the timer • Adjust haptics, ambient colors, and reduced motion • Play the full campaign offline with progress saved on your device Whether you enjoy chess puzzles, strategy games, brain teasers, or logic games, Chess Nine offers a fresh challenge that is quick to learn and satisfying to master. Can you find the shortest path and earn all 1,200 stars? Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://vansw0.github.io/CHPuzzle/
CloudChess
Engage in endless chess puzzles with adaptive challenges on various board sizes. Practice checkmates, get hints, and analyze moves offline. Enjoy a night mode and keep your progress locally without an account.
- Adaptive chess puzzles
- Classic and custom board sizes
- Checkmate practice
- Hints and move undo
- Offline puzzle generation
- Night mode
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Chess puzzles in the clouds. Find checkmates and winning moves on beautifully animated boards. CloudChess adapts the challenge as you play, with classic and smaller board sizes to keep each puzzle fresh. • Practice checkmates and short winning continuations. • Play on square and rectangular boards, from 4×4 to 8×8. • Get hints, undo moves and learn from each attempt. • Generate and analyse puzzles directly on your device. • Switch to night mode with one tap. • Keep your progress on your device. No CloudChess account required. Play 6 new puzzles per rolling hour for free on this device. An optional CloudChess Unlimited subscription gives you unlimited puzzles while active. CloudChess Unlimited is a monthly auto-renewing subscription. The price is shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Your subscription renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Privacy: https://kostakarathana.github.io/cloudchess-support/privacy.html Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: kostakarathanasopoulos@proton.me
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CloudChess at none against Chess Nine's shown. Chess Nine's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Chess Nine sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and CloudChess sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Chess Nine | CloudChess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 391 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ivan de Jesus Rodriguez Tovar | Kosta Karathanasopoulos |
In-app purchases
Chess Nine
- 1,000 Coins$1.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
- 3,050 Coins$5.99
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- 6,600 Coins$12.99
- 15,600 Coins$29.99
CloudChess
- CloudChess Unlimited$7.991 Month









