Comparison

Stitches vs Chesshape

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

Head to head
About

Stitches

Features
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Stitches is a sew-the-grid logic puzzle. Bold borders cut the board into regions, and your job is to join every pair of neighbouring regions with exactly one stitch. Each stitch places a hole in the cell on each side, no cell may hold more than one hole, and the numbers along the top and left tell you how many holes belong in each column and row. Unlike random puzzle generators, every board in Stitches comes from a hand-drawn quilt block and solves into a clear, symmetric motif. Many boards are classic grids; others take silhouette shapes — hearts, crowns, trees, rockets, castles, and more — so each new puzzle feels distinct from the last. How to play Study the region borders and the row/column counts Place stitches so every neighbouring region pair is joined exactly once Respect the hole limits: one hole per cell, and the edge numbers must match Use logic, not guesswork — every puzzle has exactly one solution Features Fresh logic puzzles built from curated quilt-block designs Silhouette boards that turn solutions into recognisable shapes Multiple board sizes and difficulty levels A daily challenge to keep your streak going Local progress: solved counts, best times, and an in-progress board if you leave mid-play Hints when you’re stuck, and an optional solution reveal Light and dark themes, sound, haptics, and language options Fully offline gameplay — puzzles are generated on your device Stitches is free to play and supported by ads. Watching an ad for a hint or solution is always your choice. Puzzle progress, settings, and daily-challenge records stay on your device. Route the regions. Complete the stitch. Watch the motif appear.

About

Chesshape

Engage in a serene logic puzzle game where chess piece movements are used to paint squares and create target patterns. Mix colors by overlapping moves to solve intricate challenges. Offers over a thousand hand-built puzzles with no timers or lives.

Highlights
  • Chess piece movement puzzles
  • Color mixing mechanics
  • Over 1000 hand-built puzzles
  • Daily puzzles
  • Calm, no-timer gameplay
  • Offline play
  • Unlimited undo
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CHESS HAS NEVER LOOKED LIKE THIS Chesshape turns the movements of the chess pieces into a calm, original logic puzzle. Every piece paints the squares it can reach: the rook floods a rank and a file, the bishop cuts the diagonals, the knight leaves its own L. Put the right pieces on the right squares, build the target pattern, and finish the puzzle in the fewest moves possible. MIX THE COLORS Paint red over yellow and make orange. Colors mix wherever two moves overlap, so the puzzle is choosing which moves cross, and where. New color combinations and more intricate patterns wait further in. EVERY PUZZLE HAS A PROVEN SOLUTION Every level has been checked to confirm that it has a valid solution under the game’s rules. WHAT IS IN THE GAME? * Over a thousand hand-built puzzles * Six chess pieces, each taught step by step * Strategic color-mixing mechanics * Eight tiers of difficulty, from the basics to Grandmaster * A new daily puzzle every day * Streaks, stars and progress rewards * The Hall of Legends, built from famous board problems * Calm play with no timers and no lives * Offline play and unlimited undo Stuck? A hint shows you the best next move. Replay a chapter without help to earn all three stars. Chesshape is free to play. An optional one-time Premium upgrade removes automatic ads and grants 60 bonus hints. Optional rewarded ads remain available. Hint packs are available too, if you want them.

Screenshots

Stitches4 screens
Chesshape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stitches at none against Chesshape's 4. On price, update cadence, 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. Chesshape sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Stitches asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stitches ships an update every 6 days, Chesshape every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Stitches versus Chesshape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStitchesChesshape
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVENUSAPPS PRIVATE LIMITEDMUSTAFA NURI PEKDEMIR

In-app purchases

None

Stitches

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Chesshape

One-time4
  • 10 Hints$0.99
  • 50 Hints$2.99
  • Chesshape Premium$4.99
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  • 200 Hints$7.99

Questions

Is Stitches free?
Stitches is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chesshape free?
Chesshape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stitches or Chesshape have ads?
Both Stitches and Chesshape show ads.
Which is updated more often, Stitches or Chesshape?
Stitches ships an update every 6 days, and Chesshape every 5 days. Most recently, Stitches was updated on October 12, 2026 and Chesshape on October 1, 2026.

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