Comparison

Daily Puzzle Challenges vs CheckMate

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

Head to head
About

Daily Puzzle Challenges

Features
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Daily Puzzle Challenges brings you 15 fresh brain teasers every day. Enjoy riddles, Sudoku, chess, logic, picture puzzles, word challenges, and more — all in one simple puzzle experience. WHAT'S INSIDE Every day, you'll get 15 new puzzles across 46 categories, including: • Riddles — tricky, funny, mystery and "What Am I?" riddles • Chess Puzzles — from easy openings to challenging checkmates • Sudoku & Variants — classic, killer, diagonal and thermo Sudoku • Logic & Math — crack the code, lateral thinking, number series and logical equations • Picture Puzzles — spot the difference, hidden animals, odd-one-out challenges and optical illusions • Word Puzzles — rebus riddles, missing vowels and hidden letters • Kids Puzzles — simple and family-friendly brain teasers for younger solvers EXPLORE EVEN MORE PUZZLES Want more than your daily 15? The Explore section lets you browse dozens of additional puzzle categories — from matchstick challenges and interview brain teasers to GK quizzes and more. Discover the original puzzle images and detailed answers from FunWithPuzzles.com. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Enjoy your daily 15 puzzles offline • Discover 46 different puzzle categories • Track your daily solving streak • Enjoy a clean and simple puzzle experience • Explore additional puzzle categories whenever you want • View full puzzle images and detailed answers from FunWithPuzzles.com • Find new challenges for logic, observation, vocabulary, mathematics and problem-solving skills Whether you enjoy solving a quick riddle, tackling a Sudoku, finding a hidden object or working through a challenging chess puzzle, there's something new to discover every day. Start today's puzzle challenge and see how many you can solve!

About

CheckMate

Features
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Three ways to play chess, in one beautifully designed, focused game app. PLAY WITH AI Five levels of engine, from a beginner that overlooks things to a full-strength search that will outcalculate most club players. Each level is a genuinely different search depth and time budget, not the same engine with random blunders bolted on. Works completely offline. TWO PLAYERS (PASS & PLAY) Pass one phone back and forth for a game with whoever is sitting next to you. The board can turn around between turns so both players always see it the right way up. Also works 100% offline. ONLINE WITH FRIENDS Open Play Online, then sign in with Apple or Google, or continue as a Guest. Search for a quick match or create a private room, and send the five-character room code to a friend. They type it in and you are on the same board — moves appear on both devices instantly. Offer a draw or resign, and reconnect seamlessly if your network drops. EVERY RULE, PROPERLY IMPLEMENTED Castling on both kingside and queenside with all standard conditions checked. En passant captures. Promotion to queen, rook, bishop, or knight with an interactive selector. Stalemate, threefold repetition, fifty-move rule, and insufficient material are all automatically detected and clearly explained. BUILT TO HELP YOU IMPROVE • Tap any piece to see all legal moves — dots for quiet moves, rings for captures • Undo button to take back moves in AI and pass-and-play games • Hint system with minimax analysis in AI games • Live move list kept in official algebraic chess notation • Clear board coordinates, last-move highlighting, and check alerts MAKE IT YOURS Choose from 5 board themes: Classic, Emerald, Ocean, Midnight, and Rosewood. Optional chess clocks range from blitz (1 min, 3|2, 5 min) to rapid (10 min, 15|10), with your win/loss record stored on your device. ABOUT YOUR PRIVACY Playing against the AI and local two-player games requires no profile and works entirely on your device. Online play synchronizes the Apple, Google, or Guest identity you choose, your display name, and game moves through Firebase. Checkmate is supported by Google AdMob ads requested as non-personalized after any consent required in your region. The app does not request permission to track you across other companies' apps or websites. You can delete your account at any time from Settings > Account > Delete account. Free to play. Master your chess game today!

Screenshots

Daily Puzzle Challenges4 screens
CheckMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

Daily Puzzle Challenges and CheckMate 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 Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Daily Puzzle Challenges versus CheckMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily Puzzle ChallengesCheckMate
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRajesh KumarShruti Sonawane

In-app purchases

None

Daily Puzzle Challenges

No in-app purchases

None

CheckMate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daily Puzzle Challenges free?
Daily Puzzle Challenges is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CheckMate free?
CheckMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Daily Puzzle Challenges or CheckMate have ads?
Both Daily Puzzle Challenges and CheckMate show ads.

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