Comparison

Chesshape vs FORMBO

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

Head to head
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.

About

FORMBO

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FORMBO is a colorful shape-packing puzzle: drag, rotate and flip pieces to fill every board completely. Easy to learn, tricky to master. 9 WORLDS, ONE GOAL - Blocks — classic square grids - Hive — honeycomb boards - Twist — fixed and locked pieces - Giants — huge boards, huge pieces - Orbit — circular boards that wrap around - Rush — place pieces in a fixed order - Chroma — two-sided pieces and color targets - Delta — triangle grids - Prisma — half-square pieces FEATURES - Over 1,000 hand-crafted levels with rising difficulty - A fresh daily puzzle every day - Quick tutorials in every world - Hints when you're stuck — 3 free every day - Game Center achievements for every world - No account, no sign-up FORMBO PREMIUM (one-time purchase) - Unlimited hints - No ads - Play offline — anywhere A game by DATOBO. Feedback? info@datobo.com

Screenshots

Chesshape4 screens
FORMBO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FORMBO at daily against Chesshape's every 5 days. Chesshape's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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 and FORMBO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chesshape ships an update every 5 days, FORMBO daily. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Chesshape versus FORMBO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChesshapeFORMBO
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMUSTAFA NURI PEKDEMIRDATOBO

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
1 purchases

FORMBO

One-time1
  • FORMBO Premium$7.99

Questions

Is Chesshape free?
Chesshape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FORMBO free?
FORMBO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chesshape or FORMBO have ads?
Both Chesshape and FORMBO show ads.
Which is updated more often, Chesshape or FORMBO?
Chesshape ships an update every 5 days, and FORMBO daily. Most recently, Chesshape was updated on October 1, 2026 and FORMBO on September 28, 2026.

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