Chess Light vs Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Light
A puzzle game inspired by chess, suitable for all skill levels. Solve over 180 unique puzzles by strategically placing pieces to illuminate every square on the board. Features adjustable difficulty and a helpful hint system.
- 180+ puzzles
- 6 difficulty levels
- Hint system
- Place pieces to light up squares
- Suitable for all skill levels
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Chess Light is a puzzle game inspired by chess for everyone: from Beginner to Grandmaster. + 180 puzzles + 6 difficulty levels + Hint system Place the pieces on the board and light up all the squares!
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)
Sharpen your chess skills with a vast library of puzzles for all levels. Practice daily, offline, or track your progress with adaptive challenges. Analyze your moves with a built-in engine and customize your experience with various themes.
- Daily puzzles
- Offline puzzle packs
- Progress mode with Elo rating
- Puzzle analysis engine
- Bookmark puzzles
- Multiple board themes
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Improve your chess tactics with this large collection of chess puzzles for all levels! This tactic trainer lets you practice in 3 different modes : - Solve daily puzzles - Solve offline puzzle packs - Use the "Progress" mode to get random problems of your level and know your Elo rating All puzzles are of a high quality and are guaranteed to have a unique solution. The difficulty ranges from beginner to advanced (2000+ Elo). Other features : - A free powerful engine to analyze the puzzles - Level history - Bookmark puzzles - Several board themes - Optimized for both phones and tablets - A simple and intuitive interface, with no useless stuff, and no weird problems
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Chess Light at none against Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)'s shown. Chess Light also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 6). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Light sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Chess Light against 4.7 for Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles). That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) has 3.7K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Chess Light's written reviews are positive against 90% of Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)'s.
Chess Light ships an update every 18 months, Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess Light | Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) | 4.7 (3.7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 3.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pyrosphere, Lda | Emmanuel Mathis |
Customer experience
Chess Light
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)
Bugs and requests
Chess Light
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes or freezes
- Incorrect move validation in some cases
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to see captured pieces
- Provide more context and analysis for puzzles
- Improve difficulty categorization of puzzles
- Allow for user feedback on puzzle issues
In-app purchases
Chess Light
- 20 Hints$0.99
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)
- Easy mates$1.99
- Intermediate mates$1.99
- Hard mates$1.99
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- Easy tactics$1.99
- Intermediate tactics$1.99
- Hard tactics$1.99
- Mates in 2, 3 and 4 moves$1.99
- Intermediate Tactics - Vol. 2$1.99
- Hard Tactics - Vol. 2$1.99
- Easy Tactics - Vol. 2$1.99
- All-Access Pass$9.99
Questions
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