Comparison

Chess Puzzles vs Chess Board

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

Head to head
About

Chess Puzzles

Engage with a vast collection of chess puzzles spanning from historical compositions to modern games. Challenge yourself with over a thousand interactive puzzles designed to improve your tactical skills and strategic thinking. Enjoy customizable themes and compare your progress with friends on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • 1177 interactive chess puzzles
  • Mate in 2, 3, and 4 move puzzles
  • Timing clock
  • Customizable piece sets and color schemes
  • Leaderboards for social comparison
  • Facebook integration for sharing progress
Features
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An amazing collection of chess puzzles! Beginners and experienced players alike will enjoy solving the large number of chess puzzles included in this app. All of the puzzles were carefully chosen from actual games or are compositions inspired by actual games throughout history! (1802 to modern times) The app includes a total of 1177 interactive puzzles!! - 222 mate in 2 puzzles - 490 mate in 3 puzzles - 465 mate in 4 puzzles The object is to finish each puzzle by forcing a checkmate in a given number of moves. These puzzles are fun to play and can be enjoyed at your leisure on your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Other features include: ------------------- - Timing clock - Lots of options: 7 chess piece sets and 7 different colors schemes including wood and marble. - Social: Leaderboards to compare the number of puzzles you have solved with your friends and other players. Facebook integration - including the ability to post your progress and ask your friends for help on a puzzle. - Universal app - works on iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad! -------------------

About

Chess Board

This app provides a digital chess board for two players to compete face-to-face on a single device. It offers a realistic game-room aesthetic and allows for saving games, with additional customization options available through a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Face-to-face local multiplayer
  • Realistic game-room aesthetic
  • Piece and board customization
  • Automatic game saving
  • Move history and navigation
  • Offline play
Features
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Your next move, across the table. Use one iPhone or iPad as a chess board and play face to face with family or friends. There is no AI opponent and no online play: this is a board for two people at the same table. ■ A game-room look Green felt with walnut, gold and ivory. Boxwood and ebony pieces on a maple and walnut board by default. Pieces are larger and easier to see. ■ Play Tap or drag a piece to move it. Includes promotion, board flipping, coordinates and sound. Jump to the start, step back or forward one move, or jump to the end to rethink each move together. ■ Saved games Games save automatically on your device. Save, reopen, rename and delete up to 3 games for free, and continue after closing the app. ■ Additional Features (one-time purchase) One purchase unlocks everything below. No subscription, and nothing sold item by item. ・No ads ・Unlimited saved games ・Move records and a comment on every move ・Automatic iCloud backup (on/off switch, manual restore) ・Dress Up: freely mix 16 piece sets, 15 boards, 31 backgrounds and 5 sounds Earlier purchasers get all of it at no extra charge. ■ Dress Up Pieces in wood, marble, silver and bronze, glass, lacquer and gold, the Original ChessBoard style, and 10 classic flat sets under open licenses. Boards in wood, marble, ebony, glass, lacquer and more, plus 8 simple two-color boards. Backgrounds in felt, velvet, leather, night sky and solid colors. Sounds: wood, digital, glass, stone and metal. ■ 13 languages Choose in Settings: Japanese, English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese. Free, with ads. Playing and saving on your device work offline. Ads, purchases, purchase restoration and iCloud backup need an internet connection. For iOS and iPadOS 15 or later. iPhone in portrait; iPad in portrait or landscape.

Screenshots

Chess Puzzles4 screens
Chess Board4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chess Puzzles at 97% against Chess Board's 50%. Chess Puzzles also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Chess Board's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99). On update cadence 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

Chess Board is free to download; Chess Puzzles costs $0.99 up front. Chess Board sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chess Puzzles asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chess Puzzles holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess Puzzles has 57 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of Chess Puzzles's written reviews are positive against 50% of Chess Board's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess Puzzles ships an update every 17 months, Chess Board every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Chess Puzzles versus Chess Board: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess PuzzlesChess Board
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (57 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews96.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings57 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 17 months — betterEvery 30 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB17 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperGano Technologies LLCYuki Honda

Customer experience

Chess Puzzles

All ratings57 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.1%

Chess Board

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Chess Puzzles

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Chess Board

One-time1
  • Additional Features$5.99

Questions

Is Chess Puzzles free?
Chess Puzzles costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chess Board free?
Chess Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chess Puzzles or Chess Board?
Chess Puzzles is rated higher. Chess Puzzles averages 4.7 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Chess Board averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Chess Puzzles or Chess Board have ads?
Chess Board shows ads; Chess Puzzles does not.
Which is updated more often, Chess Puzzles or Chess Board?
Chess Puzzles ships an update every 17 months, and Chess Board every 30 months. Most recently, Chess Puzzles was updated on November 1, 2026 and Chess Board on November 2, 2026.

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