Comparison

Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) vs ™ Chess

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Daily puzzles
  • Offline puzzle packs
  • Progress mode with Elo rating
  • Puzzle analysis engine
  • Bookmark puzzles
  • Multiple board themes
Features
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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

About

™ Chess

Engage in the timeless strategy of chess on your mobile device. Play against sophisticated AI opponents across multiple difficulty levels, or challenge friends and family. Features include an undo option, board editor, and customizable themes for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Play against AI
  • Multiplayer matches
  • Undo feature
  • Board editor
  • Customizable themes
  • Game save/load
  • Timed games
Features
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Chess is a classic board game for quiet study, quick practice, local play, and relaxed online matches through Game Center. Play your way: - Start an online game through Game Center and play a casual no-time-limit match. - Practice against multiple AI difficulty levels. - Solve thousands of chess puzzles, including 777 newly added tactical positions. - Play local two-player games on the same device. - Save and load games when you want to continue later. - Set up custom positions with the board editor. - Customize boards, pieces, avatars, sounds, and themes. - Try timed games when you want a sharper challenge. This update also adds a seasonal football-themed board background and avatar for the 2026 world tournament season. Whether you want to train tactics, learn openings, play against AI, share a local game, or challenge another player online, Chess is built for comfortable play at your own pace.

Screenshots

Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)4 screens
™ Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) at 90% against ™ Chess's 37%. Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5). ™ Chess's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and ™ Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.7K and 10K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)'s written reviews are positive against 37% of ™ Chess's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) ships an update every 2 months, ™ Chess every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) versus ™ Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)™ Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better4.5 (10K ratings)
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews — better37.4% of reviews
Number of ratings3.7K10K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmmanuel MathisVM Mobile Team

Customer experience

Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)

All ratings3,685 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews331 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.5%
Negative5.4%

™ Chess

All ratings10,299 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral6.1%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews613 reviews
Positive37.4%
Neutral7.8%
Negative54.8%

User reviews

Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)

From 3.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Offline functionality
  • 💡 Wide variety of puzzles
  • 🎯 Helpful for improving tactics
  • 🕰️ Daily puzzles of varying difficulty

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Some puzzles have flawed or ambiguous solutions
  • 🤔 Difficulty levels not always accurate
  • 📊 Lack of explanation for best moves
  • 🔀 Inability to accept alternative winning solutions

™ Chess

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Challenging gameplay
  • 🚀 Quick response times
  • 💡 Variety of difficulty levels
  • 🤩 Enjoyable for chess lovers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent difficulty levels
  • 🤬 Overpowered AI on easy mode
  • 💰 Too many ads
  • 🤯 Frustrating for beginners

Bugs and 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

™ Chess

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Illegal moves allowed by AI
  • Incorrect draw detection
  • Castling not functioning properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more difficulty settings
  • Allow under-promotion
  • Improve AI difficulty scaling
  • Reduce ads or offer paid version

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)

One-time11
  • 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
1 purchases

™ Chess

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) free?
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ™ Chess free?
™ Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) or ™ Chess?
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) is rated higher. Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while ™ Chess averages 4.5 from 10K ratings.
Do Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) or ™ Chess have ads?
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) shows ads; ™ Chess does not.
Which is updated more often, Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) or ™ Chess?
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) ships an update every 2 months, and ™ Chess every 4 months. Most recently, Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) was updated on September 22, 2026 and ™ Chess on September 24, 2026.

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