Comparison

Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) vs Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf

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

Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf

This app provides personalized chess coaching with interactive lessons and audible guidance. It helps beginners and intermediate players understand strategies, correct mistakes, and learn chess vocabulary. Choose from different coach personalities for a tailored learning experience.

Highlights
  • Personalized AI coaching
  • Audible explanations
  • 50+ interactive lessons
  • Mistake correction
  • Multiple coach personalities
  • Adaptive difficulty
Features
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Looking to learn how to play chess? Meet Dr. Wolf, the ideal chess coach and companion. Dr. Wolf explains everything to you step-by-step, points out strategic ideas, and alerts you to your mistakes. Whether you are a chess beginner eager to learn the basics or an intermediate player looking to refine your strategy, Dr. Wolf tailors the learning experience to your individual needs, offering over 50 comprehensive chess lessons and interactive guidance at every step. **Why Choose Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf?** - **Personalized Coaching:** Experience the unique teaching method of Dr. Wolf, who not only instructs but also plays alongside you, providing insights into every move. He will introduce topics to you as you play chess, ensuring you grasp the “why” behind each move. - **Audible Coaching**: Dr. Wolf speaks out-loud. Actual audio! Experience the unique advantage of having Dr. Wolf speak to you while you look at the board, offering clear, spoken explanations for every move. - **A Comprehensive Chess Curriculum:** Engage with an extensive suite of over 50 interactive chess lessons. Starting from foundational concepts, you'll progress through to advanced strategies and tactics, all structured to enhance your understanding and performance in chess. - **Mistake Correction and Practice:** Learn from your mistakes in a constructive environment. Dr. Wolf remembers all your moves and goes over them again with you so you don’t make the same mistakes again. - **Diverse Coaching Personalities:** Choose from four distinct coach profiles, each with a unique voice, teaching style and personality. You’ll be sure to find the right chess coach for you. - **Gradual Learning of Chess Vocabulary:** Expand your vocabulary and understanding of key terms and concepts at a comfortable pace. - **Adaptive Difficulty Level:** Choose from a variety of skill levels, ensuring you're always challenged but never overwhelmed. - **Multilingual Support**: Available in English, Spanish, French, and German. **Learn the game and how to win.** "Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf" blends comprehensive lessons, personalized feedback, and interactive learning, offering a standout experience for those new to chess or aiming to enhance their skills. Whether your goal is to understand chess better, win more games, or simply enjoy this timeless strategy game more deeply, Dr. Wolf is here to guide you every step of the way. --------------------------------------------- Dr. Wolf will coach you for free for 3 games of chess so that you can appreciate his style of in-game teaching. Then, to continue learning, you can subscribe to Coaching. With Coaching, Dr. Wolf teaches while you play chess, pointing out good moves and bad — both yours and his — and the reasoning behind them. At times, he'll gently suggest you reconsider a move, or ask a question at a critical moment. Plus, you get unlimited hints, unlimited undos, and unlimited access to our Lesson Library, with over thirty lessons in Dr. Wolf's unique style. Whether or not you choose to subscribe, Dr. Wolf will always play with you. He loves chess too much to turn down a good game. ** TERMS & DETAILS ** Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged the same amount for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a Free Trial, if offered, is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Prices may vary by location. Terms of Use: https://www.learnchesswithdrwolf.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.learnchesswithdrwolf.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)4 screens
Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf at none against Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)'s shown. Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and chart position (#114 vs unranked). Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)'s advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 82%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) against 4.8 for Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf has 27K ratings behind it against 3.7K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)'s written reviews are positive against 82% of Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) ships an update every 2 months, Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) versus Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.7K ratings)4.8 (27K ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.1% of reviews — better81.9% of reviews
Number of ratings3.7K27K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#114 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmmanuel MathisChess.com

Customer experience

Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)

All ratings3,685 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews332 reviews
Positive90.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative5.4%

Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf

All ratings27,118 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews647 reviews
Positive81.9%
Neutral7.0%
Negative11.1%

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

Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf

From 27K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Well-thought-out app
  • 🚀 Great teaching tool
  • 🤖 Friendly and encouraging AI coach
  • 💡 Unique interface and gameplay
  • 🎓 Helpful lessons and training

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Incorrect move suggestions
  • 🤔 Lack of explanations for best moves
  • 💰 Subscription-based model
  • 🤖 AI can play suboptimally at times
  • 🔍 Limited visibility of captured pieces

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

Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Freezing or crashing when switching between apps
  • Subscription status not syncing across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More detailed explanations for suggested moves
  • Additional difficulty levels between beginner and expert
  • Ability to practice specific openings
  • Option to review full game history
  • Accessibility features for visually impaired users

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)

One-time10
  • 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
  • All-Access Pass$9.99
10 purchases

Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf

Subscriptions9
  • Dr. Wolf Coaching - Monthly14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Dr. Wolf Coaching - Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Dr. Wolf Coaching - Individual7 Days trial$5.991 Month
Show 6 more
  • Dr. Wolf Coaching - Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Dr. Wolf Coaching - Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Dr. Wolf Coaching - Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Dr. Wolf Coaching - Individual14 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Dr. Wolf Coaching - Yearly$49.991 Year
  • Dr. Wolf Coaching - Family14 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • 30 Days of Coaching$4.99

Questions

Is Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) free?
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf free?
Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) or Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf?
Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf is rated higher. Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf averages 4.8 from 27K ratings.
Do Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) or Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf have ads?
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) shows ads; Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf does not.
Which is updated more often, Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) or Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf?
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) ships an update every 2 months, and Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf every 3 weeks. Most recently, Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) was updated on November 6, 2026 and Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf on November 7, 2026.

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