Comparison

Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) vs Chess Coach Pro

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 Coach Pro

Master chess strategy and tactics with this comprehensive offline app. It offers thousands of puzzles and detailed sections on openings, traps, and endgames to sharpen your skills. Perfect for players of all ages looking to improve their game without distractions.

Highlights
  • Offline play, no ads
  • 4500+ chess puzzles
  • 16 chess openings
  • Sections on traps, debut, endgame
  • Mate diagonally exercises
Features
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Advantages of the app "Chess Coach Pro": - Exclusive sections "Traps in the opening", "Debut", "Endgame"; - New section with exercises: "Mate diagonally"; - 100% offline, no Ads; - No in-app purchases; - No monthly fees. Chess is one of the best and interesting games on Earth! It is played by millions players around the world, from children to the elderly. But to understand how to play chess, it is not enough just know chess rules and names of chess pieces. It is much more important to learn chess strategy and tactics, as well as all the fields of the chess board to navigate it well. Our app contains 4500 chess puzzles and 16 chess openings. Each puzzle reveals to some tactic or trick. You have to guess the next chess move to solve the puzzle and move on to the next one. Please rate the app 5 stars and write your comment. Your feedback will help make the app better. We wish you a pleasant game, Team KemigoGames.

Screenshots

Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)4 screens
Chess Coach Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) at Free against Chess Coach Pro's $14.99. Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 4). Chess Coach Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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 Tactics Pro (Puzzles) is free to download; Chess Coach Pro costs $14.99 up front. Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Chess Coach Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) has 3.7K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)'s written reviews are positive against 71% of Chess Coach Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) ships an update every 2 months, Chess Coach Pro every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) versus Chess Coach Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)Chess Coach Pro
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews90.1% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings3.7K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#90 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmmanuel MathisIgor Zelka

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%

Chess Coach Pro

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

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 Coach Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)

One-time10
  • Easy mates$1.99
  • Intermediate mates$1.99
  • Hard mates$1.99
Show 7 more
  • 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
None

Chess Coach Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) free?
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess Coach Pro free?
Chess Coach Pro costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) or Chess Coach Pro?
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) is rated higher. Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while Chess Coach Pro averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) or Chess Coach Pro have ads?
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) shows ads; Chess Coach Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) or Chess Coach Pro?
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) ships an update every 2 months, and Chess Coach Pro every 4 months. Most recently, Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) was updated on November 11, 2026 and Chess Coach Pro on November 7, 2026.

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