Comparison

Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) vs Solo 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

Solo Chess

Engage in a challenging solo chess experience that adapts to your skill level. From beginner puzzles to expert challenges, this game offers a relaxing yet demanding way to improve your chess game.

Highlights
  • Solo chess gameplay
  • Adaptive difficulty
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Skill progression
  • Relaxing experience
Features
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Solo Chess is a fun, relaxing, yet challenging chess game you can play by yourself! The puzzles start out easy, but they'll get more complex as you move on, always adapting to your skill level. Whether you want to learn how to play chess or you are already a chess expert, prepare for a challenge. Will you become a Solo Chess grandmaster?

Screenshots

Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)4 screens
Solo Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Solo Chess at none against Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)'s 11. Solo Chess also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)'s advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 16). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Solo Chess 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 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) has 3.7K ratings behind it against 16, 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 67% of Solo Chess's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) versus Solo Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)Solo Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better4.3 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews90.1% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings3.7K — better16
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmmanuel MathisCreate Neptune LLC

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%

Solo Chess

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral22.2%
Negative11.1%

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

Solo Chess

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

Solo Chess

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 Solo Chess free?
Solo Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) or Solo Chess?
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) is rated higher. Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while Solo Chess averages 4.3 from 16 ratings.
Do Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) or Solo Chess have ads?
Both Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) and Solo Chess show ads.

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