Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) vs Hexchess One
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Daily puzzles
- Offline puzzle packs
- Progress mode with Elo rating
- Puzzle analysis engine
- Bookmark puzzles
- Multiple board themes
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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
Hexchess One
Experience a unique chess variant on a hexagonal board with enhanced mobility and strategy. Compete in ranked matches, climb leaderboards, and solve puzzles to master the game and earn rewards.
- Hexagonal board chess variant
- Ranked matches and leaderboards
- Daily puzzles and puzzle campaigns
- Earn rewards through gameplay
- Multi-platform support
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Hexagonal chess is a chess variant played on a hexagonal board. The rules are similar to traditional chess, but allows for higher mobility, more aggressive tactics, and more complex strategies. HexChess One is a multi-platform client for hexagonal chess that allows you to compete against other players in ranked matches to climb the leaderboard and solve puzzles to master the game! Earn rewards by playing ranked games, solving the daily puzzle, or completing puzzle campaign levels!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) at 90% against Hexchess One's 0%. Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 4). Hexchess One's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Hexchess One asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. 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 0% of Hexchess One's.
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) ships an update every 2 months, Hexchess One every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) | Hexchess One |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emmanuel Mathis | Kevin Zhang |
Customer experience
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)
Hexchess One
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
Hexchess One
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)
- 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
Hexchess One
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) free?
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