Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) vs Hex Chess
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
Hex Chess
Experience a fresh take on chess with a hexagonal board and familiar pieces. Challenge yourself against AI or friends online. This game introduces new strategies and movement patterns for a modern chess experience.
- Hexagonal board gameplay
- Familiar chess pieces
- New strategies and movement
- CPU practice mode
- Online multiplayer against friends
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Hex Chess is a modern twist on the classic game of chess. Played on a new hexagon-based board while using the same familiar pieces, Hex Chess opens up new strategies and movement patterns. With options to practice against a CPU or play online against friends, Hex Chess offers a fresh challenge to experienced players while being just as approachable as the original game. This is more than a variation... ...a new era of chess begins today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hex Chess at none against Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)'s 11. Hex Chess also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)'s advantage is ratings volume (3.7K vs 9) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). 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. Hex Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hex Chess holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) has 3.7K ratings behind it against 9, 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 100% of Hex Chess's.
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) ships an update every 2 months, Hex Chess every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and July 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) | Hex Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.7K ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emmanuel Mathis | Sawyer Christensen |
Customer experience
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)
Hex Chess
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
Hex Chess
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
Hex Chess
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) free?
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