Comparison

Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) vs Sudoku

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

Sudoku

Features
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Sudoku, made calm. A beautifully minimal sudoku game built for focus, not clutter. Every puzzle has exactly one solution, hand-graded across five difficulty levels so the challenge always fits your mood. FEATURES • Five difficulties — Beginner, Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert, each with genuinely distinct challenge • Unique solutions — every puzzle is guaranteed to have one and only one answer • Daily Challenge — a new puzzle every day, the same for everyone • Smart hints — stuck? Get a hint that shows you the next logical step, never a random guess • Pencil marks — jot candidate numbers just like on paper • Mistake tracking, undo/redo, and an auto-notes helper • Statistics — track your best times, win rate, and daily streak • Five calming themes and nine languages • Fully offline — no ads, no account, no tracking. Your game stays on your device. Take a breath and fill the grid.

Screenshots

Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)4 screens
Sudoku2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sudoku at none against Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)'s 10. Sudoku also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Sudoku asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) versus Sudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess Tactics Pro (Puzzles)Sudoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmmanuel MathisWeiyanda (Shanghai) Information Technology Co., Ltd.

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

Sudoku

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
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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
None

Sudoku

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 Sudoku free?
Sudoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) or Sudoku have ads?
Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) shows ads; Sudoku does not.

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