Five Elements Chess vs Tektologic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Five Elements Chess
Engage in strategic spell duels with this match-three game. It blends elemental theory with puzzle mechanics for a unique gameplay experience. Enjoy both local and online player-versus-player battles.
- Match-three gameplay
- Five Elements theory integration
- Deep strategy
- Zen-inspired visuals
- Local PvP
- Online PvP
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Five Elements Chess is a spell-duel game that combines the Five Elements theory and match-three gameplay. Features • Simple rules, deep strategy • Calm, Zen-inspired visual style • A balance of strategy and luck that anyone can enjoy • Local and online PvP
Tektologic
A pure logic puzzle game featuring Suguru and Tectonic grids. It offers a unique deductive challenge with no ads or subscriptions. Enjoy a vast collection of puzzles with customizable themes and fonts, playable offline.
- Suguru & Tectonic logic puzzles
- Unique deductive gameplay
- No ads or subscriptions
- 350+ grids across 7 tiers
- Interactive tutorial
- Customizable themes and fonts
- Offline play
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A pure logic game. No ads, no subscription, no connection. Just grids that yield to reasoning. Tektologic is Suguru — also known as Tectonic. ■ THE RULE The grid is cut into irregular blocks of 1 to 5 cells. A block of N cells holds the digits 1 to N, once each. Two neighbouring cells never carry the same digit — and neighbours include diagonals. That's all. There is no row or column constraint: two 1s can share a row, as long as they don't touch. That is what sets Tektologic apart from sudoku. Every grid has one unique solution, reachable by deduction. Never by guessing. ■ WHAT YOU GET → 350 grids across 7 tiers, from Discovery to Legend → An interactive tutorial that teaches the rule by playing → Hints that explain the deduction instead of handing you the answer → Pencil notes, undo, error detection → 9 themes, 6 fonts including OpenDyslexic and Andika → Stats, streaks and Game Center leaderboards ■ BUILT TO BE READ Six fonts to choose from, two designed for dyslexia. Nine themes in light and dark. A colour-blind mode. Everything adjusts. ■ OFFLINE, FOREVER No connection required. No account. No data collected. The first 100 grids are free; a single purchase unlocks the other 250, for life. iPhone, iPad and Mac.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Five Elements Chess at weekly against Tektologic's every 3 weeks. Five Elements Chess also leads on ratings volume (103 vs 9) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Five Elements Chess sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Tektologic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Five Elements Chess against 4.7 for Tektologic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Five Elements Chess has 103 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Five Elements Chess's written reviews are positive against 75% of Tektologic's.
Five Elements Chess ships an update weekly, Tektologic every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Five Elements Chess | Tektologic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (103 ratings) — better | 4.7 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 103 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 280 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ming Gao | michael dardol |
Customer experience
Five Elements Chess
Tektologic
In-app purchases
Five Elements Chess
- Time Skin Pack$1.99
- Five Elements Chess full game$3.99
- Seasons Skin Pack$3.99
Tektologic
- Full Access$4.99
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