Chessdoku
Matt Falk Games iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Chessdoku is a free Games app for iPhone and iPad by Matt Falk. Rated 5.0/5 from 2 ratings. Requires iOS 16.4. Updated September 4, 2026.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 2 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 32 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 4
- 2026 · v1.1.0
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About Chessdoku
Place the given chess pieces so every row and column holds exactly one piece — and no piece threatens another. That's Chessdoku: the discipline of Sudoku, the geometry of chess. NO GUESSING, EVER Every puzzle is generated by a built-in deduction engine and verified solvable by pure logic. Stuck? The hint doesn't just drop a piece — it explains the deduction you could have made. FIVE WAYS TO PLAY - Classic — open square boards, from a gentle 4×4 to the deep end - Panorama — wide boards that bend your instincts - Fortress — frozen pawn walls cut the lines, so extra pieces fit - Command — you place the pawns, and your pieces need them - Torus — borderless boards where attacks wrap around the edges 300 levels in each mode — 1,500 puzzles in all. EVERY DAY, ONE PUZZLE A daily challenge seeded from the date, identical for every player on Earth. Keep your streak alive and share your result, spoiler-free. THINK WITH YOUR HANDS Cross off dead squares with the X tool, pencil-mark individual piece options Sudoku-style, long-press any piece to see exactly what it attacks, and let the app prove it the moment a position becomes unwinnable. FREE TO PLAY The daily challenge, the tutorial, and a generous run of free levels — including the first 100 in Classic — are free to everyone. One optional purchase unlocks all 1,500 levels and every Quick Play preset — no subscription, ever. YOURS, OFFLINE No account. No ads. No tracking. Puzzles are generated on your device and your progress never leaves it. Seventeen handcrafted board themes, including a colorblind-friendly high-contrast set.
What’s new
Version 1.1.0 · Updated September 4, 2026
Chessdoku 1.1 sharpens the challenge and the teaching. • Real difficulty, every level. Each puzzle is now hand-graded Standard, Difficult, or Extreme — shown right on the level map — and every level past the intro is guaranteed to demand genuine deduction. No more trivial walk-throughs. • Hints that actually teach. Every hint now explains the deduction: which piece, which square, and exactly why it's forced — so you learn the technique instead of just being handed the move. • Daily reminder. Opt in to a gentle evening nudge so you never break your daily-challenge streak. • Smoother and steadier. Startup and save-data hardening plus a range of polish fixes. Still no ads, no account, no tracking — every puzzle generated on your device and provably solvable by pure logic.
App privacy
The developer, Matt Falk, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chessdoku | 5.0 / 5 (2 ratings) | Free | September 4, 2026 |
| OneLies | – | Free | Sep 1, 2026 |
| ShadowGrid | – | Free | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Seat Yourself! | – | Free | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Bridges: Calm Island Puzzle | – | Free | Aug 21, 2026 |
| OneWay: Path Puzzle | – | Free | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Arrow Loop – Logic Puzzle | – | Free | Aug 21, 2026 |