CT-ART 4.0 (Chess Tactics)

Name: CT-ART 4.0 (Chess Tactics)
Rating: 4.8 (2188 reviews)
Author: Chess King

By: Chess King App

Chess Training

Overview

Version:

1.2

Last updated: 2018-01-18

Ranking

#37,996 ▼ 25

Overall

Features & Capabilities

CT-ART 4.0 Chess Tactics is a flagship course in the Chess King Learn series. It contains 2,200 basic and 1,800 auxiliary exercises across 50 topics, drawn from Maxim Blokh's Combination Motifs and refined over two decades. All positions are hand-picked and presented in an order designed for efficient learning, with 5x5 mini-positions that illuminate the tactical idea behind each main example.

The program acts as a coach, giving tasks, helpful hints, explanations, and refutations for typical mistakes. It offers high-quality, double-checked examples, adjustable difficulty, bookmarking, interactive theory lessons, and ELO-tracking progress. It also features a test mode and offline access, with the Chess King Learn framework covering tactics, strategy, openings, middle game, and endgame, from beginner to advanced levels. A free portion lets you try lessons before purchasing.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education Games

By:

Chess King

Rating:

4.80

(2,188) 1 new ratings

Version:

1.2 Last updated: 2018-01-18

Version code:

841627051

Creation date:

2016-09-03

Compatible devices:

Size:

42.85MB

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Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-10

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 37,996 ▼ 25

Other platforms

CT-ART 4.0 (Chess Tactics) (v5.8.0)

763,035 4.78

(15,430)

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Developed by:

Chess King

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ct-art-4-0-chess-tactics/id1132601225

User Reviews

CT-ART 4.0 is praised for top-tier, instructional puzzles and strong tactical training backed by Blokh’s material, with helpful hints and multi-line exploration. It offers solid value and progressive difficulty. Common drawbacks are a heavy paywall with locked content, dated UI/UX including confusing hint arrows, and the absence of a dark theme. Overall, it’s a leading tactics trainer for serious players, provided you’re comfortable with the pricing model and interface quirks.

Pros

High-quality, challenging, and instructive puzzles that reinforce tactical motifs with human-vetted content
Effective training features: hints after mistakes, alternative lines and sub-puzzles, and arrows showing lines of force; ability to analyze from both sides
Great value for money and affordable given the depth of content
Credible content derived from Maxim Blokh's well-known books, adding depth and authority
Progressive difficulty from easy to hard, helping pattern recognition and long-term learning

Cons

Content is gated behind in-app purchases; many features and levels are locked behind extra purchases, with some users paying for CT-Art 4.0 and Mating only to find further content inaccessible
UI/UX quirks and navigation issues: hints arrows can be confusing, and moving pieces is sometimes misinterpreted as a swipe
Dated overall design and user experience; some users find the interface less modern or polished
Missing dark mode/theme option for comfortable long sessions
Some reports of inconsistent access after purchases or across platforms due to unlock models