# Chinese Chess - China game — Train your brain

> A digital adaptation of the popular Chinese strategy board game with AI and learning tools. (iPhone/iPad app by 俊杰 龚.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chinese-chess-china-game/id806988703 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [俊杰 龚](https://appshunter.io/developer/806988706)
- Category: Games, Sports, Board, Strategy
- Price: Free (on sale, was $0.99)
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 2,942 App Store ratings · 256 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 136 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan), Chinese (Simplified, China)
- Released: 2014-05-21
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chinese-chess-china-game/id806988703/reviews.md

## What is Chinese Chess?

Chinese Chess is a strategy board game for two players.It is one of the most popular board games in China, and is in the same family as Western (or international) chess, chaturanga, shogi, Indian chess and janggi. Besides China and areas with significant ethnic Chinese communities, xiangqi is also a popular pastime in Vietnam.

HangXun Chinese chess ( xiangqi ) absolutely is one of best one worldwide, and it has beautiful graphics and rich of useful features. Especially it contains many many endgames and game replays. In every day we will recommend one most interesting endgame and one best game replay for you.

Features:
1. Super AI ability, from easy to master.
2. Daily recommendation of endgame and game replay for you.
3. 4000 Endgame levels for your challenging.
4. New version of Endgame library, including over 10000 endgames.
5. Download the game replay of Newest Chinese Chess Match.
6. Many game replays from master’s contest, easy to study from master.
7. multi-playing-modes are designed,AI Mode, Endgame Mode, Study Mode.
8. Beautiful graphics and animations, wonderful finger battle
9. Sound background music.

More Features:
1. All endgame provide reference answer.
2. You can switch side when you challenge endgame.
3. You can design your own endgame and challenge it.
4. Massive functions: hint, undo, save, record, etc.
5. Many board and piece themes for you.
6. You can import your own endgame & game replay file into App.

Welcome to our Chinese chess world, enjoy the crazy of Chinese chess. You can get much of leisure time and valuable chess learning, we believe hangxun Chinese Chess will be your favorite game!

## Key features

- Super AI ability
- Daily endgame and replay recommendations
- Thousands of endgame levels
- Master game replays for study
- Multiple playing modes (AI, Endgame, Study)
- Customizable themes and board designs

## What do users think of Chinese Chess?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 No ads
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 💡 Extensive database of chess manuals and games
- 👍 Challenging AI opponents
- 👍 Variety of difficulty levels
- 👍 Good for learning and improving chess skills

**Cons**

- 🐛 Issues with full-screen mode on iPad
- 🔍 Lack of English translations for some features
- 🔍 Difficulty level could be better balanced for beginners

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Endgame puzzle progress not being tracked correctly
- Forced updates interrupting gameplay

**Most requested features**

- Online multiplayer mode
- Ability to annotate and save games
- Option to disable background music
- More customization options for board and pieces

## Recent user reviews (10 of 256)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chinese-chess-china-game/id806988703/reviews.md

### 5/5 — star

*2026-08-18, version 2.8.6*

very good，I like it🉑

### 5/5 — 非常好玩的象棋软件

*2026-08-12, version 2.8.6*

可以人机对战，学到很多象棋招数，有悔棋和下棋提示，广告很短，使用流畅

### 5/5 — Good

*2026-07-28, version 2.8.5*

Fun games

### 5/5 — 🔥

*2026-07-03, version 2.8.5*

太棒了

### 5/5 — 资源丰富但是没有记忆历史浏览

*2026-06-26, version 2.8.5*

好久没有更新了，历史浏览继续上次浏览那些不是很方便，提了多次了没跟进

### 5/5 — 李先生

*2026-06-25, version 2.8.5*

人机对战，兴趣盎然

### 5/5 — Excellent

*2026-06-04, version 2.8.5*

Excellent chinese chess game

### 5/5 — Puzzle perfection

*2026-05-27, version 2.8.5*

If you want to do Xiangqi puzzles with no limits and no rating or time controls to think about then this app has that in spade loads

### 5/5 — The best chess app for both learning and mastering

*2026-05-26, version 2.8.5*

One life is not enough to go through all the material available on this amazing app. If you want to play online vs other players, unfortunately you need to look somewhere else. If you want to evaluate certain positions and games, again, need to find other app, you can use notations from this one. But if you want to learn, improve and master- this is the place to be. 

This app is suitable for all levels. Only super grandmasters will find it normal, even though they would still use it to practice and remember things. The material is infinite, from 1st step to last. There are tens of thousands puzzles, all explained thoroughly, all possible openings from ancient to modern, and all that you can play live on board while reading. You can also choose to play yourself vs the engine without any notations, or play whatever moves you want for both sides with following written text and moves. 

All the text is in Chinese, but you can translate everything. On the phone you can directly translate in the app via google translate. There are 20 best books available both in pdf and live in the game. All text and notations are written as you move. You can choose to follow that and learn, or deduce board and experiment yourself for both sides, or just play vs engine without any notations. Not enough space to write enough, just go for it and make sure you explore everything possible, every button. Some things might appear hidden

### 5/5 — 必须满分

*2026-05-24, version 2.8.5*

ai对局，自动推演，广告也能轻松点掉，太良心了真的

## Frequently asked questions about Chinese Chess

### What is Chinese Chess?

Chinese Chess, also known as Xiangqi, is a two-player strategy board game originating from China. It shares similarities with Western chess but features different pieces, movement rules, and a unique board layout. It's a popular pastime in China and Vietnam, known for its strategic depth and brain-training capabilities.

### What are the key features of this app?

This app boasts a powerful AI with adjustable difficulty, thousands of endgame challenges with reference answers, and a library of master game replays for study. It also offers multiple playing modes like AI, Endgame, and Study, along with customizable themes and the ability to import your own game files.

### Is this app free to download and play?

The app is free to download and play, offering a substantial amount of content. However, it does contain advertisements. There may also be in-app purchases available for additional features or content, though this is not explicitly detailed in the provided description.

### What are the different game modes available?

The app provides three primary playing modes: AI Mode, where you can play against the computer with varying difficulty levels; Endgame Mode, offering thousands of pre-set endgame scenarios to solve; and Study Mode, which allows you to analyze master game replays and learn from their strategies.

### Can I customize the game's appearance?

Yes, the app offers a variety of beautiful graphics and animations. You can also choose from many different board and piece themes to personalize your gaming experience. This allows for a more visually engaging and comfortable way to play.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.8.6 — 2026-08-07

- Performance and stability improvements

### 2.8.5 — 2026-05-02

- Fixed wrong endgames
- Improved chess engine

### 2.8.3 — 2025-06-09

- Fixed wrong endgames
- Improved endgame hint level
- Saved endgame files can be renamed

### 2.8.2 — 2025-03-17

- Optimize chess engine
- Improve application performance

### 2.8.1 — 2024-11-19

- Daily endgame, replay supports jumping to the specified history page
- Translate endgame and replay name to English
- Optimize the chess engine to improve the chess ability
- Fixed all problems and errors

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