Chess Board vs 棋譜リーダー
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Board
Play chess against another person on a digital board. Move pieces by selecting or dragging them. Features include undo, redo, and reversing the board.
- Two-player mode
- Piece selection and dragging
- Undo and redo moves
- Reverse board option
- Start from beginning
- Intuitive icon-based controls
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Your next move, across the table. Clear pixel pieces on a blue and cream board. Use one iPhone or iPad as a chess board and play face to face with family or friends. Tap or drag a piece to move it. Includes promotion, board flipping, coordinates and sound. Go back to an earlier position or move forward again to rethink each move together. Games save automatically on your device. Save, reopen, rename and delete up to 10 games for free, and continue after closing the app. A one-time Additional Features purchase removes ads and unlocks unlimited saved games, move records, comments on each move, and iCloud backup and restore. Existing purchasers receive ad removal at no extra charge. iCloud backups run automatically after changes, with an on/off switch. Offline changes are retried when the app can connect again. Restore is manual and keeps games already on your device. Free, with ads. Playing and saving on your device work offline. Ads, purchases, purchase restoration and iCloud backup need an internet connection. For iOS and iPadOS 15 or later. iPhone portrait and iPad portrait or landscape. Choose from 10 languages in Settings: Japanese, English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Changing the language keeps your current game.
棋譜リーダー
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棋譜リーダーは、将棋盤で盤面を新規作成したり、WEBから棋譜を取得して閲覧・検討できる将棋棋譜ビューアーアプリです。 【主な機能】 ■ 棋譜の閲覧 ・WEBから最新のプロ棋士の棋譜を取得・閲覧 ・CSA・KIF・SFEN形式に対応 ・URLから直接棋譜を読み込み可能 ・指し手の再生・コマ送り・コマ戻し ■ 局面解析・検討 ・全体解析で棋譜の全局面を評価し、形勢グラフを表示。解析結果はキャッシュされ、中断しても続きから再開できます ・局面の候補手解析(探索深度2〜7手で設定可能) ・詰み探索機能(制限時間の設定可能) ・詰み手順のステップ再生 ・検討モードで自由に手を進めて変化手順を研究 ・王手局面での受け方の詰み判定にも対応 ■ 盤面作成 ・自由に駒を配置して局面を作成 ・作成した局面からの検討・解析が可能 ■ 棋譜の管理 ・気に入った棋譜を保存・ブックマーク ・閲覧履歴の自動記録 ・棋譜データベースからの検索 ■ Apple Watch対応 ・iPhoneから保存した棋譜をApple Watchに同期 ・Watch上で棋譜の閲覧・コマ送りが可能 ・通勤中や外出先でも手軽に棋譜を確認 ■ その他 ・ダークモード対応 ・直感的な操作で快適な棋譜鑑賞
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: 棋譜リーダー at none against Chess Board's shown. 棋譜リーダー also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 59 months). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chess Board ships an update every 59 months, 棋譜リーダー every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess Board | 棋譜リーダー |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 59 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuki Honda | YUUSUKE HARASAWA |
Customer experience
Chess Board
棋譜リーダー
In-app purchases
Chess Board
No in-app purchases
棋譜リーダー
No in-app purchases









