Comparison

PiyoShogi vs Twilight Chess

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PiyoShogi

Engage in Japanese chess with a charming AI opponent or challenge a friend on a virtual board. Analyze your games with AI comparisons and manage your match history effectively. This app offers a serious challenge despite its cute presentation.

Highlights
  • Play Shogi against AI
  • Two-player Shogi board mode
  • AI move comparison analysis
  • Game record management
  • Import and manage external game records
Features
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It is a Shogi app to play with cute "chick". Cute but AI is serious. Not only play the game with AI, but also the game against two people as a shogi board, the review function after the game and the game record management function are also substantial. Shogi is a Japanese board game similar to chess. [Main features] 1. You can play the shogi with AI. You can also play with two people as a shogi board. 2. With the analysis function, you can compare your move with AI's move! Also equipped with game record analysis function. 3. It is possible to save and manage the game record against the AI with the game record management function! In addition to playing games in PiyoShogi, you can also read and manage the game records played with other applications. [Terms of Use] https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ [Contact Us] If there is a problem, opinion, request, etc., please contact us from "Send request" of "Menu" button on the application top screen.

About

Twilight Chess

Features
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Twilight Chessは、美しい黄昏の世界観で楽しむ本格チェスアプリです。 【特徴】 ・完全なチェスルール実装(キャスリング・アンパッサン・プロモーション対応) ・3段階のCPU難易度(Easy / Normal / Hard) ・同じデバイスで2人対戦できるLocal 2Pモード ・棋譜記録(代数記法対応) ・駒の動きを学べるチュートリアル ・iPhone / iPad 両対応 【Aolua Games】 それぞれが輝く今を創造する

Screenshots

PiyoShogi4 screens
Twilight Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Twilight Chess at none against PiyoShogi's 1. PiyoShogi's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PiyoShogi sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.49 per month. Twilight Chess asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PiyoShogi ships an update every 5 days, Twilight Chess monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PiyoShogi versus Twilight Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiyoShogiTwilight Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (124 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings124 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB4 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSTUDIO-K Inc.株式会社ミカエルライト

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PiyoShogi

Subscriptions1
  • Chick feed (Hide Ads)$2.491 Month
None

Twilight Chess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PiyoShogi free?
PiyoShogi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Twilight Chess free?
Twilight Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PiyoShogi or Twilight Chess have ads?
Both PiyoShogi and Twilight Chess show ads.
Which is updated more often, PiyoShogi or Twilight Chess?
PiyoShogi ships an update every 5 days, and Twilight Chess monthly. Most recently, PiyoShogi was updated on November 9, 2026 and Twilight Chess on October 28, 2026.

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