Comparison

Othello EndingTraining vs KifuBox

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

Head to head
About

Othello EndingTraining

Enhance your Reversi (Othello) endgame skills with this training app. It offers thousands of practice questions across six difficulty levels, with daily updates and evaluation values to guide your progress. Suitable for players of all skill levels.

Highlights
  • Evaluation value display
  • 10000+ practice questions
  • Daily updated questions
  • 6 difficulty levels
  • Favorite options
  • Friendly design
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This is an application to train othello's final stage power. This application support from beginners to advanced users. 【5 major features】 · can look at the evaluation value · 10000 questions + daily questions · 6 difficulty level · Options such as favorites · Friendly design *attention ・Draw is "Black Win" in thisApp ・Daily question is updated at 00:00 ・If you pass, you have to tap the board anywhere [About edax] edax is the strongest program developed by Richard Delorme. https://github.com/abulmo This application uses the version 4.3 code changed. The source code (GPL License): https://drive.google.com/open?id=1v_kngI8t4QTu7V3LoIVPUpL1DPcAZFEa

About

KifuBox

Manage and review your reversi game transcripts with this specialized app. Input games from various sources, add comments, and analyze your play with detailed statistics and opening management tools. Organize your games into folders and share screenshots for social media.

Highlights
  • Input and edit reversi game transcripts
  • Import from various sources (apps, camera, clipboard, CSV)
  • Analyze games with scores, graphs, and statistics
  • Manage openings with memorization tests
  • Organize transcripts with folders and search
  • Share game screenshots
Features
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KifuBox is an app specialized for managing and reviewing reversi games. You can easily input transcripts and game information, and review games. [Main features] Input transcript - Edit board to input misflipping games - Comments for future review - Import from Othello Quest - Import from eOthello - Import from clipboard to import transcripts of other game apps - Import from camera/photo to import real board - Import from AR camera to import transcripts from real board - Batch import from CSV file - Quick analysis to study easily without saving transcripts automatically - Set transcript sheet image to board background to input transcript easily - Launch quick analysis by link (URL) or iOS shortcut Show score and graph - Custom book - Show book info - Add positions to book - Benchmark score calculation - Show endgame loss/moves - Show "Umigame" number Show/edit game information - Input assist for tournament information and player name Review transcript - Save branch moves - Share screenshot for SNS Folder - To sort games by online/offline etc. - Search transcripts by player name, tournament name, date, comment, openings, designated position, opponent's rank, endgame loss and so on. - Save search conditions as bookmark. - Backup/restore folders. Show statistics - Stats for position and each cell - Stats of win-loss, endgame-loss and various detail items for folder and search result Opening management - Input openings - Show opening name on the board - Memorization test of openings - Filter openings [In-App purchase] KifuBox is available for free, but free edition has the following restrictions; - You can create up to 10 transcripts and openings in each folder - You can create up to 2 transcript folders including default folder - You can create up to 2 opening folders not including default folder. - You cannot create subfolders of opening folders. - Scores are not shown after move #40 in quick analysis - You cannot use batch import of transcripts. - Displays "Free edition" caption in transcript list, quick analysis and in AR camera screen. - You cannot use backup/restore within the app. Purchasing unlimited edition, these resitrictions are canceled. (Be care that quality of AR recognition is the same between both editions.) [Note] You cannot play game with KifuBox. Play games with other apps, and import transcript into KifuBox! [Acknowledgement] KifuBox uses modified version of Edax4.4 by Richard Delorme, GPL v3 software. Modified source code is available in https://github.com/lavox/edax-reversi/releases/tag/libEdax4i-1.7. The author agreed to use the software in this manner. Kifubox uses icons by icons8(https://icons8.jp).

Screenshots

Othello EndingTraining1 screens
KifuBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: KifuBox at Free against Othello EndingTraining's $1.99. KifuBox also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). Othello EndingTraining's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, 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

KifuBox is free to download; Othello EndingTraining costs $1.99 up front. KifuBox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Othello EndingTraining asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Othello EndingTraining ships an update every 6 weeks, KifuBox every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Othello EndingTraining versus KifuBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOthello EndingTrainingKifuBox
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShimizu NaokiAtsushi Tanaka

Customer experience

Othello EndingTraining

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

KifuBox

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Othello EndingTraining

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

KifuBox

One-time1
  • Unlimited edition$2.99

Questions

Is Othello EndingTraining free?
Othello EndingTraining costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is KifuBox free?
KifuBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Othello EndingTraining or KifuBox have ads?
Neither Othello EndingTraining nor KifuBox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Othello EndingTraining or KifuBox?
Othello EndingTraining ships an update every 6 weeks, and KifuBox every 2 months. Most recently, Othello EndingTraining was updated on October 24, 2026 and KifuBox on October 24, 2026.

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