Shogi Timer vs table9
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shogi Timer
This application provides a versatile timer for Japanese chess (Shogi) games. It supports various timing methods, allows for individual player time settings, and offers voice announcements for remaining time. A pause function is also included for convenience during play.
- Multiple timing methods (tear-off, countdown, consideration, Canadian, Fisher)
- Customizable time settings per player
- Voice announcements for remaining time
- Pause functionality
- Supports Japanese, electronic sound, and English voice prompts
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▼ Support method In addition to the tear-off method, countdown method, consideration time method, Canadian method Supports the Fisher method. The following functions are available. ■ Time setting You can set the holding time, countdown time, consideration time, and Fisher time. ■ Time setting for each player Two players can have different time settings. ■ Reading the remaining time by voice The voice will read out the remaining time of 30 seconds, 20 seconds and less than 10 seconds. Supports Japanese, electronic sound, and English ■ Pause button You can pause while playing.
table9
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・ボールを自由に配置しスクリーンショットで記録します。 ・不要なボールはダブルクリックで消すことができます。 ・メモ欄にコメントを入力して一緒に記録できます。 ・SNSでの情報共有にご活用ください。 ・ビリヤードの人気がますます高まることを期待して作りました。 ・You can freely arrange the balls and capture the layout with a screenshot. ・Unnecessary balls can be removed with a double-tap. ・You can enter comments in the note section and save them together. ・Feel free to share your creations on social media. ・This app was created with the hope of boosting the growing popularity of billiards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Shogi Timer at 11.0 against table9's 15.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Shogi Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, table9 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shogi Timer | table9 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keisuke Tanaka | KATSUYA TOKUNO |
In-app purchases
Shogi Timer
No in-app purchases
table9
No in-app purchases
