Comparison

王者象棋 vs 棋路Lite

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

Head to head
About

王者象棋

Features
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【棋力评测】亿万棋友公认的棋力评测系统,纯人和软件玩家自动分流,纯人专区采用中国象棋规则,规避软件作弊,更适合纯人评测。 【全国排名】采用中国象棋官方等级分制度,级别设置:青铜、家冠、村冠、镇冠、县冠、市冠、省冠、国家大师、特级大师、最强王者,挑战王天一历史最高等级分2738。 【复盘拆解】依托远程云计算的智能复盘系统,不消耗手机计算资源。旁观实时局势图,对弈后复盘查看分析报告,告诉你失误在哪里。 【人机对战】AI级别:家冠、村冠、镇冠、县冠、市冠、省冠、国家大师、特级大师。 【好友对弈】棋社私人房,随时随地邀请好友切磋棋艺。

About

棋路Lite

This app is designed to help users improve their Chinese chess skills through a variety of learning tools. It offers tiered difficulty levels, thousands of endgame puzzles, cloud-based analysis, and a vast library of game records for study.

Highlights
  • Ten-level difficulty settings
  • Thousands of endgame puzzles
  • Cloud-based position analysis
  • Position deduction tool
  • Over 400,000 game records
  • Excellent game record reading experience
Features
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棋路Lite - 开源版 ==================== 棋路已经有超过10年的历史! 注重体验、注重棋友心声, 一直是棋路秉持的传统! 新棋路、新思路 - 以辅助棋友学习提升为首要目标! 一、提供由浅入深出的十级棋力,满足从小朋友到大师的对弈需求; 二、提供数千盘残局、排局供棋友练习各种象棋杀法,并提供电脑提示功能,精妙棋局让你欲罢不能; 三、提供云库局面分析、着法打分,帮助快速提升布局能力; 四、提供局面推演工具,助你快速搞清楚复杂局面,无论是在对战还是在打谱模式,都能够随时切换到局面扮演,研究棋局后还可以还原之前的状态; 五、超过四十万海量在线和本地棋谱,并提供优异的棋谱阅读体验,供棋友下载、研究; 用心娱乐,为爱传承! =====================

Screenshots

王者象棋4 screens
棋路Lite3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 棋路Lite at 4.5 against 王者象棋's 3.2. 棋路Lite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (67% vs 44%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. 王者象棋 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. 棋路Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

棋路Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of 王者象棋's written reviews are positive against 67% of 棋路Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

王者象棋 ships an update every 9 days, 棋路Lite every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
王者象棋 versus 棋路Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter王者象棋棋路Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (10 ratings)4.5 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1013 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHangzhou China Wechess Technology Co., LTDChengdu Qilu Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

王者象棋

All ratings10 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%

棋路Lite

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

王者象棋

One-time10
  • 6个金币$0.99
  • 25个金币$3.99
  • 30个金币$4.99
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  • 40个金币$5.99
  • 50个金币$7.99
  • 47.6个金币$9.99
  • 61.6个金币$12.99
  • 208个金币$30.99
  • 180.6个金币$39.99
  • 298个金币$46.99
None

棋路Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 王者象棋 free?
王者象棋 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 棋路Lite free?
棋路Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 王者象棋 or 棋路Lite?
棋路Lite is rated higher. 王者象棋 averages 3.2 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while 棋路Lite averages 4.5 from 13 ratings.
Do 王者象棋 or 棋路Lite have ads?
Neither 王者象棋 nor 棋路Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 王者象棋 or 棋路Lite?
王者象棋 ships an update every 9 days, and 棋路Lite every 6 days. Most recently, 王者象棋 was updated on November 3, 2026 and 棋路Lite on November 3, 2026.

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