Comparison

DarkChess vs River Generals

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

Head to head
About

DarkChess

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* Introduction: This game is a Xiangqi variant from Viet Nam and for all players who is fan of Xiangqi and want to play this type of game in a whole new way. Vietnamese think that this game is even more fun than original Xiangqi. * Features: - Smart algorithm in chess engine - Nice chess graphics - 2 play modes: vs computer, two players * Instructions: First in the beginning of game, all pieces except Generals will be flipped down and random put to initial positions like original game. Hidden pieces in first move will act like the piece in that position in original game. After first move, hidden piece will be flipped up and reveal the actual piece. The actual piece is played normaly in original game. You will got a lot of surprises when flip up the pieces. Good luck for that. We hope you will have the best experiences when play this game. Cheers!

About

River Generals

Features
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River Generals brings traditional Chinese chess to iPhone and iPad with a bright, tactile wooden board and controls designed for touch. Play locally with a friend or challenge Easy, Medium, and Hard computer opponents. Optional fair per-player clocks, legal-move markers, undo, staged hints, move review, captured-piece summaries, and automatic match recovery keep every game easy to follow. Learn all seven piece types through 21 guided lessons. Test your tactics in 20 validated palace puzzles, including multi-step positions where the defender replies, and return for a deterministic daily challenge. Earn local XP, piece mastery, achievements, statistics, and cosmetic rewards without an account. River Generals works offline. It includes English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese, screen-reader board actions, large-text support, high contrast, reduced motion, independent effects, original adaptive ancient-China-inspired music, sound effects, and haptics.

Screenshots

DarkChess4 screens
River Generals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: River Generals at none against DarkChess's shown. River Generals also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
DarkChess versus River Generals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDarkChessRiver Generals
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB98 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBinh An BuiArtticks Pte Ltd

In-app purchases

None

DarkChess

No in-app purchases

None

River Generals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DarkChess free?
DarkChess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is River Generals free?
River Generals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DarkChess or River Generals have ads?
DarkChess shows ads; River Generals does not.

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