Comparison

PlainShogiBoard / Plain将棋盤 vs BALL x PIT

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

Head to head
About

PlainShogiBoard / Plain将棋盤

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Simple Shogi board app. Pieces move freely. Number of pieces can be increased or decreased. Options include font size and weight, serif font, English term, etc. SharePlay Play a shogi board with FaceTime or Messages. Use case: "Play a game with your friend", "Discuss a shogi problem with many people", etc. Start SharePlay by holding the top of your iPhone near the top of someone else's iPhone.(iOS 17 iPhone only) Multi-platform iPhone and iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Vision Pro. Sync between devices via iCloud. Export/Import Support for export to image format. Support for export/import to plain text format. ==== Japanese(native) ==== シンプルな将棋盤アプリです。 駒は自由に動きます。任意の駒を消したり増やしたりできます。 駒のフォントをカスタマイズしたり英語表記に変えたりして自分に合った将棋盤を作りましょう。 SharePlayに対応 複数人で1つの将棋盤を同時に操作できます。 インターネット越しに「FaceTime」アプリや「メッセージ」アプリを通じて友達と将棋盤を囲むことができます。 SharePlay機能では「2人でシンプルに対局する」だけでなく、「大人数で詰将棋を解く」などの様々なユースケースを想定しています。 iPhone同士を近付けてボタンを1回押すだけでSharePlayを始めることも出来ます。(iOS 17以降のiPhone限定) マルチプラットフォーム iPhone、iPad、Apple Watch、Mac、Apple TV、Apple Vision Proに対応。 局面はiCloudによって端末間で同期されます。 書き出し/読み込み機能 盤面を画像として書き出せます。 盤面をテキストとして書き出したり読み込んだりできます。

About

BALL x PIT

Engage in a brick-breaking, ball-fusing roguelite adventure. Battle enemies with ricocheting projectiles, gather resources, and build a new city. Recruit heroes and explore diverse realms in this fast-paced fantasy quest.

Highlights
  • Brick-breaking gameplay
  • Ball fusion system with 60+ randomized balls
  • Base building with 70+ unique structures
  • Hero recruitment and upgrades
  • Exploration of diverse realms
  • Roguelite progression
Features
Currently charting
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BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes. BALL x PIT is a fast-paced fantasy roguelite where heroes must find the balls to plunge deeper into a seemingly bottomless pit of monsters. Develop arcane ammunition and resources in pursuit of treasure, recruiting additional heroes to aid you in your perilous quest. Ballbylon has fallen. After a meteoric and completely unexpected event annihilated the great city, all that remains is an ominous, yawning pit. Treasure hunters from far and wide flock to the city’s tomb to seek their fortune, plumbing the depths in search of Ballbylon’s scattered riches. Few return. The pit plays host to armies of barbaric creatures, hellbent on ending your quest before it even begins. Armed with a growing arsenal of magic-infused projectiles, batter your way through multiple levels of increasingly challenging obstacles to claim the ultimate prizes and rebuild New Ballbylon. Fuse Your Balls The Ball Fusion system encourages explosive experimentation with over 60 randomized balls to equip and combine during your journey. Discover overpowered combinations and unexpected synergies from hundreds of possible outcomes. Build New Ballbylon Expand New Ballbylon with over 70 unique buildings that provide gameplay bonuses and unlock further power-ups, new characters, and more! As your community grows, task homebound heroes with automated tasks to keep the resources coming while you dive deeper into the pit. Discover New Realms Face legions of diverse enemies within the pit, battling through barren deserts, frozen caverns, savage forests and more. Each region offers its own unique set of hazards on top of hordes of increasingly challenging foes and mighty, screen-filling bosses. Recruit Fellow Hunters As you explore the pit you’ll encounter fellow treasure hunters eager to add their skills to your expedition. Each character has unique, upgradable mechanics that totally change the way you play the game. Experimentation and adaptation are crucial to the success of New Ballbylon!

Screenshots

PlainShogiBoard / Plain将棋盤4 screens
BALL x PIT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BALL x PIT at weekly against PlainShogiBoard / Plain将棋盤's every 2 months. BALL x PIT also leads on chart position (#177 vs unranked). PlainShogiBoard / Plain将棋盤's advantage is device support (6 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. PlainShogiBoard / Plain将棋盤 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BALL x PIT sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlainShogiBoard / Plain将棋盤 ships an update every 2 months, BALL x PIT weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
PlainShogiBoard / Plain将棋盤 versus BALL x PIT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlainShogiBoard / Plain将棋盤BALL x PIT
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (4.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—70.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—4.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#177 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB457 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRyo YamashitaDevolver Digital, Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PlainShogiBoard / Plain将棋盤

One-time1
  • Hide AD$1.99
2 purchases

BALL x PIT

One-time2
  • Full Game$14.99
  • Full game$14.99

Questions

Is PlainShogiBoard / Plain将棋盤 free?
PlainShogiBoard / Plain将棋盤 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BALL x PIT free?
BALL x PIT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PlainShogiBoard / Plain将棋盤 or BALL x PIT have ads?
Neither PlainShogiBoard / Plain将棋盤 nor BALL x PIT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlainShogiBoard / Plain将棋盤 or BALL x PIT?
PlainShogiBoard / Plain将棋盤 ships an update every 2 months, and BALL x PIT weekly. Most recently, PlainShogiBoard / Plain将棋盤 was updated on October 11, 2026 and BALL x PIT on October 21, 2026.

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