Comparison

めざせ!駅伝王者 vs Simple Checkmate

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

Head to head
About

めざせ!駅伝王者

Features
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全ての駅伝好きに捧ぐ! 大学駅伝部の監督になって、正月に行われる大会の優勝を目指すゲームです。 練習で選手たちの能力値を伸ばし、大会では適材適所の区間配置を行いましょう。 イベントや新機能の追加に合わせて、ゲームバランス調整用のアップデートを頻繁に行う可能性があります。

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Simple Checkmate

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Strengthen your piece and kick enemies to the curb in one fell swoop! ・Merge your pieces on the board! ・Merge pieces in your hand into pieces on the board! Use your strengthened pieces to wipe out your enemies!

Screenshots

めざせ!駅伝王者4 screens
Simple Checkmate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Simple Checkmate at 12.0 against めざせ!駅伝王者's 15.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
めざせ!駅伝王者 versus Simple Checkmate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterめざせ!駅伝王者Simple Checkmate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size176 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaoki WadaTechQiao Inc.

In-app purchases

None

めざせ!駅伝王者

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Checkmate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is めざせ!駅伝王者 free?
めざせ!駅伝王者 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Checkmate free?
Simple Checkmate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do めざせ!駅伝王者 or Simple Checkmate have ads?
Both めざせ!駅伝王者 and Simple Checkmate show ads.
Which is updated more often, めざせ!駅伝王者 or Simple Checkmate?
めざせ!駅伝王者 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Simple Checkmate every 2 weeks. Most recently, めざせ!駅伝王者 was updated on October 30, 2026 and Simple Checkmate on October 27, 2026.

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